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Enrollment
973
Middle
DISTRICT 869 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MASCOUTAH CUD 19·NCES 172494002702
Mascoutah Middle School
846 N 6th St, Mascoutah, IL 62258 · (618) 566-2305 · St. Clair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL973 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-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
15.1:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
206 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 326 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 334 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 313 | 32% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Mascoutah Middle School→Mascoutah High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mascoutah CUD 19. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
50.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.8% | 50.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.9% | 48.9% |
% 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
60.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Mascoutah Middle School
Mascoutah Middle School's state test result (60.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mascoutah Middle School this school | 973 | 21.2% | 60.8% |
| Liberty Middle School Edwardsville | 888 | 19.3% | 55.8% |
| Sam Rotolo Middle School Batavia | 1,080 | 18.3% | 57.6% |
| Kaneland Harter Middle School Sugar Grove | 822 | 18.5% | 49.5% |
| Sycamore Middle School Sycamore | 847 | 25.9% | 46.6% |
| Lincoln Middle School Edwardsville | 736 | 25.7% | 47.8% |
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 Mascoutah Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #87 of 578 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #139 of 640 ▼ 51 | #5 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #192 of 640 ▼ 71 | #7 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 973 | #31 of 691 | #1 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #459 of 558 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #268 of 560 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #513 of 581 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #48 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
973
+56 (+6%) vs 2020
+103% since 1990-91, when it was 480
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 | 973 | 64.3 | 15.1:1 | 21% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 945 | 63 | 15.0:1 | 29% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 60.9 | 14.7:1 | 24% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 917 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 47.3 | 18.6:1 | 22% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 47 | 17.8:1 | 24% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 30% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 30 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 31 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mascoutah Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (879 to 973); teachers up 36% (47.3 to 64.3).
About Mascoutah Middle School
Mascoutah Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Mascoutah, Illinois, (ZIP code 62258). It serves 973 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Mascoutah CUD 19 has 5 schools; together they serve 4,345 students.
At 69%, White students outnumber all other groups at Mascoutah Middle School combined. The school is also 10% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 60%. Mascoutah Middle School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 64.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 21%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in St. Clair County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Mascoutah Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 59.3% for a school in Illinois with Mascoutah Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mascoutah Middle School posts 60.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Clair County, median household income is about $73,854, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 96 public schools operate in St. Clair County, serving about 40,879 students.
The shortest distance from Mascoutah Middle School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Mascoutah Elementary School. The five-mile area around Mascoutah Middle School holds 3 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Mascoutah Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Mascoutah Middle School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 973, 6% above the 917 of 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Mascoutah Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mascoutah CUD 19
- Mascoutah High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Mascoutah Elementary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolElementary · 852 students
- Wingate Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Mascoutah
- Mascoutah High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Mascoutah Elementary SchoolElementary · 853 students
Nearby schools
- Mascoutah Elementary School0.3 mi · 853
- Mascoutah High School0.8 mi · 1,243
- Scott Elementary School4.6 mi · 852
- Shiloh Elementary School6.4 mi · 245
- New Baden Elementary School6.7 mi · 246
- Wingate Elementary School6.8 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Mascoutah Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mascoutah Middle School?
Mascoutah Middle School enrolls approximately 973 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mascoutah Middle School serve?
Mascoutah Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mascoutah Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mascoutah Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mascoutah Middle School?
At Mascoutah Middle School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Mascoutah Middle School public or private?
Mascoutah Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mascoutah CUD 19.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.