Enrollment
345
Middle
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO-GRIDLEY CUSD 11·NCES 170032605635
EPG Middle School
403 McLean St, Gridley, IL 61744 · (309) 747-2156 · McLean County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
120 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 31% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
EPG Middle School→El Paso-Gridley High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 31.3% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 EPG Middle School
EPG Middle School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPG Middle School this school | 345 | 34.8% | 53.4% |
| Breese Elementary School Breese | 357 | 34.7% | 61.1% |
| Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica | 269 | 33.5% | 43.1% |
| Winnebago Middle School Winnebago | 296 | 31.4% | 44.3% |
| Cumberland Middle School Toledo | 282 | 35.8% | 30.1% |
| Limestone Middle School Kankakee | 468 | 33.5% | 55.0% |
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 EPG Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #156 of 578 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #207 of 640 ▲ 22 | #3 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #268 of 640 ▲ 52 | #4 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #413 of 691 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #317 of 558 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #471 of 560 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #422 of 581 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #302 of 440 | #5 of 7 |
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
345
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 303
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 | 345 | 25.8 | 13.4:1 | 35% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 27.3 | 14.3:1 | 38% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 25.8 | 14.8:1 | 39% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 26.5 | 14.0:1 | 42% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 31% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 32% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EPG Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (372 to 345); teachers down 3% (26.5 to 25.8).
About EPG Middle School
EPG Middle School is a middle school in Gridley, Illinois, reachable at (309) 747-2156. It teaches 345 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11 has 1,135 students spread across 4 schools.
The share of students at EPG Middle School who are White is 89%. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among people living in McLean County, the White share is about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 21, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 13.0:1. About 35% of students at EPG Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, EPG Middle School is 2.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.4%. Predicted: 51.4%.
McLean County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $79,905 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. EPG Middle School shares McLean County with 59 other public schools.
El Paso-Gridley High School sits about 7.0 miles from EPG Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. EPG Middle School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put EPG Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 345, starting from 349.
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McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11
- El Paso-Gridley High SchoolHigh · 364 students
- Jefferson Park SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Centennial SchoolElementary · 165 students
Nearby schools
- El Paso-Gridley High School7.0 mi · 364
- Centennial School7.0 mi · 165
- Jefferson Park School7.1 mi · 261
- Prairie Central Primary West8.7 mi · 244
- Lexington High School8.8 mi · 163
- Lexington Jr High School8.8 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About EPG Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at EPG Middle School?
EPG Middle School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does EPG Middle School serve?
EPG Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at EPG Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at EPG Middle School is approximately 13.4:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at EPG Middle School?
Student demographics at EPG Middle School are roughly 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is EPG Middle School in?
EPG Middle School is part of El Paso-Gridley CUSD 11.
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