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Cass Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

8502 Bailey Rd, Darien, IL 60561 · (331) 481-4000 · Part of Cass School District 63

Downers Grove Township’s School Grade A better than 89% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
313
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
24%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Cass Jr High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

8502 Bailey Rd, Darien

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 573
Grade 689
Grade 781
Grade 870
Enrollment over time
344’20
326’21
324’22
327’23
313’24

Down 9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 65%Asian 13%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cass Jr High School from Downers Grove Township families.

Other schools in Cass School District 63

The district →
Concord Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Darien
460 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Downers Grove Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.