L J Hauser Jr High School
Riverside, IL · Riverside SD 96
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
34th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 95%· Stable
65 Woodside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546
(708)447-3896NCES ID 173399003495Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks L J Hauser Jr High School 34th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 95% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 95th in 2019 to 95th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 570 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 70.1% | 56.7% | ▼ 13.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 22.5% | 34.2% | ▲ 11.7 pts | |
| Asian | 1.9% | 3.5% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.7% | 3.3% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 2.5% | 2.1% | ▼ 0.4 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $422K in zip 60546 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than L J Hauser Jr High School
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What school district is L J Hauser Jr High School in?
L J Hauser Jr High School is part of the Riverside SD 96 district in Riverside, Illinois.
Is L J Hauser Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks L J Hauser Jr High School 34th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 95% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of L J Hauser Jr High School?
White 57%, Hispanic 34%, Asian 4%, Two or more races 3% (570 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near L J Hauser Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60546 is $422K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.