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Enrollment
925
Middle
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIAD CUSD 2·NCES 173735003868
Triad Middle School
9539 US Highway 40, Saint Jacob, IL 62281 · (618) 644-5511 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL925 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
155 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 284 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 333 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 33% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Triad Middle School→Triad High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Triad CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 46.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Triad Middle School
Triad Middle School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triad Middle School this school | 925 | 16.8% | 61.1% |
| Kaneland Harter Middle School Sugar Grove | 822 | 18.5% | 49.5% |
| Columbia Middle School Columbia | 612 | 17.3% | 71.4% |
| Waterloo Junior High School Waterloo | 613 | 18.3% | 62.9% |
| Liberty Middle School Edwardsville | 888 | 19.3% | 55.8% |
| Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School Mahomet | 812 | 23.3% | 67.0% |
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 Triad Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #85 of 578 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #128 of 640 ▼ 20 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #243 of 640 ▼ 45 | #1 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 925 | #41 of 691 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #500 of 558 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #484 of 560 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.8% | #549 of 581 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.7% | #57 of 127 | 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
925
+65 (+8%) vs 2020
+131% since 1990-91, when it was 401
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 | 925 | 56.5 | 16.4:1 | 17% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 948 | 55.3 | 17.1:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 901 | 54.9 | 16.4:1 | 18% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 48.6 | 17.5:1 | 22% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 843 | 50 | 16.9:1 | 20% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 814 | 52 | 15.7:1 | 19% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 56 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 19 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Triad Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (851 to 925); teachers up 16% (48.6 to 56.5).
About Triad Middle School
Triad Middle School is a large middle school located in Saint Jacob, Illinois. The school enrolls 925 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Triad CUSD 2 is responsible for 6 schools, Triad Middle School included, with 4,009 students in all.
Roughly 90% of students at Triad Middle School are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Triad Middle School scores 19%.
There are 56.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Triad Middle School, giving a ratio of 16.4:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. A total of 155 students, or 17%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 46% average among public schools in Madison County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Triad Middle School is 61.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.1%.
The county, Madison County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $75,793, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 84 public schools and about 35,253 students.
Of the public schools around it, Triad Middle School is closest to Triad High School, about 2.0 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Triad Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 61.1% versus a 59.0% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 860 (2020-21) to 925 (2024-25).
People who know Triad Middle School can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Triad CUSD 2
- Triad High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Silver Creek ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- C A Henning SchoolElementary · 706 students
- St Jacob Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
- Marine Elementary SchoolElementary · 141 students
Other Triad Middle schools
One other US public school is named Triad Middle. Triad Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Triad Middle SchoolNorth Lewisburg, OH · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Triad High School2.0 mi · 1,218
- St Jacob Elementary School2.7 mi · 262
- C A Henning School2.8 mi · 706
- Silver Creek Elementary3.1 mi · 757
- Marine Elementary School5.2 mi · 141
- Albert Cassens Elementary6.7 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Triad Middle SchoolHow large is Triad Middle School?
Triad Middle School enrolls approximately 925 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Triad Middle School serve?
Triad Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Triad Middle School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Triad Middle School.
How diverse is Triad Middle School?
Triad Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Triad Middle School?
Triad Middle School is overseen by Triad CUSD 2 in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.