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Edwardsville CUSD 7 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,714 students in Edwardsville CUSD 7 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Edwardsville CUSD 7 School District have an average math proficiency score of 39% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
15 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
7,211 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
442 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Edwardsville CUSD 7 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 93% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#183 out of 852 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)39%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
50%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.71
# American Indian Students
19 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
198 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
3%
5%
# Hispanic Students
370 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
30%
# Black Students
564 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
8%
22%
# White Students
5,561 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
77%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
494 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
176
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
447
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
472
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
524
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
500
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
519
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
517
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
543
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
555
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
616
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
571
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
566
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
593
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
612
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,432 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 $14,320 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$126 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$103 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,432
$21,990

Spending / Student
$14,320
$21,244

Best Edwardsville CUSD 7 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Liberty Middle School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1 District Dr
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 655-6800
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 655-6800
Grades: 6-8
| 895 students
Rank: #22.
Lincoln Middle School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
145 West St
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-0485
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 656-0485
Grades: 6-8
| 819 students
Rank: n/an/a
Madison Co Detention Center
Alternative School
100 5th Ave
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 692-1002
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618) 692-1002
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
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