Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD CUSD 12·NCES 172325002559
Litchfield Middle School
1701 N State St, Litchfield, IL 62056 · (217) 324-4668 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
177 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 5 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 29% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Litchfield CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
75.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 32.3% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% 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 20 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 →
Schools most like Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield Middle School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Middle School this school | 282 | 62.8% | 54.9% |
| Gillespie Middle School Gillespie | 244 | 62.7% | 41.2% |
| Washington Middle School Johnston City | 296 | 62.2% | 28.7% |
| Center Street Elementary School Fairfield | 296 | 67.2% | 41.7% |
| Parkview Jr High School Lawrenceville | 235 | 65.5% | 32.5% |
| Floyd Henson Jr High School Flora | 295 | 56.9% | 57.9% |
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 Litchfield Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #139 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #283 of 640 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #125 of 640 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #470 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #203 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #516 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.8% | #157 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #164 of 440 |
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
282
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 367
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 | 282 | 23.1 | 12.2:1 | 63% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 22.6 | 12.0:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 24.2 | 10.2:1 | 50% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 332 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 56% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 64% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Litchfield Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (332 to 282); teachers down 4% (24 to 23.1).
About Litchfield Middle School
Litchfield Middle School is a small middle school found in Litchfield, Illinois. The school counts 282 students across grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students.
Litchfield Middle School sits within Litchfield CUSD 12, which has 5 schools and 1,279 students.
At Litchfield Middle School, White students make up 93% of the student body. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Litchfield Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
At Litchfield Middle School, 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Roughly 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 50%, lower than here.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Litchfield Middle School is 35.3%. It actually posts 54.9%, which is 19.6 points higher and in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
Litchfield Middle School is located in Montgomery County, where median household income is about $63,620, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 19 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,835.
Of nearby public schools, Litchfield Senior High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. On proficiency, Litchfield Middle School is ahead of the 45.7% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
Federal data place Litchfield Middle School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Litchfield Middle School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,942
Census ACS
Median income
$63,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Litchfield CUSD 12
- Litchfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Litchfield Early Childhood CenterElementary · 160 students
- Prekindergarten at LECCElementary · 100 students
- S Cen Il Reg Workforce TrngHigh
- J D Colt Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Litchfield
- Litchfield Senior High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Litchfield Early Childhood CenterElementary · 160 students
- Prekindergarten at LECCElementary · 100 students
- Phoenix Safe Schools ProgramMiddle
- Revive Alternative High SchoolHigh
Other Litchfield Middle schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Litchfield Middle. Litchfield Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLITCHFIELD, MN · 494 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, NH · 344 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolGadsden, AL · 252 students
- Litchfield Middle SchoolLitchfield, CT · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Litchfield Senior High School0.1 mi · 382
- Litchfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 355
- Prekindergarten at LECC1.3 mi · 100
- Litchfield Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 160
- Beckemeyer Elementary School8.7 mi · 641
- Mt Olive High School9.2 mi · 151
Frequently asked questions
About Litchfield Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Litchfield Middle School?
Litchfield Middle School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Litchfield Middle School serve?
Litchfield Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Litchfield Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Litchfield Middle School.
How diverse is Litchfield Middle School?
Litchfield Middle School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Litchfield Middle School?
Litchfield Middle School is overseen by Litchfield CUSD 12 in Montgomery County.
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