J Giles Elementary School

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Norridge, Illinois

J Giles Elementary School in Norridge, Illinois enrolled 499 students in 2024-25 with 30.5 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

500 students in 2022-23, 504 students in 2023-24, 499 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 30.5.

Students enrolled at J Giles Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 49902004006002022-235002023-245042024-25499
Students enrolled at J Giles Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 49902004006002022-235002023-245042024-25499
Students enrolled at J Giles Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 49902004006002022-235002023-245042024-25499
Students enrolled at J Giles Elementary School by school year2022-23: 500, 2023-24: 504, 2024-25: 49902004006002022-235002023-245042024-25499
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350029.017.2
2023-2450430.016.8
2024-2549930.516.4

16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 16.4; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.4state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection J Giles Elementary School enrolled 484 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

68.7% of students were White, 18.8% Hispanic, 10.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White68.7%
  2. Hispanic18.8%
  3. Asian10.8%
  4. Two or more races1.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at J Giles Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255%51%29.9%
Math, 2022-2325%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about J Giles Elementary School

  1. Elm Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 615 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  2. Emerson Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 890 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
  3. Compare J Giles Elementary School with Elm Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Norridge SD 80 spends per student$13,497 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,497
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisJ Giles Elementary School is the number 289 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#289 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about J Giles Elementary School

  1. How many students attend J Giles Elementary School?
    499 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 500 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Norridge, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at J Giles Elementary School?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is J Giles Elementary School a Title I school?
    J Giles Elementary School has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).
  4. How do students at J Giles Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at J Giles Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55% in reading in 2021-22 and 25% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is J Giles Elementary School in?
    Norridge SD 80, NCES district ID 1728650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 172865006555 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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