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L J Hauser Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

L J Hauser Junior High School is a public middle school located in Riverside, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 570 students. The school is part of the Riverside School District 96, which is ranked 52 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

L J Hauser Junior High School consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 39 and 143 over the past 10 years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with 86.9% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 67.6% proficient or better in Mathematics for the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school's performance is consistent across different student subgroups, and it has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average. Additionally, the school spends between $16,748 and $17,938 per student, which is higher than the state average, and maintains a low student-teacher ratio ranging from 12 to 12.3 students per teacher.

In comparison to nearby middle schools like Lincoln Middle School, Forest Park Middle School, and Washington Middle School, L J Hauser Junior High School outperforms them in academic achievement, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating a consistently high level of academic excellence.

597

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,294

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

65 Woodside Rd
Riverside, IL 60546-1974

(708) 447-3896

District: Riverside School District 96

Students who attend L J Hauser Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Riverside Brookfield Township High School

Feeder schools for L J Hauser Junior High School:

Elementary:	A F Ames Elementary School
	Blythe Park Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Hollywood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

35.0%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (75% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg76%

Illinois avg46%

55^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 811Riverside School District 96 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	55 of 1368	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	100 of 1363	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	108 of 1367	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	101 of 1369	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	111 of 1241	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	44 of 1356	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	39 of 1293	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	86.8	143 of 1293	88.9%	★★★★☆
2016	86.9	127 of 1294	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.9	110 of 1302	91.6%	★★★★★
2014	82.6	185 of 1322	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	225 of 1367	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	224 of 1365	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	129 of 1344	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	203 of 1327	84.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.6	145 of 1318	89.0%	★★★★☆
2008	85.2	90 of 1293	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	80.6	185 of 1287	85.6%	★★★★☆
2006	81.2	171 of 1272	86.6%	★★★★☆
2005	84.1	150 of 1209	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	88.4	88 of 1204	92.7%	★★★★★
2003	83.0	177 of 1185	85.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	51 of 186	72.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	60 of 694	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.4	60 of 639	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	74 of 674	89.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	70.9	58 of 486	88.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	68 of 1248	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	95 of 1251	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	89 of 1275	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	97 of 1286	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	106 of 1017	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	45 of 1276	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	40 of 1226	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	39 of 669	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.5	49 of 643	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	72 of 661	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	87 of 662	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	65 of 517	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	15 of 639	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	9 of 590	98.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	44 of 1229	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	86 of 1219	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	95 of 1234	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	122 of 1221	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.9	133 of 1019	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	92 of 1217	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	50 of 1161	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	51 of 1271	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	89 of 1264	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	106 of 1292	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	100 of 1286	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	119 of 1048	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	54 of 1296	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	38 of 1223	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	13 of 204	93.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	208 of 812	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.3	45 of 802	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	61 of 805	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	59.9	149 of 781	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	75 of 548	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	58 of 792	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	19 of 602	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	26 of 884	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	59 of 875	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	53 of 895	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	49 of 898	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	56 of 813	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	26 of 905	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	25 of 889	97.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+34 vs state

Science72%+26 vs state

Mathematics68%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
L J Hauser Junior High School	Public	6-8	65 Woodside Rd	Riverside	60546	Cook County	Riverside School District 96	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 447-3896	597	47	12.6	25.3%	332 (55.6%)	13 (2.2%)	209 (35.0%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	94.9	55^th of 1368 public middle schools	96.0%		91.7	100^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.7%	45	71.9	81.9	90.4	88.0	86.9	64.8	66.3	71.7	67.6	97.4	97.2	97.2	97.2	97.0	96.9	97.4		95.8	$15,294	$475	$14,819
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	8101 Ogden Ave	Lyons	60534	Cook County	Lyons School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 783-4200	659	59	11.1	80.0%	87 (13.2%)	32 (4.9%)	522 (79.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	26	998^th of 1368 public middle schools	27.0%		28.2	938^th of 1363 public middle schools	31.2%	60	25.7	34.8	32.1	39.9	35.7	17.8	20.9	14.7	17.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6		99.6	$21,623	$1,094	$20,529
Heritage Middle School	Public	6-8	6850 31st St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 749-6110	447	52	8.6	73.6%	49 (11.0%)	29 (6.5%)	356 (79.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	63.2	447^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.3%		60	448^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.1%	1	47.9	42.9	54.4	71.6	56.3	31.2	39.6	51.8	40.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.3	$20,383	$1,928	$18,456
S E Gross Middle School	Public	6-8	3524 Maple Ave	Brookfield	60513	Cook County	Brookfield Lagrange Park School District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 485-0600	498	39	12.7		285 (57.2%)	7 (1.4%)	169 (33.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	71.3	344^th of 1368 public middle schools	74.9%		75.6	278^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.6%	66	54.0	69.5	85.4	69.4	75.2	34.8	42.4	24.5	34.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.6	99.2	99.4	10.6	87.3	$13,893	$49	$13,843
Freedom Middle School	Public	6-8	3016 Ridgeland Ave	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn South School District 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-5800	504	47	10.7	81.7%	20 (4.0%)	23 (4.6%)	441 (87.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	34.7	867^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.6%		34.8	822^nd of 1363 public middle schools	39.7%	45	35.0	39.5	33.9	52.5	41.6	13.2	23.5	24.7	20.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2		98.0	$18,233	$1,928	$16,306
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	6432 16th St	Berwyn	60402	Cook County	Berwyn North School District 98	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 795-2475	793	55	14.4	83.4%	38 (4.8%)	97 (12.2%)	641 (80.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	56.1	536^th of 1368 public middle schools	60.8%		52.4	565^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.5%	29	52.2	58.4	58.1	64.0	60.1	19.0	28.2	28.4	25.4	96.7	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.5	96.7	97.5		95.7	$18,128	$1,067	$17,061
Forest Park Middle School	Public	6-8	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5742	186	21	8.8	53.8%	29 (15.6%)	103 (55.4%)	40 (21.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.9%)	54.7	561^st of 1368 public middle schools	59.0%		54	540^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.4%	21	57.4	45.1	52.3	78.1	59.4	21.6	29.9	23.4	25.3	97.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	97.8	98.9		94.0	$34,696	$1,224	$33,472
West 40 Regional Safe School Middle Prg	Public	6-8	415 Lexington St	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Region 06 West Cook ISC 2	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 449-4284	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Park Junior High School	Public	7-8	325 N Park Rd	La Grange Park	60526	Cook County	La Grange School District 102	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 215-7100	661	54	12.3	15.7%	439 (66.4%)	38 (5.7%)	138 (20.9%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	92.5	85^th of 1368 public middle schools	93.8%		91.3	106^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.2%	21	63.8		85.3	83.7	84.4		69.9	61.4	65.3	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	99.1		98.7	$18,597	$263	$18,334
Westchester Middle School	Public	6-8	1620 Norfolk Ave	Westchester	60154	Cook County	Westchester School District 92-5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2700	324	28	11.5	48.8%	72 (22.2%)	101 (31.2%)	132 (40.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	72.2	336^th of 1368 public middle schools	75.4%		52.8	560^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.9%	224	59.8	61.6	67.5	68.8	66.0	28.3	46.0	43.2	39.4	99.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.2	98.4	99.2		99.2	$17,932	$661	$17,272

Frequently Asked Questions about L J Hauser Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of L J Hauser Junior High School?

Students at L J Hauser Junior High School are 56% White, 35% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

Is L J Hauser Junior High School a good school?

Yes! L J Hauser Junior High School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 55^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of L J Hauser Junior High School attend?

Students who attend L J Hauser Junior High School usually go on to attend Riverside Brookfield Township High School

How many students attend L J Hauser Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended L J Hauser Junior High School.

What district is L J Hauser Junior High School in?

Riverside School District 96

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