Gower Middle School is the district’s middle-grade campus in Burr Ridge, Illinois, serving students in the Gower School District 62 middle grades and offering curricular and extracurricular programs aligned with district-wide priorities.







Gower Middle School serves the district’s middle-grade students as the district’s junior high campus. The school appears on the district calendar and participates in district-wide programming and events for middle-school students.
District instruction at the middle-school level is aligned to a K–8 assessment strategy that uses the NWEA MAP assessment to monitor student progress three times per year. District-wide performance goals used across campuses include targets for end-of-year attainment and growth, a focus on closing gaps for students below benchmark, and increasing the number of students achieving high growth and high attainment.
The school offers extracurricular activities and student organizations typical for a middle school, including instrumental music and athletics; district calendars list band performances, cross-country meets and club meetings. The district also maintains student performance reports and historical school report-card documents for the campus.
Facilities planning for the district emphasizes flexibility, accessibility and energy efficiency. Health- and safety-related practices applicable to the campus include an Integrated Pest Management approach, periodic testing of potable water for lead, and a voluntary notification registry for pesticide applications that parents can enroll in for specific campuses.
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