Enrollment
230
Middle
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·N PEKIN & MARQUETTE HGHT SD 102·NCES 172892003034
Georgetown Middle School
51 Yates Rd, Marquette Hts, IL 61554 · (309) 382-3456 · Tazewell County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
135 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 4 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 21% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.6pp since 2023
Math
32.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.1% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 19.9% |
% 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
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown Middle School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Middle School this school | 230 | 58.7% | 46.9% |
| Westville Jr High School Westville | 205 | 58.0% | 16.1% |
| Mt Carmel Junior High School Mount Carmel | 199 | 56.8% | 31.7% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| Schuyler Industry Middle School Rushville | 252 | 56.0% | 25.1% |
| Carlyle Junior High School Carlyle | 281 | 56.9% | 49.1% |
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 Georgetown Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #237 of 578 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #323 of 640 ▲ 70 | #6 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #292 of 640 ▲ 89 | #6 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #530 of 691 | #11 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #295 of 558 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #461 of 560 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #192 of 581 | #4 of 14 |
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
230
+99 (+76%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 272
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 | 230 | 17.5 | 13.1:1 | 59% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 17.5 | 13.7:1 | 53% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 49% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 12.5 | 15.0:1 | 48% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 58% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 11 | 17.6:1 | 41% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 14 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 23 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Georgetown Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (188 to 230); teachers up 40% (12.5 to 17.5).
About Georgetown Middle School
Georgetown Middle School is a small middle school in Marquette Hts, Illinois, one of the schools in N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102. It offers grades 4 through 8 and has 230 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102 oversees Georgetown Middle School and 1 other school, with 453 students in total.
Georgetown Middle School is 87% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
Georgetown Middle School reports a ratio of 13.1 students per teacher, from 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Georgetown Middle School, 59% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 39% average for public schools in Tazewell County is 20 points lower.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.6% for Georgetown Middle School. The school posts 46.9%, 9.3 points above the prediction.
In Tazewell County, home to about 130,290 people, median household income comes to about $77,982, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 56 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,581, Georgetown Middle School among them.
Marquette Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.5%; Georgetown Middle School's is 46.9%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school counted 131 students in 2020-21 and 230 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102
- Marquette Elementary SchoolElementary · 223 students
Other Georgetown Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Georgetown Middle. Georgetown Middle School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown, DE · 861 students
- Georgetown MiddleGeorgetown, SC · 671 students
- Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown, KY · 555 students
- Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown, MA · 187 students
Nearby schools
- Marquette Elementary School0.8 mi · 223
- LaSalle Elementary School2.3 mi · 262
- Parkview Jr High School2.4 mi · 193
- L E Starke Elementary School2.5 mi · 139
- Bartonville Elementary School2.8 mi · 204
- C B Smith Elementary School2.8 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Georgetown Middle SchoolHow large is Georgetown Middle School?
Georgetown Middle School enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Georgetown Middle School serve?
Georgetown Middle School serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Georgetown Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Georgetown Middle School is approximately 13.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Georgetown Middle School?
At Georgetown Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Georgetown Middle School in?
Georgetown Middle School is part of N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102.
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