Enrollment
180
Middle
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGENTA-OREANA CUSD 1·NCES 170399000086
Argenta-Oreana Middle School
200 E East St, Argenta, IL 62501 · (217) 795-2163 · Macon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
108 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 6 | 66 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 36% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Argenta-Oreana Middle School→Argenta-Oreana High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 15.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Argenta-Oreana Middle School
Argenta-Oreana Middle School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenta-Oreana Middle School this school | 180 | 60.0% | 39.6% |
| Fieldcrest Middle School Wenona | 196 | 58.7% | 46.2% |
| West Carroll Middle School Mount Carroll | 162 | 61.7% | 23.5% |
| Norwood Elementary School Peoria | 150 | 56.7% | 38.0% |
| Westville Jr High School Westville | 205 | 58.0% | 16.1% |
| Georgetown Middle School Marquette Hts | 230 | 58.7% | 46.9% |
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 Argenta-Oreana Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #335 of 578 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #374 of 640 ▲ 85 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #349 of 640 ▼ 35 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #587 of 691 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #180 of 581 | #2 of 7 |
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
180
-48 (-21%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 308
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 | 180 | 13.7 | 13.2:1 | 60% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 14.5 | 13.8:1 | 57% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 15.3 | 12.9:1 | 47% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 222 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 51% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 12 | 18.5:1 | 40% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 13 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 308 | 15 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Argenta-Oreana Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (198 to 180); teachers down 11% (15.3 to 13.7).
About Argenta-Oreana Middle School
Argenta-Oreana Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in Argenta, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 180 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 61% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
Argenta-Oreana Middle School is run by Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1, whose 3 schools enroll 893 students.
Roughly 80% of students at Argenta-Oreana Middle School are White. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Argenta-Oreana Middle School scores 35%.
The school had 13.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 60%. Public schools in Macon County average a similar 61%.
Argenta-Oreana Middle School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Illinois public middle schools.
Argenta-Oreana Middle School is 2.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (39.6% versus 36.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census data for Macon County show the median household earns about $62,666 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Argenta-Oreana Middle School, Macon County has 43 public schools.
Argenta-Oreana Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Argenta-Oreana High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Argenta-Oreana Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 39.6% is below the 41.5% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Argenta-Oreana Middle School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 180, compared with 228 in 2020-21.
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Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,849
Census ACS
Median income
$62,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
14,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
- Argenta-Oreana Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Argenta-Oreana High SchoolHigh · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Argenta-Oreana High School0.1 mi · 268
- Argenta-Oreana Elementary School4.4 mi · 445
- Maroa-Forsyth Grade School7.5 mi · 593
- Cerro Gordo Elementary School8.2 mi · 246
- Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High School8.3 mi · 228
- Maroa-Forsyth Middle School8.3 mi · 271
Frequently asked questions
About Argenta-Oreana Middle SchoolHow many students attend Argenta-Oreana Middle School?
Argenta-Oreana Middle School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Argenta-Oreana Middle School serve?
Argenta-Oreana Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Argenta-Oreana Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Argenta-Oreana Middle School.
How diverse is Argenta-Oreana Middle School?
Argenta-Oreana Middle School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Argenta-Oreana Middle School?
Argenta-Oreana Middle School is overseen by Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 in Macon County.
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