Enrollment
89
Middle
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·A-C CENTRAL CUSD 262·NCES 170010500245
A-C Central Middle School
601 W Buchanan St, Ashland, IL 62612 · (217) 476-3312 · Cass County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL89 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
37 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 22 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
A-C Central Middle School→A-C Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within A-C Central CUSD 262. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
10.1%
IL avg 37.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 14.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like A-C Central Middle School
A-C Central Middle School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-C Central Middle School this school | 89 | 41.6% | 29.0% |
| Griggsville-Perry Middle School Perry | 92 | 40.2% | 46.5% |
| West Prairie Junior High School Colchester | 80 | 40.0% | 52.1% |
| Lincolnwood Jr High School Raymond | 90 | 40.0% | 37.8% |
| Cisne Middle School Cisne | 115 | 40.9% | 45.5% |
| V I T Jr High School Table Grove | 69 | 39.1% | 39.7% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where A-C Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 89 | #652 of 691 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
89
-15 (-14%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 124
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89 | 7.3 | 12.3:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 91 | 7.8 | 11.7:1 | 47% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 84 | 10.6 | 7.9:1 | 56% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 104 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 9.8 | 12.4:1 | 48% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 51% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 7 | 20.7:1 | 48% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 124 | 9 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for A-C Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (122 to 89); teachers down 26% (9.8 to 7.3).
About A-C Central Middle School
A-C Central Middle School is a middle school in Ashland, Illinois, reachable at (217) 476-3312. The student body numbers 89 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 81% smaller than that.
A-C Central CUSD 262 runs 3 schools with a combined 314 students. A-C Central Middle School is one of them.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at A-C Central Middle School. Other students are 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 75% White share among all Cass County residents. Pick two students at random and there is an 11% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 7.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. That is 0.7 students per teacher below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at A-C Central Middle School is 42%. For comparison, public schools in Cass County average 69%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, A-C Central Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A-C Central Middle School scores 18.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 29.0% actual versus 47.5% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Cass County, the median household income is $68,125, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cass County is home to 8 public schools and about 2,352 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, A-C Central High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 2 other public schools sit within ten miles of A-C Central Middle School. On proficiency, A-C Central Middle School is behind the 44.1% nearby average, ranking 7th of 7.
NCES describes the area around A-C Central Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 89 students in 2024-25, 15 fewer than the 104 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,784
Census ACS
Median income
$68,125
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,352 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in A-C Central CUSD 262
- A-C Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 129 students
- A-C Central High SchoolHigh · 96 students
Nearby schools
- A-C Central High School0.0 mi · 96
- Pleasant Plains High School5.1 mi · 416
- Pleasant Plains Middle School11.5 mi · 393
- Virginia Jr/ Sr High School11.5 mi · 156
- Virginia Elementary School11.5 mi · 180
- Porta High School11.5 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About A-C Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at A-C Central Middle School?
A-C Central Middle School enrolls approximately 89 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does A-C Central Middle School serve?
A-C Central Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does A-C Central Middle School have?
A-C Central Middle School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at A-C Central Middle School?
Student demographics at A-C Central Middle School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is A-C Central Middle School in?
A-C Central Middle School is part of A-C Central CUSD 262.
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