Summary:
Carol Stream has one listed middle school, Jay Stream Middle School, serving grades 6–8 with 572 students. With no other listed middle schools, there is no local peer-to-peer comparison; the available benchmarks are the state and, for some measures, CCSD 93. The clearest takeaway is that Jay Stream’s all-grades ELA results are above the state rate, while its math results—especially in eighth grade—are below it: 62% versus 56% in ELA, and 30% versus 40% in math.
ELA is Jay Stream’s strongest area relative to the state: its results were higher in grades 6, 7, and 8 by 3, 1, and 4 percentage points, respectively. Math is the main concern: grade 6 was 9 points below the state, and grade 8 was 14 points below (21% versus 35%); grade 7 was slightly above, at 40% versus 40%. Eighth-grade science was nearly even with the state, at 51% versus 52%. Chronic absenteeism was 18% at Jay Stream, close to the district’s 17% and below the statewide 24%.
Recent results show that progress varies by subject. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA rose 5 percentage points at Jay Stream, compared with 3 statewide, widening its advantage; math fell 4 points while the state rose 1, and the school’s deficit grew. Eighth-grade science improved by 4 points, but the state improved by 7, leaving Jay Stream just below it. SchoolDigger’s ranking declined from the 69th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 43rd in 2025–2026, and its rating moved from 3 stars to 2, even as ELA scores rose over the last two reported years. As context, 42% of Jay Stream students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025, and its student–teacher ratio was 9.9 that year; these figures describe the school but do not explain its test results.
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