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Francis Granger Middle School

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Francis Granger Middle School ranks 150 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Francis Granger Middle School is a public middle school in Aurora, Illinois, serving 1,013 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Indian Prairie CUSD 204 district, which is ranked 145 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Francis Granger Middle School consistently ranks in the top 150 middle schools in Illinois, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (72.1%) and Mathematics (60.3%) are significantly higher than the state averages. Compared to the district average, the school performs slightly better in ELA but slightly lower in Mathematics. The school's performance on the Illinois Science Assessment is also strong, with 69.8% of 8th-grade students proficient or better.

While Francis Granger Middle School has a diverse student population, with a significant representation of Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, the school's performance on state assessments varies across different student subgroups. The nearby schools, such as Thayer J Hill Middle School, Fischer Middle School, and Still Middle School, generally perform at a similar or slightly lower level than Francis Granger Middle School. However, some schools like Sam Rotolo Middle School and Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy stand out with exceptional performance, particularly in ELA proficiency. The schools in the Aurora East Unified School District 131 consistently underperform compared to Francis Granger Middle School and the state averages.

1,011

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,538

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2721 Stonebridge Blvd
Aurora, IL 60502-8403

(630) 375-1010

District: Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Students who attend Francis Granger Middle School usually attend:

High:

Metea Valley High School

Feeder schools for Francis Granger Middle School:

Elementary:	Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary
	Longwood Elementary School
	Nancy Young Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.3%

White:

19.8%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% 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 school67%

District avg68%

Illinois avg46%

150^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Middle Schools in the Indian Prairie CUSD 204

145^th of 811Indian Prairie CUSD 204 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	87.9	150 of 1368	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	157 of 1363	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	149 of 1367	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.1	146 of 1369	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	110 of 1241	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	148 of 1356	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	149 of 1293	88.5%	★★★★☆
2017	90.7	93 of 1293	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	89 of 1294	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	92.3	85 of 1302	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.5	206 of 1322	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	79.5	241 of 1367	82.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	247 of 1365	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	234 of 1344	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	281 of 1327	78.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.7	188 of 1318	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	84.0	117 of 1293	91.0%	★★★★★
2007	83.4	120 of 1287	90.7%	★★★★★
2006	83.8	123 of 1272	90.3%	★★★★★
2005	83.4	164 of 1209	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	88.5	85 of 1204	92.9%	★★★★★
2003	79.9	228 of 1185	80.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	114 of 574	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.3	173 of 548	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	184 of 569	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	156 of 573	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.0	78 of 385	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	85 of 565	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	80 of 511	84.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	46 of 186	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	55 of 184	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	42 of 192	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	48 of 198	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	31 of 112	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	33 of 201	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	31 of 209	85.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	269 of 694	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.9	274 of 639	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	239 of 674	64.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	47 of 483	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	57.4	120 of 486	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	117 of 480	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	138 of 454	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	54.0	89 of 339	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	51 of 285	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	153 of 1248	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	183 of 1251	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	160 of 1275	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	136 of 1286	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	122 of 1017	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	149 of 1276	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	180 of 1226	85.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	252 of 669	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	314 of 643	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	289 of 661	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	288 of 662	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	162 of 517	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	262 of 639	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	253 of 590	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	475 of 1229	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	455 of 1219	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	508 of 1234	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	536 of 1221	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	617 of 1019	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	600 of 1217	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	531 of 1161	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	129 of 1271	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	121 of 1264	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	118 of 1292	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	131 of 1286	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	81 of 1048	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	122 of 1296	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	117 of 1223	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	124 of 204	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	89 of 184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	113 of 194	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	87 of 195	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	43 of 179	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	34 of 164	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	299 of 812	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	226 of 802	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	43.5	350 of 805	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	154 of 781	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	76 of 548	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	248 of 792	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	237 of 602	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	328 of 884	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	361 of 875	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	430 of 895	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	351 of 898	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	355 of 813	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	226 of 905	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	195 of 889	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

African American (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2025)61st percentile-28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+19 vs state

Science70%+24 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Francis Granger Middle School	Public	6-8	2721 Stonebridge Blvd	Aurora	60502	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-1010	1,011	72	13.9	20.2%	200 (19.8%)	110 (10.9%)	127 (12.6%)	529 (52.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.2%)	87.9	150^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.0%		86.1	157^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.5%	7	69.8	69.6	67.3	79.0	72.1	58.0	61.9	60.8	60.3	98.1	98.4	98.3	98.4	98.3	98.0	98.5	97.2	$15,538	$626	$14,912
Henry W Cowherd Middle School	Public	6-8	441 N Farnsworth Ave	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-5900	807	62	13.0	67.0%	16 (2.0%)	104 (12.9%)	671 (83.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	12.7	1263^rd of 1368 public middle schools	7.7%		15.1	1228^th of 1363 public middle schools	9.9%	35	19.7	19.4	22.8	23.6	22.0	5.9	8.0	9.0	7.7	99.2	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.3	98.7	98.0	$19,816	$2,209	$17,607
C F Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	1130 Sheffer Rd	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-4150	792	60	13.1	64.4%	11 (1.4%)	50 (6.3%)	717 (90.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	17.3	1165^th of 1368 public middle schools	14.8%		18.8	1121^st of 1363 public middle schools	17.8%	44	25.0	21.2	30.9	27.5	26.4	6.6	12.7	13.9	11.1	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.1	98.0	98.8	98.5	$20,701	$1,980	$18,721
Thayer J Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	1836 Brookdale Rd	Naperville	60563	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 428-6200	828	59	14.1	25.2%	248 (30.0%)	153 (18.5%)	121 (14.6%)	264 (31.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.7%)	81.1	235^th of 1368 public middle schools	82.8%		80.5	224^th of 1363 public middle schools	83.6%	11	66.0	64.6	65.9	73.9	68.1	45.1	51.2	52.2	49.4	97.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.6	98.2	98.6	95.8	$16,574	$610	$15,964
Fischer Middle School	Public	6-8	1305 Long Grove Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3100	861	63	13.7	34.5%	274 (31.8%)	110 (12.8%)	286 (33.2%)	141 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.8%)	57.6	519^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.1%		59	464^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.0%	55	45.0	55.1	44.9	63.2	54.4	37.8	35.3	31.5	34.8	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	99.1	99.2	95.9	$17,518	$738	$16,780
Still Middle School	Public	6-8	787 Meadowridge Dr	Aurora	60504	DuPage County	Indian Prairie CUSD 204	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 375-3900	709	54	13.0	18.8%	228 (32.2%)	51 (7.2%)	65 (9.2%)	335 (47.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	88	148^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.2%		91.5	105^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.3%	43	66.3	72.2	75.2	78.6	75.1	54.4	63.8	52.0	56.8	97.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.7	97.9	97.4	96.6	$19,087	$523	$18,564
Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	157 N Root St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-7175	284	19	14.7	54.6%	20 (7.0%)	13 (4.6%)	240 (84.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	88	149^th of 1368 public middle schools	89.1%		78	250^th of 1363 public middle schools	81.7%	101	76.6	85.4	79.8	92.6	86.1	60.4	40.9	45.3	49.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.3	99.6	97.9	$20,453	$2,441	$18,011
K D Waldo Middle School	Public	6-8	56 Jackson St	Aurora	60505	Kane County	Aurora East Unified School District 131	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 299-8400	729	55	13.3	70.0%	19 (2.6%)	47 (6.4%)	652 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	10.5	1303^rd of 1368 public middle schools	4.8%		11.8	1298^th of 1363 public middle schools	4.8%	5	17.7	9.9	13.6	19.4	14.4	4.2	11.6	6.9	7.6	97.2	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.8	95.8	97.1	95.2	$21,323	$2,014	$19,309
PAWS Academy	Public	6-8	1501 S Raddant Rd	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Kane ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(630) 937-8000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sam Rotolo Middle School	Public	6-8	1501 S Raddant Rd	Batavia	60510	Kane County	Batavia Unified School District 101	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 937-8700	1,080	75	14.3	18.3%	814 (75.4%)	43 (4.0%)	166 (15.4%)	21 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.1%)	78.4	264^th of 1368 public middle schools	80.7%		73.7	297^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.2%	33	58.0	62.4	65.9	62.1	63.6	46.4	61.6	51.0	53.3	95.4	95.5	95.5	95.5	94.8	94.4	95.3	93.0	$18,542	$675	$17,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Francis Granger Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Francis Granger Middle School?

Students at Francis Granger Middle School are 52% Asian, 20% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Francis Granger Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,011 students attended Francis Granger Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Francis Granger Middle School attend?

Students who attend Francis Granger Middle School usually go on to attend Metea Valley High School

What district is Francis Granger Middle School in?

Indian Prairie CUSD 204

Is Francis Granger Middle School a good school?

Francis Granger Middle School ranks 150^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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