Coolidge Junior High Sch

Coolidge Junior High Sch is a big middle school in Granite City, Illinois, one of the schools within Granite City CUSD 9. The school caters to 854 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 85% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Within Granite City CUSD 9, which oversees 8 schools and 5,747 students, Coolidge Junior High Sch is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Coolidge Junior High Sch logs that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% Black, 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Coolidge Junior High Sch higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Coolidge Junior High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Coolidge Junior High Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.1%.

Around the school, Madison County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Madison County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), Coolidge Junior High Sch is one campus in the mix.

Granite City High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Coolidge Junior High Sch ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 17.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Coolidge Junior High Sch's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 932 (now 854). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 67% to 55%. Class-load math has fell: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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