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Thompson Middle School

Saint Charles, IL · St Charles CUSD 303

Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large

78th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 89% Declining

705 W Main St, Saint Charles, IL 60174

(331)228-3100NCES ID 173717003859Directory 202324

1,282
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
19%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
20.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Thompson Middle School 78th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 89% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 95th in 2019 to 89th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%89%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Thompson Middle School
78%
IL average
52%
Math
Thompson Middle School
60%
IL average
38%
Science
Thompson Middle School
68%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Thompson Middle School IL average
25%50%75%78%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Thompson Middle School IL average
25%50%75%60%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Thompson Middle School IL average
25%50%75%68%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%88%82%73%61%55%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%79%64%54%50%37%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%77%72%68%44%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 1,282 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic16%White71%6%6%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 16%White 71%95%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White83.4%71.3% 12.1 pts
Hispanic9.2%15.9% 6.7 pts
Two or more races2.4%5.7% 3.3 pts
Asian2.6%5.5% 2.9 pts
Black2.1%1.2% 0.9 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 $437K in zip 60174 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$109K$218K$327K$436K$415K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Thompson Middle School in?

Thompson Middle School is part of the St Charles CUSD 303 district in Saint Charles, Illinois.

Is Thompson Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Thompson Middle School 78th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 89% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Thompson Middle School?

White 71%, Hispanic 16%, Two or more races 6%, Asian 6% (1,282 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Thompson Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60174 is $437K 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.