Genoa-Kingston Middle School

As a small intermediate school in Genoa, Illinois, Genoa-Kingston Middle School instructs 355 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Genoa Kingston CUSD 424. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Genoa Kingston CUSD 424 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,503 students. Genoa-Kingston Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Genoa-Kingston Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school shows 22% Hispanic. Compared to DeKalb County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, Genoa-Kingston Middle School logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below DeKalb County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Genoa-Kingston Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for DeKalb County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,724 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, DeKalb County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), of which Genoa-Kingston Middle School is one.

Genoa-Kingston High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Genoa-Kingston Middle School. On composite proficiency, Genoa-Kingston Middle School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

Genoa-Kingston Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Genoa-Kingston Middle School has edged down 9%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 78% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Genoa-Kingston Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.