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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH WAYNE CUSD 200·NCES 171024001247

Cisne Middle School

206 Mulberry St, Cisne, IL 62823 · (618) 673-2156 · Wayne County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
115
Middle
DISTRICT 98 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
47 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 52824%
Grade 62421%
Grade 73530%
Grade 82824%
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
11398%
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
6960%
Female
4640%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Cisne Middle School→Cisne High School
Feeds from
Mount Erie Elementary SchoolKG–04Johnsonville Elementary SchoolPK–04
Based on grade levels within North Wayne CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
61.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
31.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.1%31.9%
2023-2457.0%14.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Cisne Middle School

Cisne Middle School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Cisne Middle School this school11540.9%45.5%
Griggsville-Perry Middle School
Perry
9240.2%46.5%
A-C Central Middle School
Ashland
8941.6%29.0%
Crestwood Jr High School
Paris
13437.3%49.1%
Lincolnwood Jr High School
Raymond
9040.0%37.8%
Medora Intermediate School
Medora
16040.6%52.6%
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 Cisne Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Illinois
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.5%#254 of 578
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.9%#333 of 640
▲ 144
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.1%#278 of 640
▼ 51
Enrollment
ranked largest first
115#633 of 691
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
40.9%#377 of 581
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 2024-25
Enrollment
115
+7 (+6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511510.710.7:141% (47)
2023-241019.810.3:150% (50)
2022-2310311.19.3:143% (44)
2020-21108N/AN/AN/A
2017-1810210.79.5:156% (57)
2015-161361112.4:151% (70)
2010-111591114.4:153% (85)
2000-011551114.1:1N/A
1990-911741313.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cisne Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students up 13% (102 to 115); teachers unchanged (10.7 to 10.7).

About Cisne Middle School

Cisne Middle School is the name of a very small middle school in Cisne, Illinois. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 115 students. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.

Cisne Middle School reports to North Wayne CUSD 200, which has 4 schools and 392 students.

White students are 98% of those enrolled at Cisne Middle School. That is in line with Wayne County, where about 95% of residents are White. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at Cisne Middle School are from different groups.

Its staff includes 10.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.7 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is higher. Cisne Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 41%.

On the allk12 Grade, Cisne Middle School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Illinois public middle schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cisne Middle School is 47.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.5%.

The school's county is Wayne County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $55,521, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,404, Cisne Middle School among them.

Cisne High School sits about 0.2 miles from Cisne Middle School. Cisne Middle School has 5 other public schools within ten miles. Cisne Middle School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 115, compared with 108 in 2020-21.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
15,973
Census ACS
Median income
$55,521
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,404 students

Quick facts

School name
Cisne Middle School
District
North Wayne CUSD 200
Address
206 Mulberry St, Cisne, IL 62823
Phone
(618) 673-2156
County
Wayne County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
115
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
10.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
47 (41%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
171024001247
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in North Wayne CUSD 200
Other schools in Cisne
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Frequently asked questions

About Cisne Middle School
How large is Cisne Middle School?
Cisne Middle School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Cisne Middle School serve?
Cisne Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Cisne Middle School have?
Cisne Middle School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
How diverse is Cisne Middle School?
Cisne Middle School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Cisne Middle School?
Cisne Middle School is overseen by North Wayne CUSD 200 in Wayne County.
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