Enrollment
193
Middle
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST ALTON SD 13·NCES 171296001542
East Alton Middle School
1000 3rd St, East Alton, IL 62024 · (618) 433-2201 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest 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.
- ·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
10.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
99 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 6 | 66 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 35% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Alton SD 13. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.4% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 18.8% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 East Alton Middle School
East Alton Middle School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Alton Middle School this school | 193 | 51.3% | 34.0% |
| Warrensburg-Latham Middle School Warrensburg | 203 | 51.7% | 56.6% |
| Midland Middle School Sparland | 214 | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| Abingdon-Avon Middle School Avon | 204 | 51.5% | 44.5% |
| Norwood Elementary School Peoria | 150 | 56.7% | 38.0% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
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 East Alton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #394 of 578 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #439 of 640 ▼ 30 | #8 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #473 of 640 ▼ 39 | #9 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #566 of 691 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #279 of 581 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #258 of 440 | #4 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
193
-28 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 318
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 | 193 | 17.8 | 10.8:1 | 51% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 51% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 18.7 | 10.2:1 | 59% (112) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 19.1 | 11.2:1 | 62% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | 64% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 70% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Alton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (214 to 193); teachers down 6% (19.1 to 17.8).
About East Alton Middle School
East Alton Middle School is a middle school in East Alton, Illinois, and it is part of East Alton SD 13. The school has 193 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 58% below average.
East Alton Middle School is part of East Alton SD 13, where 3 schools serve 716 students.
About 78% of the student body at East Alton Middle School is White. Enrollment also includes 15% Black and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 17.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.8:1. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 2.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 51%.
East Alton Middle School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Illinois public middle schools.
East Alton Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 34.0%, compared with a predicted 41.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Madison County, home to about 264,238 people, median household income comes to about $75,793, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 84 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,253, East Alton Middle School among them.
East Alton Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Eastwood Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, East Alton Middle School is ahead of the 32.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 221 in 2020-21 to 193 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the East Alton Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 East Alton SD 13
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
Other schools in East Alton
- Eastwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 130 students
- EA/Region III K-8 CLIP PRGElementary
Nearby schools
- Eastwood Elementary School0.1 mi · 393
- East Alton-Wood River High School0.5 mi · 539
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 130
- Lewis-Clark Jr High School1.2 mi · 171
- Lewis-Clark Elementary School1.2 mi · 236
- Central Intermediate School1.9 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About East Alton Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Alton Middle School?
East Alton Middle School enrolls approximately 193 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Alton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Alton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does East Alton Middle School have?
East Alton Middle School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at East Alton Middle School?
Student demographics at East Alton Middle School are roughly 78% White, 2% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees East Alton Middle School?
East Alton Middle School is overseen by East Alton SD 13 in Madison County.
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