For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 522 students in Effingham CUSD 40 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 Effingham CUSD 40 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
6 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
2,314 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
169 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Effingham CUSD 40 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#478 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)18%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
50%
Graduation Rate
87%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
23 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
141 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
29%
# Black Students
44 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
2,040 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
88%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
59 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
121
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
171
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
146
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
160
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
158
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
154
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
147
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
160
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
181
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
181
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
187
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
199
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
173
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
176
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,828 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,305 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,828
$22,343
Spending / Student
$17,305
$21,585
Best Effingham CUSD 40 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Effingham Junior High School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
600 S Henrietta St
Effingham, IL 62401
(217) 540-1300
Effingham, IL 62401
(217) 540-1300
Grades: 6-9
| 522 students
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