Litchfield Middle School

Litchfield Middle School operates as a compact middle-grades school in Litchfield, Illinois, part of Litchfield CUSD 12. Current enrollment sits at 282 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Litchfield CUSD 12 (1,279 students total), Litchfield Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Litchfield Middle School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Litchfield Middle School shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Litchfield Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Montgomery County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Litchfield Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 35.3%; Litchfield Middle School posts 54.9%, +19.6 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $63,620, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Litchfield Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students).

Nearest neighbor: Litchfield Senior High School, around 0.1 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Litchfield Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Litchfield Middle School has declined 15%, going from 332 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Litchfield Middle School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.