Georgetown Middle School

Georgetown Middle School is a 6-8 campus of intimate scale in Marquette Hts, Illinois, run under N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102, works with 230 students in grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

Within N Pekin & Marquette Hght SD 102, which oversees 2 schools and 453 students, Georgetown Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Georgetown Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 9% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Georgetown Middle School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tazewell County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Georgetown Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 46.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Tazewell County shows median household income runs about $77,982, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Georgetown Middle School is one of 56 public schools in Tazewell County (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students).

Marquette Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Georgetown Middle School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Georgetown Middle School has ticked up 22%, going from 188 students in 2018 to 230 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 93% to 87%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.