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Jane Addams Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
334th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools
Better than 76% of Illinois middle schools
Summary

Jane Addams Middle School is a public middle school in Bolingbrook, Illinois, serving 569 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently outperforms its district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with 71.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 40.7% in Mathematics, compared to 61.2% and 39.2% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state, respectively.

Jane Addams Middle School's strong academic performance extends to several student subgroups, ranking among the top Illinois middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and White student performance in ELA and Mathematics. The school also excels in supporting its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, who perform significantly better than their peers across the state. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Jane Addams Middle School's academic achievements are impressive, the school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 19.0% in the 2024-2025 school year to 29.0% in the 2023-2024 school year. This is an area the school may need to address to maintain its high levels of academic success. When compared to nearby schools, such as Kennedy Junior High School and Scullen Middle School, which are in the Naperville CUSD 203 and Indian Prairie CUSD 204 districts, respectively, Jane Addams Middle School's performance, while strong, is outpaced by these nearby schools in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency.

548
Students ?
11.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,072
Per pupil spending ?
52.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 905 Lily Cache Ln
       Bolingbrook, IL  60440-3100

(630) 759-7200

District: Valley View CUSD 365U


Students who attend Jane Addams Middle School usually attend:

High:    Bolingbrook High School

Feeder schools for Jane Addams Middle School:

Elementary:    Independence Elementary School
    Jamie McGee Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.9%
African American:
22.8%
White:
15.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 79th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Illinois average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois middle schools
Among the top-ranked schools in Valley View CUSD 365U
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg47%
Illinois avg46%
334th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 24%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to top 24% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 5Middle Schools in the Valley View CUSD 365U
377th of 811Valley View CUSD 365U 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202572.5334 of 136875.6%★★★★☆
202478.4244 of 136382.1%★★★★☆
202380.5220 of 136783.9%★★★★☆
202279.6225 of 136983.6%★★★★☆
202168.2313 of 124174.8%★★★★☆
201986.6149 of 135689.0%★★★★☆
201885.9150 of 129388.4%★★★★☆
201786.0152 of 129388.2%★★★★☆
201681.4194 of 129485.0%★★★★☆
201574.1272 of 130279.1%★★★★☆
201459.9528 of 132260.1%★★★☆☆
201351.8671 of 136750.9%★★★☆☆
201249.1815 of 136540.3%★★☆☆☆
201139.7927 of 134431.0%★★☆☆☆
201053.9728 of 132745.1%★★☆☆☆
200952.0745 of 131843.5%★★☆☆☆
200855.1696 of 129346.2%★★☆☆☆
200753.7706 of 128745.1%★★☆☆☆
200645.5812 of 127236.2%★★☆☆☆
200552.2686 of 120943.3%★★☆☆☆
200447.1721 of 120440.1%★★☆☆☆
200348.3698 of 118541.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202578.964 of 57488.9%★★★★☆
202491.219 of 54896.5%★★★★★
202387.829 of 56994.9%★★★★★
202285.142 of 57392.7%★★★★★
202178.929 of 38592.5%★★★★★
201993.819 of 56596.6%★★★★★
201895.510 of 51198.0%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202566.068 of 18663.4%★★★☆☆
202470.253 of 18471.2%★★★★☆
202377.133 of 19282.8%★★★★☆
202269.758 of 19870.7%★★★★☆
201974.938 of 20181.1%★★★★☆
201869.255 of 20973.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202562.8157 of 69477.4%★★★★☆
202464.5140 of 63978.1%★★★★☆
202353.9217 of 67467.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.6181 of 48362.5%★★★☆☆
202471.756 of 48688.5%★★★★☆
202375.735 of 48092.7%★★★★★
202281.719 of 45495.8%★★★★★
202142.5135 of 27751.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.4297 of 124876.2%★★★★☆
202480.2210 of 125183.2%★★★★☆
202383.2163 of 127587.2%★★★★☆
202279.4215 of 128683.3%★★★★☆
202167.4273 of 101773.2%★★★★☆
201986.4129 of 127689.9%★★★★☆
201888.6100 of 122691.8%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202574.5119 of 66982.2%★★★★☆
202480.773 of 64388.6%★★★★☆
202385.254 of 66191.8%★★★★★
202286.557 of 66291.4%★★★★★
202171.582 of 51784.1%★★★★☆
201991.228 of 63995.6%★★★★★
201889.624 of 59095.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202573.1222 of 122981.9%★★★★☆
202483.899 of 121991.9%★★★★★
202385.084 of 123493.2%★★★★★
202283.883 of 122193.2%★★★★★
202172.9141 of 101986.2%★★★★☆
201988.953 of 121795.6%★★★★★
201890.253 of 116195.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.8350 of 127172.5%★★★★☆
202475.1256 of 126479.7%★★★★☆
202375.6241 of 129281.3%★★★★☆
202278.6202 of 128684.3%★★★★☆
202161.3306 of 104870.8%★★★★☆
201983.5173 of 129686.7%★★★★☆
201880.0187 of 122384.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202357.479 of 19459.3%★★★☆☆
202260.076 of 19561.0%★★★☆☆
201886.420 of 16487.8%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202555.4259 of 81268.1%★★★☆☆
202455.9241 of 80270.0%★★★★☆
202357.3224 of 80572.2%★★★★☆
202252.3212 of 78172.9%★★★★☆
202138.4295 of 54846.2%★★☆☆☆
201969.5114 of 79285.6%★★★★☆
201880.156 of 60290.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202583.6110 of 88487.6%★★★★☆
202488.469 of 87592.1%★★★★★
202391.442 of 89595.3%★★★★★
202290.647 of 89894.8%★★★★★
202185.182 of 81389.9%★★★★★
201992.633 of 90596.4%★★★★★
201891.341 of 88995.4%★★★★★
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)
African American (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school
White (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+6 vs school
Disabled (2025)77th percentile~ school
Female (2025)76th percentile~ school
Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school
Asian (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile-13 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)59th percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts72%+19 vs state
Science41%-4 vs state
Mathematics41%~ state avg

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Jane Addams Middle School ranks 334th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Jane Addams Middle School usually go on to attend Bolingbrook High School

Students at Jane Addams Middle School are 49% Hispanic, 23% African American, 15% White, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended Jane Addams Middle School.


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