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Enrollment
573
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENESEO CUSD 228·NCES 171635001949
Geneseo Middle School
333 E Ogden Ave, Geneseo, IL 61254 · (309) 945-0599 · Henry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
150 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 6 | 181 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 201 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 191 | 33% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Geneseo Middle School→Geneseo High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Geneseo CUSD 228. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 25.2% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Geneseo Middle School
Geneseo Middle School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneseo Middle School this school | 573 | 26.2% | 51.0% |
| Freeburg Elementary School Freeburg | 508 | 28.3% | 64.9% |
| Eureka Middle School Eureka | 436 | 25.5% | 66.1% |
| Highland Middle School Highland | 616 | 30.2% | 54.6% |
| Mt Zion Intermediate School Mount Zion | 557 | 30.5% | 49.3% |
| Millstadt Consolidated School Millstadt | 453 | 21.6% | 67.3% |
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 Geneseo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #185 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #234 of 640 ▲ 81 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #318 of 640 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #234 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #351 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #473 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.2% | #483 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #263 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
573
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 535
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 | 573 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 26% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 40.6 | 14.6:1 | 29% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 40.8 | 14.5:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 633 | 39.8 | 15.9:1 | 21% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 594 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 22% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 42 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 27 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Geneseo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (633 to 573); teachers up 6% (39.8 to 42).
About Geneseo Middle School
Geneseo Middle School is a medium-sized middle school with its address in Geneseo, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 573 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 24% above average.
Geneseo CUSD 228 enrolls 2,422 students, and its 5 schools include Geneseo Middle School.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Geneseo Middle School. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Henry County is about 88% White. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 42 full-time-equivalent teachers at Geneseo Middle School and a ratio of 13.7:1. That is close to the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 26% of students. That rate is below the 43% average among public schools in Henry County.
Geneseo Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Geneseo Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.0%; the prediction is 56.4%.
Geneseo Middle School is located in Henry County, where the median household income is $71,911, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Geneseo Middle School is one of 28 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Geneseo Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Geneseo High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Geneseo Middle School is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Geneseo Middle School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (580) to 2024-25 (573).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geneseo CUSD 228
- Geneseo High SchoolHigh · 794 students
- Millikin Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Geneseo
- Geneseo High SchoolHigh · 794 students
- Millikin Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Geneseo High School0.2 mi · 794
- Northside Elementary School0.5 mi · 334
- Southwest Elementary School1.4 mi · 357
- Millikin Elementary School1.5 mi · 364
- Colona Grade School10.8 mi · 371
- Cambridge Jr/Sr High School11.7 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Geneseo Middle SchoolHow many students attend Geneseo Middle School?
Geneseo Middle School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades 06-08.
Is Geneseo Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Geneseo Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Geneseo Middle School have?
Geneseo Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Geneseo Middle School?
At Geneseo Middle School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Geneseo Middle School public or private?
Geneseo Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Geneseo CUSD 228.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.