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Hester Junior High School

Public | 6-8 | 434 students

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4 stars

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Posted July 6, 2011

Great school! Both of my boys loved it, and I look foward to my daughter attending. Great teachers, who really know what they are doing, and really care for their students.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted March 23, 2010

best school ever! no doubt about it
—Submitted by a student


Posted July 16, 2009

I went to Hester Jr. High and just graduated this year. Its a great school, they are so many cultures and activies going on. I thought i woudl hate my 3 years there but I loved my last year. So much drama, but so much fun. :) class of 2009
—Submitted by a student


Posted December 15, 2008

My daughter went to Hester the teachers are good but there is no advance classes. If you need help it is fine, but if you are a advance student you have no help. They have no programs or policies or do the staff know what to do with smart kids. I also found they do not respect the children the way they should.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted January 6, 2008

I attended this school. I was having trouble, since i just moved from Poland, and I could barley speak ENGLISH! Now thanks to Hester, i'm honor-roll, enrichment, AND even in student councial. They have great parent teacher communacation, and then while your kids are being safe, they're having fun too!
—Submitted by a student


Posted October 27, 2007

great classes, great extracurricular activities, and a lot of parent involvement
—Submitted by a student


Posted August 28, 2005

Hjhs is nice school to have around. It has thicker books. Math can push you around, but the teachers would be happy to help you get past it. I've struggled, which I'm proud of, because it is about time schools like these have better education.
—Submitted by a former student


Posted August 20, 2005

Although I feel that HJH has a great faculty group, I am not happy with the huge emphasis the school and the village is placing on the hispanic culture and how if forces non hispanic students to accept it. Franklin Park is a very diverse suburb consisting of american born citizens, europeans, asians, hispanics, arabs, jewish, africans, african americans and north america/canadians. I do not see any efforts to represent these minorities, nor am I asking that the school spends its resources in doing so. I believe celebrating ones ethnicity and culture is a noble thing, but it should be left for the family, friends and minority group community to do and should not be imposed on schools to accept or acknowledge individual cultures. We need to spend the resources in better technology like updating the dist 84 website, keeping it current with developments, teachers comments, registration, and school supplies list.
—Submitted by a parent


Posted April 29, 2004

My son started Hester Jr. H.S. this past year as a transfer student into 7th grade. I am amazed at the improvement of his grades and involvement in the school's activities. He was previously attending a charter school and was having trouble. He is now a B-average student.
—Submitted by 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 Community Rating is the school’s average rating from its community members (e.g., parents, students, and school staff). The highest possible rating is five stars; the lowest is one star.

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.

444 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
90%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
84%

2009

 
 
85%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 82% in 2012.

444 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
84%

2011

 
 
85%

2010

 
 
82%

2009

 
 
80%
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.

444 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
89%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
79%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 78% in 2012.

444 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
81%

2011

 
 
74%

2010

 
 
80%

2009

 
 
79%
Science

The state average for Science was 80% in 2012.

143 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
85%

2011

 
 
87%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
79%
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.

444 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
87%

2011

 
 
85%

2010

 
 
86%

2009

 
 
75%
Reading

The state average for Reading was 86% in 2012.

444 students were tested at this school in 2012.

2012

 
 
88%

2011

 
 
86%

2010

 
 
85%

2009

 
 
81%
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 Students90%
Female94%
Male85%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
White91%
Low income85%
Non-low income94%
Students with disabilities (IEP)48%
Students without disabilities98%
English language learners53%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students84%
Female89%
Male80%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic83%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
White88%
Low income77%
Non-low income92%
Students with disabilities (IEP)28%
Students without disabilities96%
English language learners47%
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 Students89%
Female94%
Male85%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
Multiracialn/a
White92%
Low income84%
Non-low income94%
Students with disabilities (IEP)54%
Students without disabilities97%
English language learners65%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students81%
Female80%
Male81%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic76%
Multiracialn/a
White89%
Low income77%
Non-low income85%
Students with disabilities (IEP)58%
Students without disabilities86%
English language learners59%
Migrantn/a

Science

All Students85%
Female83%
Male86%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic80%
Multiracialn/a
White93%
Low income79%
Non-low income90%
Students with disabilities (IEP)72%
Students without disabilities87%
English language learners65%
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 Students87%
Female89%
Male84%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic84%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White88%
Low income84%
Non-low income88%
Students with disabilities (IEP)42%
Students without disabilities96%
English language learners60%
Migrantn/a

Reading

All Students88%
Female89%
Male87%
Blackn/a
Asiann/a
Hispanic88%
Multiracialn/a
Native Americann/a
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islandern/a
White87%
Low income89%
Non-low income87%
Students with disabilities (IEP)54%
Students without disabilities95%
English language learners47%
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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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity This school State average
Hispanic 57% 21%
White 40% 53%
Asian/Pacific Islander 1% 4%
Black 1% 19%
American Indian/Alaska Native N/A 0%
Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

  This school District averageState average
Students per FTE teacher 13N/A17
Source: NCES, 2008-2009
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2836 Gustav St
Franklin Park, IL 60131
Phone: (847) 455-2150

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