Top Rankings
Centralia SD 135 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 604 students in Centralia SD 135 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Centralia SD 135 School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,089 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
85 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Centralia SD 135 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#753 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)8%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.59
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
44 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
29%
# Black Students
212 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
20%
22%
# White Students
647 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
59%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
176 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
16%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
24
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
107
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
134
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
109
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
111
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
119
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
113
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
129
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
120
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
123
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,940 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 29% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,758 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,940
$21,914
Spending / Student
$17,758
$21,170
Best Centralia SD 135 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Centralia Jr High School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
900 S Pine St
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 532-1907
Centralia, IL 62801
(618) 532-1907
Grades: 4-8
| 604 students
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