Gordon Gregory Middle School, Naperville IL

Original Research by School Decision on Gordon Gregory Middle School

Gordon Gregory Middle School serves grades six through eight in Naperville as part of Indian Prairie CUSD 204. The school enrolls a student body of roughly mid-size for its grade band, with sixth graders making up the smallest cohort and eighth graders the largest. The racial and ethnic makeup is predominantly white, with a substantial Asian population (roughly a third of the enrollment), and smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Black students. Free-and-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data was not available.

State assessment proficiency rates for the school show a clear pattern: English language arts is a strength across the middle grades, with proficiency rising from around mid-eighties in sixth grade to near-ninety in eighth grade. Mathematics proficiency is moderate and more uneven, ranging from the mid-sixties in sixth grade to low-seventies in seventh, then dipping back to mid-sixties in eighth. Science proficiency in eighth grade sits around eighty percent. Across all tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to other districts in Will County, the broader comparison group available.

Naperville itself is a large established suburb roughly a half-hour west of Chicago, home to a thriving downtown anchored by the Riverwalk, a walkable shopping and dining corridor, and strong civic infrastructure including a nationally recognized public library system. The city has steady, modest population growth and is seeing active new residential development both in subdivisions on the south and east edges and in downtown infill near the Metra station. The housing market shows home values in the upper range for the region and rents moderate to high; property tax burden is tied to a recent bond referendum. Median household income in the area is solidly above national averages.

The district recently passed a substantial bond referendum in November 2024 that will fund safety upgrades, infrastructure improvements, and learning space expansions across its schools over a multi-year period. Gregory Middle School is explicitly slated for modernization under this bond. The district is also implementing a new CommonLit-based English language arts curriculum across all middle schools beginning in the 2025-26 school year—a district-wide shift in ELA pedagogy that will affect how reading, writing, and critical thinking are taught in grades six through eight. These changes represent both capital investment in the school building itself and a shift in instructional approach in a core subject.

The school's academic profile suggests it is a solid, college-preparatory-track middle school where ELA instruction is a relative strength and mathematics proficiency, while adequate, may warrant closer attention by families focused on math outcomes. Performance is above the district and county median overall. The enrollment is demographically whiter and more Asian than the state average but less diverse than some neighboring schools. A parent considering the school might want to look into the nature of math supports available and how the new ELA curriculum is being implemented, as well as the timing and specifics of the bond-funded renovations to the building.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 56% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 771%

School 71% · District 61% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 59% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 687%

School 87% · District 72% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 784%

School 84% · District 72% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 890%

School 90% · District 80% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 883%

School 83% · District 70% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolIndian Prairie CUSD 204, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.