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What's something Wesclin Middle School does better than most schools?
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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
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
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
6
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 4 | 99 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 20% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.5% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 55.2% | 39.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Wesclin Middle School
Wesclin Middle School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesclin Middle School this school | 492 | 35.4% | 56.3% |
| Manteno Middle School Manteno | 520 | 33.8% | 51.7% |
| Limestone Middle School Kankakee | 468 | 33.5% | 55.0% |
| Coal City Middle School Coal City | 454 | 31.1% | 67.5% |
| Breese Elementary School Breese | 357 | 34.7% | 61.1% |
| EPG Middle School Gridley | 345 | 34.8% | 53.4% |
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 Wesclin Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #126 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #180 of 640 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #197 of 640 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #298 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #331 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #431 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #418 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #393 of 440 |
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
492
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
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 | 492 | 36.5 | 13.5:1 | 35% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 35.5 | 13.9:1 | 36% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 35.8 | 13.3:1 | 26% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 30.1 | 16.9:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 40% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wesclin Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (509 to 492); teachers up 21% (30.1 to 36.5).
About Wesclin Middle School
Wesclin Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Trenton, Illinois. The school counts 492 students across grades 4 through 8.
Wesclin Middle School falls under Wesclin CUSD 3, which has 4 schools enrolling 1,288 students.
The large majority of students at Wesclin Middle School, 85%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Wesclin Middle School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Wesclin Middle School employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.5:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 35% in 2024-25. That is close to the 36% average for public schools in Clinton County.
The allk12 Grade for Wesclin Middle School is B+. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.1%.
Census estimates describe Clinton County this way: median household income is about $86,588, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Clinton County number 19 and enroll about 5,278.
The nearest public school is Wesclin Sr High School, at about 0.3 miles. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Wesclin Middle School is 7th among 9 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 477 in 2020-21 and 492 in 2024-25, a 3% increase.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Wesclin Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Other schools in Trenton
- Wesclin Sr High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- Trenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Wesclin Sr High School0.3 mi · 343
- New Baden Elementary School2.1 mi · 246
- Trenton Elementary School2.7 mi · 207
- Albers Elementary School4.3 mi · 154
- Aviston Elementary School4.7 mi · 462
- Damiansville Elementary 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.