Enrollment
376
Middle
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DU QUOIN CUSD 300·NCES 171276001531
Du Quoin Middle School
845 E Jackson St, Du Quoin, IL 62832 · (618) 542-2646 · Perry County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- B+Beats 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
11.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
215 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 96 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 95 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
Du Quoin Middle School→Du Quoin High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Du Quoin CUSD 300. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
28.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 28.9% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 23.6% |
% 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Du Quoin Middle School
Du Quoin Middle School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Du Quoin Middle School this school | 376 | 57.2% | 44.9% |
| Broadmoor Junior High School Pekin | 387 | 57.4% | 30.1% |
| Beverly Manor Elementary School Washington | 315 | 57.1% | 29.7% |
| Roxana Junior High School Roxana | 393 | 53.7% | 37.6% |
| Richland County Middle School Olney | 439 | 55.4% | 50.1% |
| Clinton Jr High School Clinton | 385 | 53.8% | 35.8% |
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 Du Quoin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #265 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #366 of 640 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #231 of 640 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #379 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #177 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #435 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #206 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.8% | #105 of 440 |
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
376
-40 (-10%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 619
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 | 376 | 31.5 | 11.9:1 | 57% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 52% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 398 | 28.7 | 13.9:1 | 50% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 29.2 | 16.1:1 | 58% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 58% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 50% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 619 | 31 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Du Quoin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (469 to 376); teachers up 8% (29.2 to 31.5).
About Du Quoin Middle School
Du Quoin Middle School operates as a small middle school in Du Quoin, Illinois. The school counted 376 students in 2024-25, covering grades 5 through 8.
Du Quoin Middle School is run by Du Quoin CUSD 300, whose 3 schools enroll 1,329 students.
The share of students at Du Quoin Middle School who are White is 86%. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial and 3% Black. Perry County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Du Quoin Middle School are from different groups.
Du Quoin Middle School reports a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher, from 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.9:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Lunch program data show 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Du Quoin Middle School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Du Quoin Middle School is +6.4 points: 44.9% actual, 38.5% predicted.
In Perry County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,118 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Du Quoin Middle School, Perry County has 12 public schools.
Du Quoin Elementary School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Du Quoin Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 35.2%, lower than Du Quoin Middle School's 44.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Du Quoin Middle School had a net loss of 40 students, or 10%.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,639
Census ACS
Median income
$62,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Du Quoin CUSD 300
- Du Quoin Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Du Quoin High SchoolHigh · 397 students
Other schools in Du Quoin
- Du Quoin Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Du Quoin High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Project SOARHigh
- Tcse-Duquoin High SchoolElementary
- Tcse-Duquoin Middle SchoolElementary
- Tri-County WardElementary
Nearby schools
- Du Quoin Elementary School0.0 mi · 556
- Du Quoin High School0.5 mi · 397
- Elverado Primary School6.3 mi · 102
- Elverado High School6.7 mi · 102
- Community Cons School7.6 mi · 210
- Christopher High8.9 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Du Quoin Middle SchoolHow large is Du Quoin Middle School?
Du Quoin Middle School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Du Quoin Middle School serve?
Du Quoin Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Du Quoin Middle School have?
Du Quoin Middle School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Du Quoin Middle School?
Student demographics at Du Quoin Middle School are roughly 86% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Du Quoin Middle School public or private?
Du Quoin Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Du Quoin CUSD 300.
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