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Still Middle School

Public | 6-8 | 841 students

 
 
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4 stars

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Posted October 24, 2012

Poorly run. Teachers show blatant favoritism towards undeserving students and exhibit hypocrisy such as telling students not to throw out any papers they receive, but give a "Packrat Award" certificate. Teachers rarely teach if at all and students are forced to figure things out themselves. Students have very little respect for each other, staff/faculty, and school property (breaking into each other's lockers, causing a riot when fries were unserved for one week, throwing lunch trays into the garbage and thanked the staff for taking them away).


Posted March 9, 2012

We moved to the area 6 weeks into 6th grade. My twins were welcomed from day 1. They were each assigned another student to familiarize them with the school, help them find their classes, work their lockers, and most importantly introduce them to other kids. They came home that first day telling me how they loved the school. It is now 18 months later and I can definitively say that Still is giving my kids a Grade A education. I have a high schooler that went to MS in FL and I can tell you there is no comparison to the education they are getting at Still. They will be much better prepared for HS than he was. The teachers go the extra mile with each child. The contact me via email or phone if they have questions and more importantly to praise my child when they deserve it. When you talk to them you can tell that they know your child personally. I highly recommend Still to all parent.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 1, 2011

Wonderful staff. At 6th Grade they make you feel welcome, and they bring in inspiring people with amazing fantastic!!


Posted October 20, 2010

My daughter entered as a new student in eight grade and Still welcomed her as if she had been there for since 6th. Staff is friendly teachers are great. :)
—Submitted by a parent


Posted December 5, 2009

Still middle school is a very good school. Best I've been at so far. The teachers are very helpful, the hot lunch (not the snacks) are very good and healthy. I will miss Still when I leave.
—Submitted by a student


Posted January 17, 2009

I love Still middle school the teachers on team 6-1 are so nice please offer your kids to go to this school and Fischer Middle School they are going to be a good school
—Submitted by a student


Posted July 30, 2004

This is the best scholl my daughter has ever attended. The teachers are very helpful and encouraging. One thing really made me happy is whe one of my daughter's teachers call just to give my daughter praise for doing such a good job. She left a message on my voice mail and them told me to give her a call so she could bragg on her some more. That is very encourage to a student as well as a parent. Athena Williams-Giles
—Submitted by Athena Williams-Giles, a parent


Posted January 28, 2004

The team of teachers my son had were the best teachers he had to date. They were dedicated to their students by providing a positive and encouraging enviroment. If a child had a question, or was having difficulty with a particular project, the teachers made themselves available to the kids to help provide what that individual student needed in order to complete the work. I miss many of the great teachers at Still.
—Submitted by Sandra Plinske, a parent


Community ratings and reviews do not represent the views of GreatSchools nor does GreatSchools check their accuracy or verify the reviewers' identities. Use your discretion when evaluating these reviews.

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The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population.
Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

828 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
97%

2011

 
 
94%

2010

 
 
97%

2009

 
 
89%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2012.

827 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
94%

2010

 
 
95%

2009

 
 
85%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

828 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
97%

2011

 
 
96%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
91%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

827 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
90%

2009

 
 
85%
Science

The state average for Science was 80% in 2012.

275 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
96%

2010

 
 
94%

2009

 
 
86%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

The state average for Math was 85% in 2012.

828 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
93%

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
85%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2012.

827 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
97%

2011

 
 
93%

2010

 
 
93%

2009

 
 
87%
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students97%
Female98%
Male97%
Black86%
Asian100%
Hispanic97%
Multiracial100%
Native Americann/a
White98%
Low income98%
Non-low income97%
Students with disabilities (IEP)82%
Students without disabilities99%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students93%
Female95%
Male91%
Black62%
Asian99%
Hispanic90%
Multiracial100%
Native Americann/a
White94%
Low income84%
Non-low income95%
Students with disabilities (IEP)68%
Students without disabilities96%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students97%
Female95%
Male99%
Black89%
Asian100%
Hispanic96%
Multiracialn/a
White97%
Low income92%
Non-low income98%
Students with disabilities (IEP)84%
Students without disabilities98%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students93%
Female94%
Male92%
Black75%
Asian100%
Hispanic92%
Multiracialn/a
White93%
Low income75%
Non-low income95%
Students with disabilities (IEP)63%
Students without disabilities97%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students93%
Female91%
Male94%
Black82%
Asian100%
Hispanic88%
Multiracialn/a
White92%
Low income78%
Non-low income95%
Students with disabilities (IEP)72%
Students without disabilities95%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

Math

All Students93%
Female94%
Male93%
Black70%
Asian100%
Hispanic85%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White95%
Low income81%
Non-low income96%
Students with disabilities (IEP)58%
Students without disabilities97%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students97%
Female98%
Male97%
Black80%
Asian100%
Hispanic89%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White99%
Low income88%
Non-low income99%
Students with disabilities (IEP)75%
Students without disabilities99%
English language learnersn/a
Migrantn/a
Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

About the tests


In 2011-2012 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

The different student groups are identified by the Illinois State Board of Education. If there are a small number of students in a particular group in a school, the state doesn't report data for that group.

See Illinois' state standards

Source: Illinois State Board of Education

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GreatSchools Ratings are based on the most recent standardized test results for schools. Use the breakdown ratings below to compare types of students at this school. Learn more »


Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
White 57% 51%
Asian 22% 4%
Hispanic 10% 23%
Black 8% 18%
Two or more races 3% 3%
American Indian/Alaska Native 0% 0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% 0%
Source: NCES, 2010-2011

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 14N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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787 Meadowridge Dr
Aurora, IL 60504
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