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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Reagan Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
585
Middle
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIXON USD 170·NCES 171233005309
Reagan Middle School
620 Division St, Dixon, IL 61021 · (815) 253-4966 · Lee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
322 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 201 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 192 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 192 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Reagan Middle School→Dixon High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dixon USD 170. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
26.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 26.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 19.7% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Reagan Middle School
Reagan Middle School's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reagan Middle School this school | 585 | 55.0% | 39.6% |
| Franklin Park Middle School Salem | 528 | 55.1% | 47.8% |
| Ingersoll Middle School Canton | 631 | 56.3% | 41.6% |
| Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville | 680 | 54.9% | 37.3% |
| Pikeland Community School Pittsfield | 491 | 56.2% | 20.3% |
| Logan Jr High School Princeton | 443 | 52.8% | 38.9% |
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 Reagan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #336 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #396 of 640 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #382 of 640 ▲ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #227 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #489 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.5% | #374 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.0% | #241 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #329 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
585
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 482
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 | 585 | 36.9 | 15.9:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 34.9 | 16.5:1 | 56% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 36.9 | 14.9:1 | 54% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 34.3 | 18.2:1 | 50% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 50% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 39% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 975 | 60 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 25 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reagan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (623 to 585); teachers up 7% (34.3 to 36.9).
About Reagan Middle School
Reagan Middle School is a middle school located in Dixon, Illinois, in Lee County. The student body numbers 585 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 27% larger than that.
Reagan Middle School sits within Dixon USD 170, which has 5 schools and 2,436 students.
The large majority of students at Reagan Middle School, 80%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Reagan Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Federal data list 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Reagan Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.9:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 55%.
Reagan Middle School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (39.6% versus 39.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
Lee County census figures show that median household income is about $70,292, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Lee County, serving about 3,778 students.
Madison School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Reagan Middle School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (588) to 2024-25 (585).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Reagan Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,869
Census ACS
Median income
$70,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,778 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dixon USD 170
- Dixon High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Madison SchoolElementary · 323 students
- TJ Dempsey Therapeutic Day SchoolCombined
Other schools in Dixon
- Dixon High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Madison SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Lee Cty SpEd-ECEElementary
- Lee Cty SpEd-Life Skills (2-5 GraElementary
Nearby schools
- Madison School0.0 mi · 323
- Dixon High School1.3 mi · 760
- Washington Elementary School1.5 mi · 424
- Jefferson Elementary School1.9 mi · 344
- Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School8.9 mi · 218
- Amboy High School10.6 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Reagan Middle SchoolHow many students attend Reagan Middle School?
Reagan Middle School enrolls approximately 585 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Reagan Middle School serve?
Reagan Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reagan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reagan Middle School is approximately 15.9:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reagan Middle School?
At Reagan Middle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Reagan Middle School in?
Reagan Middle School is part of Dixon USD 170.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.