Best Middle Schools in Effingham, IL

The city of Effingham, Illinois is home to a single middle school, Effingham Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Effingham CUSD 40 district. While the school has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, its academic performance on standardized tests is generally below the state average, particularly in mathematics.

Effingham Junior High School has 486 students and a student-teacher ratio of 13.8, which is slightly lower than the state average. The school's spending per student is $13,743, higher than the state average. However, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a large percentage of students (55.97%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a population with lower socioeconomic status.

Compared to state averages, Effingham Junior High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (47.2%) and Mathematics (34.3%) are both lower than the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. This trend is consistent across grade levels and subject areas. While the school's performance is below the state average, it is generally in line with the performance of the Effingham CUSD 40 district as a whole, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be systemic within the district.