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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 419 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON UNION SD 66·NCES 170828000440
Ingersoll Middle School
1605 E Ash St, Canton, IL 61520 · (309) 647-6951 · Fulton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
355 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 5 | 176 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 174 | 28% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Ingersoll Middle School→Canton High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Canton Union SD 66. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 21.5% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Ingersoll Middle School
Ingersoll Middle School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingersoll Middle School this school | 631 | 56.3% | 41.6% |
| Franklin Park Middle School Salem | 528 | 55.1% | 47.8% |
| Pikeland Community School Pittsfield | 491 | 56.2% | 20.3% |
| Reagan Middle School Dixon | 585 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| Richland County Middle School Olney | 439 | 55.4% | 50.1% |
| Logan Jr High School Princeton | 443 | 52.8% | 38.9% |
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 Ingersoll Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #305 of 578 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #355 of 640 ▲ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #400 of 640 ▲ 19 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #184 of 691 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #268 of 558 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #490 of 560 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #225 of 581 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.3% | #118 of 440 | N/A |
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
631
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 924
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 | 631 | 49 | 12.9:1 | 56% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 49 | 12.4:1 | 55% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 48 | 13.4:1 | 53% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 51.6 | 15.0:1 | 52% (403) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 48 | 16.4:1 | 50% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 45% (357) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 58 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 924 | 48 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ingersoll Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (772 to 631); teachers down 5% (51.6 to 49).
About Ingersoll Middle School
Ingersoll Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in Canton, Illinois, under Canton Union SD 66. The school serves grades 5 through 8. Enrollment is 631 students. That is 37% above the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Ingersoll Middle School is part of Canton Union SD 66, where 5 schools serve 2,094 students.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Ingersoll Middle School. Next come 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is in line with Fulton County, where about 92% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
Ingersoll Middle School reports a ratio of 12.9 students per teacher, from 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Lunch program data show 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ingersoll Middle School would score about 39.0%. It scores 41.6%, 2.6 points above that figure.
In Fulton County, home to about 33,020 people, the median household earns about $60,599 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fulton County number 24, with about 4,160 students.
Ingersoll Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Eastview Elementary School, its nearest public school. Ingersoll Middle School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Ingersoll Middle School ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.6% against a local average of 44.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Ingersoll Middle School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 631 in 2024-25.
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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,020
Census ACS
Median income
$60,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
4,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canton Union SD 66
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 612 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
Other schools in Canton
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 612 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Eastview Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- ROYALS Academy CantonHigh
- ROYALS RSSP CantonHigh
Nearby schools
- Eastview Elementary School0.2 mi · 288
- Canton High School1.4 mi · 612
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 186
- Westview Elementary School2.3 mi · 377
- Farmington Central High School9.2 mi · 383
- Farmington Central Jr High School9.2 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Ingersoll Middle SchoolHow many students attend Ingersoll Middle School?
Ingersoll Middle School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 05-08.
Is Ingersoll Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ingersoll Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ingersoll Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ingersoll Middle School is approximately 12.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ingersoll Middle School?
At Ingersoll Middle School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Ingersoll Middle School public or private?
Ingersoll Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canton Union SD 66.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.