Jefferson Middle School
Villa Park, IL · SD 45 DuPage County
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
536th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 22%▼ Declining
255 W Vermont St, Villa Park, IL 60181
(630)516-7800NCES ID 174035004058Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Middle School 536th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 22% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 31th in 2019 to 22th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
Asian (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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.
Black (last reported 2022) 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 403 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 36.9% | 59.6% | ▲ 22.7 pts | |
| White | 43.5% | 25.1% | ▼ 18.4 pts | |
| Black | 11.0% | 9.4% | ▼ 1.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.7% | 3.7% | 0.0 pts | |
| Asian | 3.4% | 2.0% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.0% | 0.2% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 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 $369K in zip 60181 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 Jefferson Middle School
- #427Jackson Middle SchoolSD 45 DuPage County · 1.9 mi away427th of 685
ELA 40% ▼1 · Math 37% ▲18Compare - #160John E Albright Middle SchoolSalt Creek SD 48 · 2.1 mi away160th of 685
ELA 77% ▲36 · Math 43% ▲24Compare - #506Indian Trail Jr High SchoolAddison SD 4 · 2.5 mi away506th of 685
ELA 40% ▼1 · Math 25% ▲6Compare - #32Sandburg Middle SchoolElmhurst SD 205 · 3 mi away32nd of 685
ELA 83% ▲42 · Math 72% ▲53Compare - #35Bryan Middle SchoolElmhurst SD 205 · 3 mi away35th of 685
ELA 84% ▲43 · Math 69% ▲50Compare - #213Churchville Middle SchoolElmhurst SD 205 · 3.2 mi away213th of 685
ELA 65% ▲24 · Math 45% ▲26Compare - #342Glenn Westlake Middle SchoolLombard SD 44 · 3.5 mi away342nd of 685
ELA 53% ▲12 · Math 38% ▲19Compare - #395Blackhawk Middle SchoolBensenville SD 2 · 4.1 mi away395th of 685
ELA 49% ▲8 · Math 32% ▲13Compare
What school district is Jefferson Middle School in?
Jefferson Middle School is part of the SD 45 DuPage County district in Villa Park, Illinois.
Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Middle School 536th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 22% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle School?
Hispanic 60%, White 25%, Black 9%, Two or more races 4% (403 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Jefferson Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60181 is $369K 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.