On February 10, the seventh and eighth grade girls volleyball teams from Jefferson and Jackson Middle Schools played matches at Willowbrook High School. Families and supporters from both schools attended to watch the student-athletes compete.
Jackson won the eighth-grade match with scores of 25-5 and 25-19. The Jaguars also took the seventh-grade match, winning 25-17, losing the second set 20-25, but securing victory in the third set 15-7.
“Congratulations to the Wildcat and Jaguar players and coaches for strong performances and an entertaining event for fans. Thank you to Willowbrook High School Assistant Principal for Athletics and Operations Ed Sullivan and the Willowbrook staff for hosting the student-athletes and making the matches special for everyone.”
Jefferson Middle School and Jackson Middle School are part of Villa Park School District 45, which serves DuPage County. The district includes several elementary schools as well as these two middle schools. More information about District 45 can be found on its Illinois Report Card profile (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Villa Park School District 45 is an elementary school district serving pre-kindergarten through eighth grade students in Villa Park and DuPage County. In the 2019-2020 school year, it enrolled over 3,300 students (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). The district’s student population is diverse: about 43 percent White, over a third Hispanic, around eight percent Black, and eight percent Asian (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
The district employs more than 220 teachers with an average salary of $74,159; most are women (82.8 percent), according to state data (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/). In terms of spending, District 45 spent $23,216 per student in 2020 (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
Chronic truancy rates in Villa Park School District 45 were reported at about three-and-a-half percent during the same period—well below statewide averages (https://www.illinoisreportcard.com/).
