For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 848 students in Sparta CUSD 140 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Sparta CUSD 140 School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% 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
3 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,175 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Sparta CUSD 140 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 increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#698 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)13%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
42 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
29%
# Black Students
148 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
13%
22%
# White Students
880 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
75%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
101 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
60
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
97
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
91
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
83
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
74
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
94
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
96
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
94
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
71
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
88
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
93
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
79
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
75
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
80
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,271 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,523 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,271
$22,343
Spending / Student
$16,523
$21,585
Best Sparta CUSD 140 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Evansville Attendance Center
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
701 Oak St
Evansville, IL 62242
(618) 853-4411
Evansville, IL 62242
(618) 853-4411
Grades: K-8
| 116 students
Rank: #22.
Sparta Lincoln School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
203a Dean Ave
Sparta, IL 62286
(618) 443-5331
Sparta, IL 62286
(618) 443-5331
Grades: PK-8
| 732 students
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