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Hester Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2836 Gustav St, Franklin Park, IL 60131 · (847) 455-2150 · Part of Franklin Park School District 84

Leyden Township’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
426
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hester Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts33%
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 ↗

2836 Gustav St, Franklin Park

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6134
Grade 7146
Grade 8146
Enrollment over time
461’20
456’21
446’22
453’23
426’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%White 22%Asian 4%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hester Jr High School from Leyden Township families.

Other schools in Franklin Park School District 84

The district →
Passow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin Park
B+
387 students11:1
Dan H Pietrini Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin Park
B−
242 students11:1
North Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franklin Park
B+
199 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; Leyden Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.