Somonauk Middle School

Somonauk Middle School is one of the cozy middle-grades schools in Somonauk, Illinois, one of the schools within Somonauk CUSD 432, with 249 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Somonauk CUSD 432 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 771 students. Somonauk Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Somonauk Middle School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic. By comparison, DeKalb County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Somonauk Middle School logs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of DeKalb County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Somonauk Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 49.3%; Somonauk Middle School posts 67.7%, +18.5 points above that line.

In the broader community, DeKalb County reports that median household income runs about $70,724, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across DeKalb County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,328 students), Somonauk Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Somonauk High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Somonauk Middle School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Somonauk Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.5%.

Somonauk Middle School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Somonauk Middle School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 252 (now 249). The White share of enrollment contracted from 90% to 84% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Somonauk Middle School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.