Enrollment
183
Middle
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDWEST CENTRAL CUSD 191·NCES 174396201455
Midwest Central Middle School
121 N Church St, Green Valley, IL 61534 · (309) 352-2300 · Tazewell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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
11.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
87 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 6 | 63 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 33% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Midwest Central Middle School→Midwest Central High School
Feeds from
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
29.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.4% | 29.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 21.7% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Midwest Central Middle School
Midwest Central Middle School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Central Middle School this school | 183 | 47.5% | 40.6% |
| Jasper Co Jr High Newton | 176 | 45.5% | 35.5% |
| Central A & M Middle School Assumption | 177 | 44.6% | 29.9% |
| Mossville Jr High Mossville | 181 | 47.0% | 52.8% |
| Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School Mansfield | 232 | 47.8% | 38.4% |
| Carthage Middle School Carthage | 167 | 49.7% | 44.2% |
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 Midwest Central Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #315 of 578 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #359 of 640 ▲ 6 | #7 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #389 of 640 ▲ 9 | #9 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #581 of 691 | #14 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #313 of 581 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.5% | #67 of 440 | #6 of 11 |
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
183
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
-38% since 2000-01, when it was 296
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 | 183 | 15.9 | 11.5:1 | 48% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 12.4 | 14.3:1 | 50% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 181 | 12.8 | 14.2:1 | 55% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 53% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 23 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midwest Central Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (236 to 183); teachers up 14% (14 to 15.9).
About Midwest Central Middle School
Midwest Central Middle School is a small middle school with an address in Green Valley, Illinois. A federal count lists 183 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.
Midwest Central CUSD 191 enrolls 848 students in 3 schools, including Midwest Central Middle School.
Midwest Central Middle School's enrollment is 95% White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. For comparison, Tazewell County is about 93% White. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Midwest Central Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.5:1. That is lower than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 48% of students at Midwest Central Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Tazewell County average 39%.
Midwest Central Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Midwest Central Middle School is 3.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (40.6% versus 44.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Census estimates describe Tazewell County this way: the median household income is $77,982, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Tazewell County has 56 public schools and roughly 18,581 students.
The nearest public school is Delavan Elementary School, at about 5.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Midwest Central Middle School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 183, starting from 182.
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Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midwest Central CUSD 191
- Midwest Central Primary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Midwest Central High SchoolHigh · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Delavan Elementary School5.8 mi · 191
- Delavan High School5.8 mi · 129
- Delavan Jr High School5.8 mi · 55
- South Pekin Elementary School5.9 mi · 180
- Midwest Central Primary School6.9 mi · 430
- Midwest Central High School7.3 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Midwest Central Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Midwest Central Middle School?
Midwest Central Middle School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Midwest Central Middle School serve?
Midwest Central Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Midwest Central Middle School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Midwest Central Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midwest Central Middle School?
At Midwest Central Middle School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Midwest Central Middle School in?
Midwest Central Middle School is part of Midwest Central CUSD 191.
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