Enrollment
235
Middle
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINCKNEYVILLE SD 50·NCES 170000903323
Pinckneyville Middle School
700 E Water St, Pinckneyville, IL 62274 · (618) 357-2724 · Perry County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
103 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 25% |
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pinckneyville SD 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 39.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Pinckneyville Middle School
Pinckneyville Middle School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinckneyville Middle School this school | 235 | 43.8% | 60.0% |
| Central Junior High School Camp Point | 221 | 42.5% | 40.4% |
| Farmington Central Jr High School Farmington | 253 | 42.3% | 56.8% |
| East Prairie Middle School Tuscola | 271 | 42.8% | 54.3% |
| Bismarck-Henning Jr High School Bismarck | 246 | 44.3% | 40.4% |
| River Bend Middle School Fulton | 228 | 46.5% | 47.5% |
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 Pinckneyville Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #97 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #132 of 640 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #168 of 640 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #522 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #264 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #508 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #355 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #278 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
235
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 392
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 | 235 | 18.3 | 12.8:1 | 44% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 39% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 43% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 15.7 | 16.4:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 39% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 36% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 19 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinckneyville Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (257 to 235); teachers up 17% (15.7 to 18.3).
About Pinckneyville Middle School
At 700 E Water St in Pinckneyville, Illinois, Pinckneyville Middle School operates as a low-enrollment middle school. There are 235 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 8. The school is 49% below the average for middle schools in Illinois.
Pinckneyville SD 50 enrolls 503 students, and its 2 schools include Pinckneyville Middle School.
At Pinckneyville Middle School, 91% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Pinckneyville Middle School has 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. At Pinckneyville Middle School, 44% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Pinckneyville Middle School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Illinois public middle schools.
Pinckneyville Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois are predicted to post 46.2%, so the school is 13.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Looking at the county, Perry County, median household income comes to about $62,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 12, with about 2,545 students.
The closest school to Pinckneyville Middle School is Pinckneyville Comm High School, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Pinckneyville Middle School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pinckneyville Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Pinckneyville Middle School as Rural: Distant.
From 221 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 235 by 2024-25.
Pinckneyville Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,639
Census ACS
Median income
$62,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pinckneyville SD 50
- Pinckneyville Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
Other schools in Pinckneyville
- Pinckneyville Comm High SchoolHigh · 403 students
- Pinckneyville Elementary SchoolElementary · 268 students
- Community Cons SchoolElementary · 210 students
Other Pinckneyville Middle schools
One other US public school is named Pinckneyville Middle. Pinckneyville Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pinckneyville Middle SchoolPeachtree Corners, GA · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- Pinckneyville Comm High School0.2 mi · 403
- Pinckneyville Elementary School0.7 mi · 268
- Community Cons School3.0 mi · 210
- Tamaroa Elementary School8.7 mi · 100
- Du Quoin High School9.2 mi · 397
- Du Quoin Middle School9.6 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Pinckneyville Middle SchoolHow large is Pinckneyville Middle School?
Pinckneyville Middle School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 05-08.
Is Pinckneyville Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pinckneyville Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinckneyville Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinckneyville Middle School is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pinckneyville Middle School?
Student demographics at Pinckneyville Middle School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Pinckneyville Middle School in?
Pinckneyville Middle School is part of Pinckneyville SD 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.