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Eisenhower Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1410 75th St, Darien, IL 60561 · (630) 964-5200 · Part of Darien School District 61

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

Directions
Students
407
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Eisenhower Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
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 ↗

1410 75th St, Darien

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6146
Grade 7121
Grade 8140
Enrollment over time
451’20
447’21
411’22
416’23
407’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 57%Hispanic 19%Black 15%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Darien School District 61

The district →
Mark DeLay School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Darien
453 students12:1
Lace Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Darien
B+
377 students11:1

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.