Central Middle School

Set in Burlington, Illinois, Central Middle School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus, part of Central CUSD 301. It works with 418 students across grade 8.

Central Middle School is one of 7 schools operated by Central CUSD 301, a district that instructs 5,082 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Central Middle School shows that White students make up the majority at 59%. The remainder looks like 18% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Central Middle School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Central Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.0%, the actual is 69.7%, a residual of +7.7 points.

Across the wider county, Kane County reports that median household income runs about $103,163, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Central Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Central High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Middle School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 57.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Central Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 23% since 2018, when it stood at 340 (now 418). The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.