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A-C Central Middle School

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A-C Central Middle School ranks 1026 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

1026^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

A-C Central Middle School is a public middle school located in Ashland, Illinois, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 91 students. The school is part of the A-C Central CUSD 262 district, which is ranked 596 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A-C Central Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low performance compared to the state and nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.4% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 10.1% were proficient in mathematics, both well below the state averages. The school's performance in science is also below the state average. Additionally, A-C Central Middle School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 19.4% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing A-C Central Middle School to nearby schools, such as Benjamin Franklin Middle School, U.S. Grant Middle School, and Jacksonville Middle School, highlights the potential for improvement. These schools generally perform better than A-C Central Middle School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $9,974 to $16,054 over the past few years, suggests that resources alone may not be the sole solution, and a more holistic approach to school improvement may be necessary.

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,738

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 W Buchanan St
Ashland, IL 62612

(217) 476-3312

District: A-C Central CUSD 262

Students who attend A-C Central Middle School usually attend:

High:

A-C Central High School

Feeder schools for A-C Central Middle School:

Elementary:

A-C Central Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

Hispanic:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2022 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2022) to 25th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg32%

Illinois avg44%

1,026^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

596^th of 811A-C Central CUSD 262 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1026 of 1368	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1166 of 1363	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1078 of 1367	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	811 of 1369	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1032 of 1241	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1139 of 1356	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1022 of 1293	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	848 of 1293	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.7	933 of 1294	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1091 of 1302	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.8	707 of 1322	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.6	583 of 1367	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	624 of 1365	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	706 of 1344	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	70.1	426 of 1327	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.1	371 of 1318	71.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.7	343 of 1293	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	78.2	231 of 1287	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	148 of 1272	88.4%	★★★★☆
2005	56.6	631 of 1209	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.0	700 of 1204	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	78.4	246 of 1185	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	913 of 1248	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	1062 of 1251	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	1104 of 1275	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	958 of 1286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	942 of 1017	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1077 of 1276	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	900 of 1226	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1088 of 1229	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1009 of 1219	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	975 of 1234	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.0	552 of 1221	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.2	980 of 1019	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	761 of 1217	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	969 of 1161	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	987 of 1271	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	916 of 1264	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	931 of 1292	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	757 of 1286	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	797 of 1048	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	987 of 1296	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	961 of 1223	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	844 of 884	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	851 of 875	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	866 of 895	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	784 of 898	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	776 of 813	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	892 of 905	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	833 of 889	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science31%-12 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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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 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	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
A-C Central Middle School	Public	5-8	601 W Buchanan St	Ashland	62612	Cass County	A-C Central CUSD 262	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 476-3312	89	7	12.2	41.6%	84 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)	24.3	1026^th of 1368 public middle schools	25.0%		17.5	1166^th of 1363 public middle schools	14.5%	140	33.3	28.6		52.4	50.0	34.6	27.3	40.4		9.5	15.0	15.4	0.0	10.1	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	68.8	$15,738	$548	$15,189
Pleasant Plains Middle School	Public	5-8	2455 N Farmingdale Rd	Pleasant Plains	62677	Sangamon County	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 626-1061	393	26	15.1	11.5%	357 (90.8%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	14 (3.6%)	65.4	420^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.3%		74.7	288^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.9%	132	62.6	59.8		68.7	55.2	59.6	66.0	62.4		52.0	29.2	51.5	26.8	40.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.0	99.0	74.2	$12,856	$108	$12,748
New Berlin Junior High School	Public	6-8	300 W Ellis St	New Berlin	62670	Sangamon County	New Berlin CUSD 16	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 488-6012	155	13	12.2	29.0%	145 (93.5%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	75.4	294^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.5%		75.8	275^th of 1363 public middle schools	79.8%	19		69.2			66.0	62.1	69.2	65.3			41.5	39.7	43.6	41.3	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	94.6	$17,240	$490	$16,750
Athens Junior High School	Public	7-8	501 Warrior Way	Athens	62613	Menard County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 636-8380	144	11	13.5	40.3%	125 (86.8%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	54.4	566^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.6%		51.7	576^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.7%	10		38.7				64.9	51.6	58.8				39.2	24.2	32.4	98.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	99.3	98.6	99.3	96.5	$11,639	$271	$11,367
Jacksonville Middle School	Public	6-8	664 Lincoln Ave	Jacksonville	62650	Morgan County	Jacksonville School District 117	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 243-4384	680	55	12.3	54.9%	503 (74.0%)	68 (10.0%)	31 (4.6%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.6%)	41.3	756^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.7%		37.9	778^th of 1363 public middle schools	42.9%	22		57.7			43.9	39.9	38.9	41.0			21.8	24.0	24.0	23.3	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	94.4	$16,765	$1,051	$15,714
Cantrall Intermediate School	Public	4-6	155 Claypool St	Cantrall	62625	Sangamon County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 487-9082	184	14	13.6	34.8%	168 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)								(n/a)	54.7		72.9	75.5	74.6			74.3	61.0	39.6	50.8			50.9	97.6	98.0	98.0	98.0	37.8	97.6	97.6	31.9	$13,776	$271	$13,505
U S Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Monroe St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3170	498	46	10.9	72.1%	151 (30.3%)	262 (52.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.1%)	11.9	1278^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.6%		14.2	1247^th of 1363 public middle schools	8.5%	31		18.8			24.2	18.6	15.9	19.6			9.6	8.8	3.4	7.4	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	$23,059	$2,144	$20,915
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Outer Park Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3006	709	54	13.1	53.5%	237 (33.4%)	288 (40.6%)	48 (6.8%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.3%)	36.6	833^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.1%		41.1	726^th of 1363 public middle schools	46.7%	107		32.9			42.0	44.9	37.4	41.4			24.0	33.0	16.6	24.4	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.0	97.7	$20,785	$1,936	$18,848

Frequently Asked Questions about A-C Central Middle School

What district is A-C Central Middle School in?

A-C Central CUSD 262

What high school do graduates of A-C Central Middle School attend?

Students who attend A-C Central Middle School usually go on to attend A-C Central High School

How many students attend A-C Central Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 89 students attended A-C Central Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of A-C Central Middle School?

Students at A-C Central Middle School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is A-C Central Middle School a good school?

A-C Central Middle School ranks 1026^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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