For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 210 students in United CUSD 304 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 School in United CUSD 304 School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
945 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
78 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
United CUSD 304 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
#607 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
9 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
48 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
29%
# Black Students
5 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
851 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
90%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
67
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
74
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
74
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
57
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
57
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
73
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
73
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
65
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
66
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
79
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
79
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
78
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
50
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
53
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,184 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 $18,185 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has declined by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,184
$22,343
Spending / Student
$18,185
$21,585
Best United CUSD 304 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
United Jr High School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2140 State Highway 135
Monmouth, IL 61462
(309) 734-8511
Monmouth, IL 61462
(309) 734-8511
Grades: 6-8
| 210 students
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