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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Herrin Middle School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HERRIN CUSD 4·NCES 171881005511
Herrin Middle School
700 S 14th St, Herrin, IL 62948 · (618) 942-7461 · Williamson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
339 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 178 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 177 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 158 | 31% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Herrin Middle School→Herrin High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Herrin CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 30.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Herrin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #209 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #274 of 640 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #247 of 640 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #278 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #310 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.1% | #352 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.1% | #126 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #84 of 127 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 326
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 | 513 | 38.6 | 13.3:1 | 66% (339) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 42.1 | 12.1:1 | 67% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 39.1 | 13.0:1 | 63% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 61% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 64% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 30 | 17.8:1 | 59% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 30 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 17 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herrin Middle School.
About Herrin Middle School
Among the schools in Herrin, Illinois, is Herrin Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. A federal count lists 513 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.
Herrin CUSD 4, which runs Herrin Middle School, has 4 schools and 2,320 students.
Herrin Middle School is 78% White by enrollment. Other students are 12% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Williamson County residents are about 89% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Williamson County, the average is 54%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 49.2%, is 15.8 points above the 33.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Williamson County, the median household income is $65,604, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. In all, Williamson County has 26 public schools and roughly 9,700 students.
The closest other public school is North Side Primary Center, about 0.9 miles away. Herrin Middle School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Herrin Middle School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 49.2% against a local average of 55.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Herrin Middle School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Herrin Middle School had 518 students in 2020-21 and 513 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Herrin Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Herrin CUSD 4
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Herrin High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- North Side Primary CenterElementary · 433 students
Other schools in Herrin
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Herrin High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- North Side Primary CenterElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- North Side Primary Center0.9 mi · 433
- Herrin High School1.0 mi · 662
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School2.3 mi · 712
- Carterville Intermediate School3.7 mi · 500
- Carterville Jr High School4.0 mi · 344
- Carterville High School5.1 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Herrin Middle SchoolHow many students attend Herrin Middle School?
Herrin Middle School enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Herrin Middle School serve?
Herrin Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Herrin Middle School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Herrin Middle School.
How diverse is Herrin Middle School?
Herrin Middle School reports a student body of 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Herrin Middle School?
Herrin Middle School is overseen by Herrin CUSD 4 in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.