Summary:
The three schools in Bensenville School District 2 serve grades PK–8 and enroll 2,035 students. In 2025–2026, their unweighted average proficiency was 48% in English language arts (ELA) and 31% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The clearest shared concern is third-grade ELA: Tioga Elementary School had 30% and W A Johnson School had 29%, versus 48% statewide.
Blackhawk Middle School stands out overall, leading in ELA at 56% and math at 33%; its ELA matched the state, while math was 7 percentage points lower. Its ELA result was 12 points above Tioga’s 44% and 14 above Johnson’s 42%. Blackhawk’s eighth graders also exceeded state results in ELA (66% versus 63%) and math (41% versus 35%). Among the elementary schools, Tioga led ELA in grades 3–5, while math leadership varied by grade: Johnson led in grade 3, Tioga in grade 4, and Johnson in grade 5. Both elementary schools remained below state math results in those grades.
Recent trends are mixed: the schools’ average math result fell 3 points, from 34% to 31%, while the state rose 1 point; the average gap widened from about 5 to 9 points. Average ELA rose 3 points, but the state also improved, leaving the schools slightly farther behind. Fifth-grade science improved at both elementary schools; Tioga reached 47%, nearly matching the state’s 48%. SchoolDigger’s percentiles declined from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 at all three schools: Tioga from the 50th to 27th, Blackhawk from the 58th to 40th, and Johnson from the 48th to 24th; ratings are one star for Tioga and Johnson and two for Blackhawk. For context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 61% at Tioga, 56% at Johnson and 55% at Blackhawk; student–teacher ratios were 11.7, 10.4 and 11.4, respectively.
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