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Enrollment
492
Middle
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESCLIN CUSD 3·NCES 173942006347
Wesclin Middle School
10003 State Route 160, Trenton, IL 62293 · (618) 224-7355 · Clinton County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
174 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Wesclin Middle School→Wesclin Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Wesclin CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
46.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points.
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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
492
-17 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.9:1
% White
85%
was 85%
% Hispanic
8%
was 8%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Wesclin Middle School
Wesclin Middle School, a mid-sized intermediate school in Trenton, Illinois, operated by Wesclin CUSD 3, instructs 492 students, covering grades 4 through 8.
Wesclin Middle School is one of 4 schools operated by Wesclin CUSD 3, a district that educates 1,288 students overall.
On demographics, Wesclin Middle School shows that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, Wesclin Middle School shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Wesclin Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.1%; this one delivers 56.3%.
In the area at large, Clinton County reports that median household income runs about $86,588, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Wesclin Middle School is one of 19 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 5,278 students).
Wesclin Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wesclin Middle School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.4%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
On allk12, members of the Wesclin Middle School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,954
Census ACS
Median income
$86,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wesclin CUSD 3
- Wesclin Sr High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- New Baden Elementary SchoolElementary · 246 students
- Trenton Elem SchoolElementary · 207 students
Other schools in Trenton
- Wesclin Sr High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- Trenton Elem SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Wesclin Sr High School0.3 mi · 343
- New Baden Elementary School2.1 mi · 246
- Trenton Elem School2.7 mi · 207
- Albers Elem School4.3 mi · 154
- Aviston Elem School4.7 mi · 462
- Damiansville Elem School5.4 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Wesclin Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wesclin Middle School?
Wesclin Middle School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Wesclin Middle School serve?
Wesclin Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Wesclin Middle School?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at Wesclin Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wesclin Middle School?
At Wesclin Middle School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Wesclin Middle School?
Wesclin Middle School is overseen by Wesclin CUSD 3 in Clinton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.