Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAZON-VERONA-KINSMAN ESD 2C·NCES 172519002750
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School
1013 North St, Mazon, IL 60444 · (815) 448-2127 · Grundy County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
12.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
61 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 5 | 37 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 25% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
21.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 21.2% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 16.4% |
% 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
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School this school | 144 | 42.4% | 37.7% |
| Athens Junior High School Athens | 144 | 40.3% | 44.6% |
| Lena-Winslow Jr High School Lena | 173 | 40.5% | 58.9% |
| Serena Middle School Serena | 184 | 44.6% | 42.4% |
| Southwestern Middle School Piasa | 171 | 42.1% | 39.7% |
| Brown County Middle School Mount Sterling | 179 | 40.2% | 39.1% |
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 Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #360 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #470 of 640 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #424 of 640 ▼ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #615 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.4% | #365 of 581 |
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
144
+25 (+21%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 182
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 | 144 | 11.3 | 12.7:1 | 42% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 11.2 | 12.9:1 | 39% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 11.2 | 12.9:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 10.8 | 11.5:1 | 38% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 10 | 13.8:1 | 36% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 26% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 12 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 182 | 9 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (125 to 144); teachers up 5% (10.8 to 11.3).
About Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School
Among the schools in Mazon, Illinois, is Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School, a small middle school. A total of 144 students attend the school, which covers grades 5 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 69% lower.
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School falls under Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C, which has 2 schools enrolling 316 students.
Federal enrollment data show Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School is 89% White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic. County-wide, about 86% of residents are White. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School, 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.7:1. That matches the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 42% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.7% and a predicted 47.0%.
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School is located in Grundy County, where the median household income is $92,235, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School, Grundy County has 27 other public schools.
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School is behind the 53.2% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 21% from 2020-21, when Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School had 119 students, to 2024-25, when it had 144.
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Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C
- Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary SchoolElementary · 172 students
Nearby schools
- Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School0.1 mi · 172
- Coal City Early Childhood Center6.9 mi · 437
- Coal City Middle School7.2 mi · 454
- Gardner Elementary School7.2 mi · 146
- Coal City High School7.5 mi · 642
- Gardner-South Wilmington Twp High School7.7 mi · 154
Frequently asked questions
About Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School serve?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School.
How diverse is Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School reports a student body of 89% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School in?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School is part of Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C.
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