Midland Elementary School

Set in Lacon, Illinois, Midland Elementary School is an intimate elementary campus, one of the schools within Midland CUSD 7. It teaches 249 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Midland Elementary School sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in Midland CUSD 7 (657 students total), Midland Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Midland Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder looks like 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Marshall County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Marshall County's rate of about 51%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Midland Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.7%, the actual is 47.5%, a residual of +0.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marshall County indicate median household income runs about $71,585, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Marshall County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students), of which Midland Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Midland Middle School, roughly 3.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Midland Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Midland Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 284 (now 249).

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Midland Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.