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Enrollment
854
Middle
DISTRICT 836 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE CITY CUSD 9·NCES 171728002024
Coolidge Junior High School
3231 Nameoki Rd, Granite City, IL 62040 · (618) 451-5826 · Madison County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
581 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 7 | 432 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 415 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 1% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Coolidge Junior High School→Granite City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Granite City CUSD 9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
20.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.8% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 20.2% | 5.8% |
% 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Coolidge Junior High School
Coolidge Junior High School's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge Junior High School this school | 854 | 68.0% | 19.1% |
| Grigsby Intermediate School Granite City | 818 | 70.8% | 18.3% |
| Dorris Intermediate School Collinsville | 871 | 69.0% | 38.1% |
| Collinsville Middle School Collinsville | 894 | 68.1% | 34.2% |
| Bloomington Jr High School Bloomington | 1,050 | 65.0% | 27.7% |
| Huntley Middle School Dekalb | 865 | 63.8% | 22.0% |
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 Coolidge Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #531 of 578 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #605 of 640 ▼ 9 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #619 of 640 ▼ 47 | #14 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #61 of 691 | #6 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #538 of 558 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #121 of 560 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #118 of 581 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #283 of 440 | #5 of 11 |
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
854
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 804
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 | 854 | 47 | 18.2:1 | 68% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 47 | 18.3:1 | 61% (527) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 47 | 18.5:1 | 68% (591) |
| 2020-21 | 887 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 41 | 22.7:1 | 59% (554) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 39 | 24.1:1 | 64% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 874 | 42 | 20.8:1 | 70% (608) |
| 2000-01 | 949 | 43 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 804 | 39 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coolidge Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (932 to 854); teachers up 15% (41 to 47).
About Coolidge Junior High School
Coolidge Junior High School is a middle-grades school located in Granite City, Illinois, in Madison County. The school's enrollment of 854 students covers grades 7 through 8. Enrollment is 85% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
The district, Granite City CUSD 9, operates 8 schools serving 5,747 students.
White students are the majority at Coolidge Junior High School, with 55% of enrollment. It is also 20% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Madison County's residents are about 83% White, 28 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. That is higher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 68%. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
The allk12 Grade for Coolidge Junior High School is F. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Coolidge Junior High School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 19.1% actual against 32.2% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Madison County, the median household income is $75,793, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Madison County has 84 public schools and roughly 35,253 students.
The shortest distance from Coolidge Junior High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Granite City High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Coolidge Junior High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Coolidge Junior High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 33 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Granite City CUSD 9
- Granite City High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- Grigsby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Prather Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Frohardt Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Granite City
- Granite City High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
- Grigsby Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Prather Elementary SchoolElementary · 612 students
- Frohardt Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other Coolidge Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Coolidge Junior High. Coolidge Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- Coolidge Jr. High SchoolCOOLIDGE, AZ · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Granite City High School0.2 mi · 1,755
- Frohardt Elementary School0.5 mi · 452
- Wilson Elementary School1.0 mi · 448
- Maryville Elementary School1.7 mi · 395
- Prather Elementary School1.9 mi · 612
- Grigsby Intermediate School2.2 mi · 818
Frequently asked questions
About Coolidge Junior High SchoolHow large is Coolidge Junior High School?
Coolidge Junior High School enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 07-08.
Is Coolidge Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coolidge Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Coolidge Junior High School have?
Coolidge Junior High School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Coolidge Junior High School?
Student demographics at Coolidge Junior High School are roughly 55% White, 18% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Coolidge Junior High School public or private?
Coolidge Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granite City CUSD 9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.