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Enrollment
418
Middle
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CUSD 301·NCES 170783000396
Central Middle School
44W303 Plato Rd, Burlington, IL 60109 · (847) 464-6000 · Kane County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
69 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 8 | 417 | 100% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Central Middle School→Central High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central CUSD 301. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
82.7%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
58.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 58.2% |
| 2023-24 | 83.2% | 49.4% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Central Middle School
Central Middle School's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Middle School this school | 418 | 16.5% | 69.7% |
| Madison Jr High School Naperville | 566 | 16.4% | 70.5% |
| Millburn Middle School Lindenhurst | 388 | 20.9% | 64.6% |
| Prairie Knolls Middle School Elgin | 770 | 16.8% | 67.0% |
| Cass Jr High School Darien | 313 | 24.0% | 58.5% |
| Washington Jr High School Naperville | 551 | 13.4% | 69.5% |
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 Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #33 of 578 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #88 of 640 ▼ 5 | #4 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #51 of 640 ▼ 33 | #2 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #352 of 691 | #23 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #541 of 558 | #25 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #166 of 560 | #5 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #552 of 581 | #23 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.9% | #22 of 127 | N/A |
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
418
+73 (+21%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 256
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 | 418 | 22.7 | 18.4:1 | 17% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 21.3 | 18.6:1 | 20% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 19.9 | 20.4:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 21.2 | 16.1:1 | 13% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 267 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 14% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 9% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 33 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 256 | 14 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (340 to 418); teachers up 7% (21.2 to 22.7).
About Central Middle School
The public middle-grades school Central Middle School is located in Burlington, Illinois. There are 418 students enrolled, covering grade 8.
Central Middle School is in Central CUSD 301, a district with 5,082 students across 7 schools.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Central Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is in line with Kane County, where about 58% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.4:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. Among public schools in Kane County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Central Middle School is 7.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 69.7% actual, 62.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Illinois.
The school is in Kane County, where the median household earns about $103,163 a year, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Kane County, 167 public schools serve about 87,252 students.
Among nearby public schools, Central High School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Central Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 57.0%, lower than Central Middle School's 69.7%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 418, up from 345 in 2020-21.
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Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central CUSD 301
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,575 students
- Prairie Knolls Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- Howard B Thomas Grade SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Prairie View Grade SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Lily Lake Grade SchoolElementary · 275 students
Other schools in Burlington
- Howard B Thomas Grade SchoolElementary · 678 students
- AlopHigh
Other Central Middle schools
49 other US public schools in 25 states are named Central Middle. Central Middle School is the 38th largest of the 50.
- Central Middle SchoolTinley Park, IL · 725 students
- Central Middle SchoolEvergreen Park, IL · 560 students
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLEDEN PRAIRIE, MN · 1,860 students
- Central Middle SchoolReading, PA · 1,785 students
- Central MiddleEdgewater, MD · 1,204 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.3 mi · 1,575
- Howard B Thomas Grade School0.3 mi · 678
- Lily Lake Grade School4.7 mi · 275
- Prairie View Grade School5.0 mi · 615
- Country Trails Elementary School5.1 mi · 751
- Cambridge Lakes Charter School5.1 mi · 642
Frequently asked questions
About Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Middle School?
Central Middle School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades 08-08.
What age range does Central Middle School serve?
Central Middle School serves students from grade 08 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Central Middle School?
Approximately 18.4:1 students per teacher at Central Middle School.
How diverse is Central Middle School?
Central Middle School reports a student body of 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Central Middle School in?
Central Middle School is part of Central CUSD 301.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.