Argenta-Oreana Middle School

Located at 200 E East St, in Argenta, Illinois, Argenta-Oreana Middle School is a micro-enrollment middle school that instructs 180 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1. That puts it 61% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Within Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1, which oversees 3 schools and 893 students, Argenta-Oreana Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Argenta-Oreana Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%); the rest reads as 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Argenta-Oreana Middle School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Argenta-Oreana Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.9%; this one delivers 39.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Macon County shows median household income runs about $62,666, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Argenta-Oreana Middle School is one of 43 public schools in Macon County (combined enrollment of about 14,702 students).

The closest other public school is Argenta-Oreana High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Argenta-Oreana Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Argenta-Oreana Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.5%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Argenta-Oreana Middle School has ticked down 9%, going from 198 students in 2018 to 180 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 80% across the same window.

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