Enrollment
214
Middle
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND CUSD 7·NCES 170012601482
Midland Middle School
901 Hilltop Dr, Sparland, IL 61565 · (309) 463-8009 · Marshall County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
109 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 27% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Midland Middle School→Midland High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Midland CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
IL avg 37.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 40.6% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Midland Middle School
Midland Middle School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Middle School this school | 214 | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| Abingdon-Avon Middle School Avon | 204 | 51.5% | 44.5% |
| Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| Anna Junior High School Anna | 236 | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| Edison Junior High School Pekin | 271 | 51.3% | 37.2% |
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 Midland Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #229 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #298 of 640 ▼ 147 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #267 of 640 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #545 of 691 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.9% | #443 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #284 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #435 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
214
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
+59% since 2000-01, when it was 135
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 | 214 | N/A | N/A | 51% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 54% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 51% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 13.5 | 15.9:1 | 46% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | 41% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 16 | 14.9:1 | 42% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 135 | 10 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Middle School.
About Midland Middle School
Midland Middle School is a public small middle school in Sparland, Illinois. The school's 214 students are in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
In Midland CUSD 7, 3 schools enroll a combined 657 students.
At Midland Middle School, White students make up 87% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Midland Middle School has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Around 51% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 51% average for public schools in Marshall County.
allk12 grades Midland Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Midland Middle School are 5.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.6% actual, 42.1% predicted).
Within Marshall County, median household income is about $71,585, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 9 public schools in Marshall County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,576.
The nearest other public school, Midland Elementary School, is about 3.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. Midland Middle School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 207 to 214 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,647
Census ACS
Median income
$71,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland CUSD 7
- Midland Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 194 students
Other Midland Middle schools
One other US public school is named Midland Middle. Midland Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Midland Middle SchoolMidland, GA · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Elementary School3.0 mi · 249
- Henry-Senachwine High School7.5 mi · 147
- Chillicothe Elementary Center7.9 mi · 156
- Chillicothe Jr High7.9 mi · 229
- Henry-Senachwine Grade School8.2 mi · 387
- South Elementary School8.4 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Midland Middle SchoolHow many students attend Midland Middle School?
Midland Middle School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Midland Middle School serve?
Midland Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Midland Middle School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Midland Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Midland Middle School?
Student demographics at Midland Middle School are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Midland Middle School public or private?
Midland Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midland CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.