Enrollment
249
Middle
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMONAUK CUSD 432·NCES 173657004322
Somonauk Middle School
510 W Lasalle St, Somonauk, IL 60552 · (815) 498-1866 · DeKalb County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Illinois public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
96 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 28% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Somonauk Middle School→Somonauk High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Somonauk CUSD 432. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
81.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.4% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 46.6% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 18 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 Somonauk Middle School
Somonauk Middle School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somonauk Middle School this school | 249 | 38.6% | 67.7% |
| GCMS Middle School Gibson City | 211 | 38.9% | 54.5% |
| Seneca Elementary School South Campus Seneca | 209 | 36.8% | 54.1% |
| Morrison Jr High School Morrison | 215 | 37.2% | 39.9% |
| Kelvin Grove Jr High School Lockport | 260 | 36.5% | 62.7% |
| Indian Creek Middle School Waterman | 213 | 40.8% | 39.5% |
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 Somonauk Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #44 of 578 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #43 of 640 ▲ 67 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #62 of 640 ▲ 31 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #504 of 691 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #480 of 558 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #416 of 560 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #394 of 581 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #422 of 440 | N/A |
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
249
+38 (+18%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 289
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 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 18.3 | 13.0:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 233 | 18.9 | 12.3:1 | 37% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 29% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 16 | 16.3:1 | 26% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 17 | 17.0:1 | 16% (46) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Somonauk Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (252 to 249); teachers down 6% (17 to 16).
About Somonauk Middle School
Somonauk Middle School is a small middle school located in Somonauk, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 249 students in grades 5 through 8. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Somonauk CUSD 432 enrolls 771 students, and its 3 schools include Somonauk Middle School.
The share of students at Somonauk Middle School who are White is 84%. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic. Among people living in DeKalb County, the White share is about 74%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 16 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.6:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Roughly 39% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in DeKalb County, the average eligibility rate is 48%.
Somonauk Middle School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Illinois public middle schools.
Somonauk Middle School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 18.5 points (67.7% versus 49.3%), a top-10% result in Illinois on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of DeKalb County, the median household earns about $70,724 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Somonauk Middle School shares DeKalb County with 42 other public schools.
Somonauk High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Somonauk Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Somonauk Middle School as Town: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 18%, from 211 to 249.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somonauk CUSD 432
- James R Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Somonauk High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Other schools in Somonauk
- James R Wood Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Somonauk High SchoolHigh · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Somonauk High School0.0 mi · 224
- James R Wood Elementary School0.2 mi · 298
- Prairie View Elementary School3.6 mi · 221
- Sandwich Middle School3.7 mi · 420
- Lynn G Haskin Elementary School3.8 mi · 226
- Herman E Dummer3.8 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Somonauk Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Somonauk Middle School?
Somonauk Middle School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Somonauk Middle School serve?
Somonauk Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Somonauk Middle School have?
Somonauk Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Somonauk Middle School?
At Somonauk Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Somonauk Middle School public or private?
Somonauk Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somonauk CUSD 432.
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