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.