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Enrollment
405
Middle
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTICELLO CUSD 25·NCES 172655005715
Monticello Middle School
2015 E Washington St, Monticello, IL 61856 · (217) 762-8511 · Piatt County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+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
14.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
93 students
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 144 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 136 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 31% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Monticello Middle School→Monticello High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Monticello CUSD 25. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 34.3% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Monticello Middle School
Monticello Middle School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello Middle School this school | 405 | 23.0% | 54.5% |
| Millstadt Consolidated School Millstadt | 453 | 21.6% | 67.3% |
| Eureka Middle School Eureka | 436 | 25.5% | 66.1% |
| Washington Middle School Washington | 378 | 24.9% | 67.3% |
| Mt Zion Jr High School Mount Zion | 378 | 26.7% | 49.6% |
| St Joseph Middle School Saint Joseph | 325 | 18.8% | 70.3% |
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 Monticello Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #147 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #220 of 640 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #173 of 640 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #360 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #424 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #510 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #502 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #35 of 127 |
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
405
+33 (+9%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 384
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 | 405 | 27.8 | 14.6:1 | 23% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 27.8 | 13.7:1 | 22% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 26.8 | 14.1:1 | 24% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 25.1 | 14.2:1 | 24% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 19% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 23 | 16.7:1 | 14% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monticello Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (356 to 405); teachers up 11% (25.1 to 27.8).
About Monticello Middle School
Monticello, Illinois, is home to Monticello Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 405 students.
Monticello CUSD 25 has 4 schools; together they serve 1,707 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Monticello Middle School. The next largest groups are 2% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Piatt County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 27.8 full-time equivalents, or about 14.6 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 14.6:1 here. About 23% of students, or 93, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Piatt County report 38%.
allk12 grades Monticello Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Monticello Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 54.5%, compared with a predicted 58.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Piatt County, the median household income is $94,811, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Piatt County has 14 public schools and roughly 3,086 students.
The nearest other public school, Monticello High School, is about 0.9 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Monticello Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Monticello Middle School's enrollment grew 9%, to 405.
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Piatt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,695
Census ACS
Median income
$94,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monticello CUSD 25
- Washington SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Monticello High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- White Heath Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in Monticello
- Washington SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Monticello High SchoolHigh · 489 students
Other Monticello Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monticello Middle. Monticello Middle School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Monticello MiddleMONTICELLO, MN · 860 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolCleveland Heights, OH · 541 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolLongview, WA · 525 students
- MONTICELLO MIDDLE SCHOOLMONTICELLO, AR · 327 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMonticello, IA · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Monticello High School0.9 mi · 489
- Washington School0.9 mi · 543
- White Heath Elementary School4.9 mi · 270
- Bement Middle School7.1 mi · 63
- Bement High School7.1 mi · 85
- Bement Elementary School7.1 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Monticello Middle SchoolHow many students attend Monticello Middle School?
Monticello Middle School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Monticello Middle School serve?
Monticello Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Monticello Middle School have?
Monticello Middle School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monticello Middle School?
At Monticello Middle School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Monticello Middle School public or private?
Monticello Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monticello CUSD 25.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.