📍 2836 Gustav St, Franklin Park, Cook County, 60131
Hester Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Franklin Park, Cook County. The school has 446 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Giffen Trotter. It is part of the Franklin Park SD 84 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hester Jr High School enrolls 446 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 2.9% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 325 | 73% |
| White | 100 | 22% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 446 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hester Jr High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL-40, state senate district 39, state house district 78.
Hester Jr High School is one of 4 schools in Franklin Park SD 84, based in Franklin Park, Illinois. The district serves 1,254 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 446 students, Hester Jr High School is larger than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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