Hester Jr High School

Hester Junior High School is home to over 450 students.

Hester Junior High School receives an overall grade of B from Niche.

Hester Junior High School serves students in grades 6th through 8th grade.

Hester Junior High School has a student to teacher ratio of 15 to 1.

Hester Junior High School is located in Franklin Park, Illinois.

Hester Jr High School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

2836 Gustav St, Franklin Park, IL

Franklin Park School District No. 84

456 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Head of School
Mr. Giffen Trotter

Student Teacher Ratio
14:1

Math Proficiency
25%

Reading Proficiency
32%

Academics

B+

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

32%

Math Proficiency

25%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

14:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

20.8%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

Male

50.9%

Female

49.1%

Hispanic

72.9%

White

22.4%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2.9%

Black

1.1%

Two or more races

<1%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

4.0 parent

3/13/2023

I have to say, Hester is a really great school. There are some teachers that are not very respectful and nice, there is about one or two teachers that don't tell us the homework when they need to and then get mad at us for not ''doing'' it. I really did wish teachers could respect their students mor...

3.0 student

10/1/2019

This school has been mediocre for me so far. There is a complete lack of assigned homework (or very small amount of it) and the overall learning level is way too low for me. I understand that the majority of the students at our school aren’t that intelligent, but they should provide more opportuniti...

5.0 parent

2/14/2018

So far I am very pleased! How supportive they are with my son.

5.0 parent

12/10/2009

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