Enrollment
241
Middle
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARIS-UNION SD 95·NCES 173075005323
Mayo Middle School
300 E Wood St, Paris, IL 61944 · (217) 466-3050 · Edgar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
134 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 88 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 72 | 30% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Mayo Middle School→Paris Cooperative High School 95
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paris-Union SD 95. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.4%
IL avg 51.0% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
IL avg 37.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 39.7% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 14 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 Mayo Middle School
Mayo Middle School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Middle School this school | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| North Mac Middle School Girard | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Schuyler Industry Middle School Rushville | 252 | 56.0% | 25.1% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| Pana Jr High School Pana | 248 | 53.2% | 51.4% |
| Carlyle Junior High School Carlyle | 281 | 56.9% | 49.1% |
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 Mayo Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #157 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #263 of 640 ▼ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #200 of 640 ▼ 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #516 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #23 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #502 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #232 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #165 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
241
-43 (-15%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 356
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 | 241 | 25.3 | 9.5:1 | 56% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 25.1 | 9.6:1 | 58% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 250 | 23.1 | 10.8:1 | 54% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 21.9 | 13.0:1 | 61% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 58% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 59% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 22 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayo Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (284 to 241); teachers up 15% (21.9 to 25.3).
About Mayo Middle School
At 300 E Wood St in Paris, Illinois, Mayo Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 241 students. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 48% lower.
The Paris-Union SD 95 system has 5 schools and 1,231 students.
The share of White students at Mayo Middle School is 91%. Next come 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mayo Middle School scores 17%.
Mayo Middle School reports a ratio of 9.5 students per teacher, from 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 9.5:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Lunch program data show 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Edgar County average a similar 55%.
Mayo Middle School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.4% with an actual 53.2%.
For Edgar County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $59,941 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Mayo Middle School, Edgar County has 19 public schools.
Memorial Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Mayo Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 7. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Mayo Middle School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mayo Middle School had a net loss of 43 students, or 15%.
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Edgar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,535
Census ACS
Median income
$59,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paris-Union SD 95
- Paris Cooperative High School 95High · 366 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Creative Center for ChildrenElementary · 73 students
Other schools in Paris
- Paris Cooperative High School 95High · 366 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
- Crestwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial Elementary School0.5 mi · 293
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary School0.6 mi · 258
- Creative Center for Children0.6 mi · 73
- Crestwood Elementary School0.9 mi · 309
- Crestwood Jr High School0.9 mi · 134
- Paris Cooperative High School 42.4 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Mayo Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mayo Middle School?
Mayo Middle School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades 06-08.
Is Mayo Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mayo Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Mayo Middle School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Mayo Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Mayo Middle School?
Student demographics at Mayo Middle School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mayo Middle School in?
Mayo Middle School is part of Paris-Union SD 95.
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