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Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 38 students in Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 3% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
187 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
25 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
7:1
7:1
District Rank
Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 School District, which is ranked within the top 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% has stayed relatively flat 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)
50-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
29%
# Black Students
n/a
135,602 Students
% Black Students
n/a
22%
# White Students
176 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
94%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
16
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
10
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
12
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
10
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
8
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
16
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
17
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
10
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
15
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
13
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
16
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
11
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
21
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
12
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,513 is higher than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $22,433 is higher than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,513
$22,343
Spending / Student
$22,433
$21,585
Best Scott-Morgan CUSD 2 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bluffs Junior High School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Po Box 230
Bluffs, IL 62621
(217) 754-3815
Bluffs, IL 62621
(217) 754-3815
Grades: 6-8
| 38 students
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