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What's something Mattoon Middle School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
610
Middle
DISTRICT 597 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATTOON CUSD 2·NCES 172505002735
Mattoon Middle School
1200 S 9th St, Mattoon, IL 61938 · (217) 238-5800 · Coles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
394 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 192 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 37% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Mattoon Middle School→Mattoon High School
Based on grade levels within Mattoon CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 20.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Mattoon Middle School
Mattoon Middle School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattoon Middle School this school | 610 | 64.6% | 38.5% |
| Wilson Intermediate School Pekin | 600 | 65.5% | 30.5% |
| Herrin Middle School Herrin | 513 | 66.1% | 49.2% |
| Washington Intermediate School Pekin | 428 | 64.7% | 35.3% |
| Harrisburg Middle School Harrisburg | 382 | 66.0% | 42.4% |
| Benton Grade School 5-8 Benton | 429 | 61.1% | 41.2% |
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 Mattoon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #351 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #324 of 640 ▲ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #437 of 640 ▼ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #209 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #132 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #394 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #139 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #139 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
610
-107 (-15%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 616
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 | 610 | 53 | 11.5:1 | 65% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 621 | 51 | 12.2:1 | 70% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 49.8 | 12.9:1 | 64% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 46.8 | 15.7:1 | 56% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 61% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 45% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 56 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 616 | 34 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mattoon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (733 to 610); teachers up 13% (46.8 to 53).
About Mattoon Middle School
Mattoon Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Illinois, located in Mattoon. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 610 students. Enrollment is 32% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Mattoon Middle School is part of a district of 5 schools: Mattoon CUSD 2, with 2,983 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Mattoon Middle School. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 11.5 students per teacher and 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Coles County report 55%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 34.2% at Mattoon Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%.
Within Coles County, the median household income is $56,478, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. In all, Coles County has 23 public schools and roughly 5,973 students.
The shortest distance from Mattoon Middle School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Franklin Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Mattoon Middle School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Over 4 years, Mattoon Middle School's enrollment dropped 15%, to 610.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Mattoon Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Coles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,777
Census ACS
Median income
$56,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mattoon CUSD 2
- Mattoon High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Arland D Williams Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
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Other schools in Mattoon
- Mattoon High SchoolHigh · 888 students
- Arland D Williams Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · 589 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 243 students
- Eastern IL EFE SystemCombined
- LIFE AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary School0.1 mi · 243
- Arland D Williams Jr Elementary School0.5 mi · 653
- Mattoon High School1.3 mi · 888
- Riddle Elementary School2.8 mi · 589
- Carl Sandburg Elementary School9.2 mi · 555
- Jefferson Elementary School10.3 mi · 698
Frequently asked questions
About Mattoon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Mattoon Middle School?
Mattoon Middle School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Mattoon Middle School serve?
Mattoon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mattoon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mattoon Middle School is approximately 11.5:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mattoon Middle School?
Mattoon Middle School reports a student body of 82% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mattoon Middle School?
Mattoon Middle School is overseen by Mattoon CUSD 2 in Coles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.