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O Neill Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

635 59th St, Downers Grove, IL 60516 · (630) 719-5815 · Part of Downers Grove Grade School District 58

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

Directions
Students
403
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
City
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about O Neill Middle School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Downers Grove Township kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Downers Grove Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–610 schoolsDepends on your address
7–8O Neill Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

635 59th St, Downers Grove

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7183
Grade 8220
Enrollment over time
460’20
414’21
433’22
438’23
403’24

Down 12.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%Black 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about O Neill Middle School from Downers Grove Township families.

Other schools in Downers Grove Grade School District 58

The district →
Lester Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downers Grove
531 students18:1
Hillcrest Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downers Grove
382 students16:1
Kingsley Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downers Grove
359 students13:1
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downers Grove
352 students16:1
Fairmount Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downers Grove
342 students17:1
Pierce Downer Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Downers Grove
337 students16:1

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.