Jackson Middle School holds annual student vs. staff volleyball match
Jackson Middle School held its annual student versus staff volleyball match on March 27, bringing together the Jaguar girls and boys volleyball teams to compete against school staff, according to an April 10 announcement. The event included cheering, singing, and dancing as part of a pre-spring break tradition for students and staff.
The match concluded with a "Chuck-a-Duck" game in which students tossed mini rubber ducks at targets on the gym floor for prizes. Organizers said this activity added excitement to the school's spring break send-off.
Villa Park School District 45 includes Jackson Middle School among other schools such as Ardmore Elementary, Jefferson Middle, North Elementary, Schafer Elementary, Stevenson School, Westmore Elementary, and York Center Elementary in DuPage County according to the Illinois Report Card.
The district had an enrollment of 3,306 students during the 2019-2020 school year and serves grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Villa Park and DuPage County according to state data. The Illinois State Board of Education reports that Villa Park School District 45 employs a total of 224 teachers with an average salary of $74,159 before pension contributions; women make up about 82.8 percent of teaching staff while men account for approximately 17.2 percent as reported by ISBE. No teachers had more than ten absences during a school year.
Student demographics show that Villa Park School District 45 is composed of approximately 43.4 percent White students, with Hispanic students representing about 35.4 percent; Black students account for around 7.8 percent and Asian students make up roughly 8.2 percent according to ISBE.
The district spent $23,216 per student in the year 2020 for a total expenditure of $76,753,683 according to official records. In terms of attendance issues during the same period, there were reportedly119 chronically truant students enrolled—a rate of about3 .6percent—which is below thestatewide averageof9 .6percent; chronic truancy is defined as missing five percent or moreof180school days without valid excuseas stated by ISBE.