Midland Middle School

Midland Middle School is a middle school of low-enrollment scale in Sparland, Illinois, part of Midland CUSD 7, educateing 214 students in grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Midland Middle School sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

Midland CUSD 7 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 657 students; Midland Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Midland Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Midland Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.1%, the actual is 47.6%, a residual of +5.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, Marshall County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,585, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Midland Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Marshall County (combined enrollment of about 1,576 students).

Midland Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Midland Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Midland Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 215 (now 214). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 87%.

On the community side, the feed for Midland Middle School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.