Enrollment
271
Middle
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAROA FORSYTH CUSD 2·NCES 172475002683
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
101 S Cedar St, Maroa, IL 61756 · (217) 794-5115 · Macon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
84 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 107 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 27% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School→Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2. 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% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.9pp 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 43 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroa-Forsyth Middle School this school | 271 | 31.0% | 55.7% |
| Roselle Middle School Roselle | 230 | 35.7% | 76.2% |
| Prairie Grove Junior High School Crystal Lake | 357 | 22.7% | 51.6% |
| Mt Zion Jr High School Mount Zion | 378 | 26.7% | 49.6% |
| Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica | 269 | 33.5% | 43.1% |
| Winnebago Middle School Winnebago | 296 | 31.4% | 44.3% |
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 Maroa-Forsyth Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #133 of 578 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #209 of 640 ▼ 3 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #126 of 640 ▲ 3 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #480 of 691 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #539 of 558 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #373 of 560 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #448 of 581 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #119 of 127 | 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
271
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 156
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 | 271 | 14.9 | 18.3:1 | 31% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 15.5 | 16.2:1 | 31% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 16.7 | 15.6:1 | 28% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 15 | 17.9:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 14 | 20.3:1 | 19% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 13 | 19.4:1 | 13% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 4 | 39.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 156 | 4 | 39.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maroa-Forsyth Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (268 to 271); teachers down 1% (15 to 14.9).
About Maroa-Forsyth Middle School
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Illinois, with an address in Maroa. Students in grades 6 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 271 students. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2 is responsible for 3 schools, Maroa-Forsyth Middle School included, with 1,212 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Maroa-Forsyth Middle School is 80% White. Other groups make up 8% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 18.3:1 is based on 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 5.3 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Macon County.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Maroa-Forsyth Middle School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Maroa-Forsyth Middle School would score about 53.6%. It scores 55.7%, 2.1 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Macon County, the median household earns about $62,666 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 43 public schools and about 14,702 students.
Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Maroa-Forsyth Middle School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Maroa-Forsyth Middle School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 271, close to the 268 recorded in 2020-21.
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,849
Census ACS
Median income
$62,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
14,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2
- Maroa-Forsyth Grade SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Maroa-Forsyth Senior High SchoolHigh · 348 students
Nearby schools
- Maroa-Forsyth Senior High School0.1 mi · 348
- Maroa-Forsyth Grade School7.1 mi · 593
- Clinton Jr High School7.4 mi · 385
- Clinton Elementary School7.5 mi · 506
- Clinton High School7.7 mi · 514
- Lincoln Elementary School7.9 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Maroa-Forsyth Middle SchoolHow many students attend Maroa-Forsyth Middle School?
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School enrolls approximately 271 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Maroa-Forsyth Middle School serve?
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maroa-Forsyth Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maroa-Forsyth Middle School is approximately 18.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maroa-Forsyth Middle School?
At Maroa-Forsyth Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Maroa-Forsyth Middle School in?
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School is part of Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.