Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLINVILLE CUSD 1·NCES 170843000462
Carlinville Middle School
110 Illinois Ave, Carlinville, IL 62626 · (217) 854-3106 · Macoupin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
16.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
133 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 36% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Carlinville Middle School→Carlinville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carlinville CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
31.5%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.9% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 33.2% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Carlinville Middle School
Carlinville Middle School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Middle School this school | 286 | 46.5% | 51.9% |
| Washington Attendance Center Carmi | 269 | 46.5% | 58.7% |
| Sullivan Middle School Sullivan | 266 | 47.4% | 45.0% |
| Hillsboro Jr High School Hillsboro | 319 | 46.7% | 53.8% |
| Bureau Valley Elementary and JH Manlius | 303 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
| Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School Mansfield | 232 | 47.8% | 38.4% |
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 Carlinville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macoupin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #172 of 578 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #336 of 640 ▼ 133 | #4 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #218 of 640 ▼ 32 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #465 of 691 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #506 of 558 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #522 of 560 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #329 of 581 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #149 of 440 | #4 of 6 |
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
286
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 434
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 | 286 | 17.4 | 16.4:1 | 47% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 20.9 | 13.5:1 | 47% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 18.5 | 15.5:1 | 44% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 20.8 | 16.4:1 | 46% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 40% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | 16 | 21.8:1 | 38% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 17 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlinville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (340 to 286); teachers down 16% (20.8 to 17.4).
About Carlinville Middle School
Carlinville Middle School is a middle school in Carlinville, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 286 students. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Within Carlinville CUSD 1, Carlinville Middle School is one of 4 schools. The district enrolls 1,282 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Carlinville Middle School is White, at 93%. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial. Among Macoupin County residents, the White share is about 94%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
Based on 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Carlinville Middle School has a ratio of 16.4:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 3.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 47%. The average for public schools in Macoupin County is similar, at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Carlinville Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Illinois public middle schools.
Test results at Carlinville Middle School are 7.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (51.9% actual, 44.7% predicted).
In Macoupin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $70,805, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 28 public schools and about 7,221 students.
Carlinville High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Carlinville Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Carlinville Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Carlinville Middle School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Carlinville Middle School is Town: Distant.
The school's enrollment fell 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Carlinville Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Macoupin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,350
Census ACS
Median income
$70,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carlinville CUSD 1
- Carlinville Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Carlinville High SchoolHigh · 353 students
- Carlinville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 267 students
Other schools in Carlinville
- Carlinville Primary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Carlinville High SchoolHigh · 353 students
- Carlinville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 267 students
- ROE Alt. Edu. Center-GreeneHigh
- ROE Alt. Edu. Center-MacoupinHigh
- ROE Safe School GreeneHigh
Nearby schools
- Carlinville High School0.0 mi · 353
- Carlinville Intermediate School0.7 mi · 267
- Carlinville Primary School0.9 mi · 376
- Gillespie High School11.0 mi · 328
- Gillespie Middle School11.0 mi · 244
- Ben-Gil Elementary School11.0 mi · 523
Frequently asked questions
About Carlinville Middle SchoolHow many students attend Carlinville Middle School?
Carlinville Middle School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Carlinville Middle School serve?
Carlinville Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carlinville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carlinville Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carlinville Middle School?
Carlinville Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Carlinville Middle School in?
Carlinville Middle School is part of Carlinville CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.