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CUSD 3 Fulton County School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 80 students in CUSD 3 Fulton County School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in CUSD 3 Fulton County School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 4% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
396 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
District Rank
CUSD 3 Fulton County School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#497 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)15-19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
3 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
4 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
30%
# Black Students
2 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
n/a
22%
# White Students
378 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
95%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
6 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
31
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
27
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
35
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
24
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
23
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
29
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
24
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
17
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
29
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
27
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
24
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
32
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,755 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,578 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,755
$21,990
Spending / Student
$20,578
$21,244
Best CUSD 3 Fulton County School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Cuba Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
20325 N State Route 97
Cuba, IL 61427
(309) 785-7122
Cuba, IL 61427
(309) 785-7122
Grades: 6-8
| 80 students
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