For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 308 students in Macomb CUSD 185 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Macomb CUSD 185 School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% 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
5 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
2,036 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
146 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Macomb CUSD 185 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 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#515 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.71
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
47 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
2%
5%
# Hispanic Students
98 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
29%
# Black Students
268 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
13%
22%
# White Students
1,442 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
71%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
170 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
126
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
151
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
142
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
121
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
134
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
124
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
158
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
150
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
157
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
151
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
172
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
173
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
127
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
150
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,129 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,954 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,129
$22,343
Spending / Student
$19,954
$21,585
Best Macomb CUSD 185 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Macomb Junior High School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1525 S Johnson St
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 833-2074
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 833-2074
Grades: 7-8
| 308 students
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