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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAZON-VERONA-KINSMAN ESD 2C·NCES 172519002750

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch

1013 North St, Mazon, IL 60444 · (815) 448-2127 · Grundy County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 158 · STATE 462
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
Grade 5
37
Grade 6
30
Grade 7
41
Grade 8
36
Student demographics
White
12889%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 45%
Hispanic
1510%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 29%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
6948%
Female
7552%

School pathway

Feeds from
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem SchoolPK04
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Test scores

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.

Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
144
+19 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.5:1
% White
89%
was 94%
% Hispanic
10%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch operates as a tiny middle-grades school in Mazon, Illinois, one of the schools within Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C. Current enrollment sits at 144 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 69% below the state mean of about 462.

Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 316 students. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 42% of students at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.0%, the actual is 37.7%, a residual of -9.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Grundy County put median household earnings sit near $92,235, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Grundy County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,070 students), of which Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elem School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 125 (now 144). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 6% to 10%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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Grundy County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch
District
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C
Address
1013 North St, Mazon, IL 60444
Phone
(815) 448-2127
County
Grundy County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–08
Total enrollment
144
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
61 (42%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
172519002750
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch
What is the total enrollment at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch serve?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch.
How diverse is Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch reports a student body of 89% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch in?
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle Sch is part of Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C.
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