Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINNEBAGO CUSD 323·NCES 174279004295
Winnebago Middle School
407 N Elida St, Winnebago, IL 61088 · (815) 335-2364 · Winnebago County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- C-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
10.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
93 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 90 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 102 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 103 | 35% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Winnebago Middle School→Winnebago High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Winnebago CUSD 323. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
35.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 35.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 30.5% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Winnebago Middle School
Winnebago Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago Middle School this school | 296 | 31.4% | 44.3% |
| Meridian Jr High School Stillman Valley | 328 | 29.9% | 50.2% |
| Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica | 269 | 33.5% | 43.1% |
| Johnsburg Jr High School Johnsburg | 373 | 31.4% | 31.9% |
| Peotone Jr High School Peotone | 294 | 31.0% | 55.4% |
| Breese Elementary School Breese | 357 | 34.7% | 61.1% |
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 Winnebago Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #278 of 578 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #291 of 640 ▼ 50 | #5 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #420 of 640 ▼ 54 | #6 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #458 of 691 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #79 of 558 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #415 of 560 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.4% | #444 of 581 | #12 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #310 of 440 | #3 of 7 |
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
296
-23 (-7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 263
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 | 296 | 27.4 | 10.8:1 | 31% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 24.8 | 12.0:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 25.8 | 11.5:1 | 28% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 24.3 | 13.1:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 23 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 17 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winnebago Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (318 to 296); teachers up 13% (24.3 to 27.4).
About Winnebago Middle School
Among the schools in Winnebago, Illinois, is Winnebago Middle School, a low-enrollment middle school. Federal data show 296 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Winnebago CUSD 323 is responsible for 4 schools, Winnebago Middle School included, with 1,267 students in all.
Roughly 84% of students at Winnebago Middle School are White. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Winnebago County residents are about 66% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
Its ratio of 10.8:1 is based on 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 31%. On average, public schools in Winnebago County report 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Winnebago Middle School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Illinois public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.4%.
In Winnebago County, median household income comes to about $65,837, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Winnebago County counts 94 public schools with about 44,103 students.
Measured in a straight line, Winnebago High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Winnebago Middle School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Winnebago Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Winnebago Middle School had a net loss of 23 students, or 7%.
On allk12, people connected to Winnebago Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winnebago CUSD 323
- Winnebago High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Jean McNair Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in Winnebago
- Winnebago High SchoolHigh · 422 students
- Dorothy Simon Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
- Jean McNair Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Winnebago High School0.1 mi · 422
- Jean McNair Elementary School0.1 mi · 252
- Dorothy Simon Elementary School0.6 mi · 297
- Kennedy Middle School5.3 mi · 393
- Auburn High School5.3 mi · 1,957
- McIntosh Elementary5.5 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Winnebago Middle SchoolHow large is Winnebago Middle School?
Winnebago Middle School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 06-08.
Is Winnebago Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winnebago Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Winnebago Middle School have?
Winnebago Middle School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Winnebago Middle School?
Student demographics at Winnebago Middle School are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Winnebago Middle School in?
Winnebago Middle School is part of Winnebago CUSD 323.
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