Best Middle Schools in Alton, IL

Summary:

The city of Alton, Illinois has only one middle school, Alton Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Alton CUSD 11 district. While there are no other middle schools in Alton to directly compare it to, the data shows that Alton Middle School is underperforming compared to state averages across Illinois.

Alton Middle School has a student enrollment of 1,219 and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state averages, ranging from 33.7% to 40.4% in ELA and 14.4% to 20% in Math, compared to 53.1% to 56.7% and 32.7% to 37% statewide, respectively. Additionally, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate is 30.5%, compared to 45.4% across Illinois.

Despite having higher per-student spending than the state average and a lower student-teacher ratio, Alton Middle School's performance has declined over the past three school years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 954 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1,007 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024 and 967 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025. This suggests that the school is facing significant challenges in improving academic outcomes for its students, which may be exacerbated by the high percentage of students (52.91%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 College Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 474-2200	1,220	87	14.0	51.1%	628 (51.5%)	354 (29.0%)	44 (3.6%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (14.9%)	27.8	967^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.3%		24.7	1007^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.1%	40	30.5	36.9	33.7	40.4	37.0	20.0	18.3	14.4	17.6	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.5	94.2	$15,693	$846	$14,847

Cities Near Alton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Godfrey	3.45 mi	4	720^th
East Alton	3.64 mi	4	692^nd
Cottage Hills	3.89 mi	1
Wood River	4.18 mi	5	675^th
Bethalto	5.55 mi	6	420^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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