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Carbondale Middle School

Q: Is Carbondale Middle School a good school?

Carbondale Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Illinois middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Carbondale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Carbondale Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carbondale Middle School?

Students at Carbondale Middle School are 48% African American, 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Carbondale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carbondale Middle School usually go on to attend Carbondale Community High School

Public Grades 6-8

1150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 16% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Carbondale Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Carbondale, Illinois, which is part of the Carbondale Education Service District 95. With 468 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools over the past 10 years, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carbondale Middle School significantly underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.1% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 53.1%, and only 12.5% were proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Additionally, Carbondale Middle School has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 42.8% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, nearby middle schools such as Herrin Middle School, Carterville Junior High School, and Carterville Intermediate School, which are also located in the southern Illinois region, demonstrate much higher academic proficiency, lower chronic absenteeism, and better outcomes for subgroups. Despite being a low-performing school for several years, Carbondale Middle School has not shown significant improvement in its academic outcomes or other key metrics, suggesting a need for more comprehensive and effective interventions.

457

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,490

Per pupil spending ?

73.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 E Grand Ave
Carbondale, IL 62901-3422

(618) 457-2174

District: Carbondale Education Service District 95

Students who attend Carbondale Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carbondale Community High School

Feeder schools for Carbondale Middle School:

Elementary:	Lewis School
	Parrish Elementary School
	Thomas Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.4%

White:

25.2%

Hispanic:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Illinois avg46%

1,150^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

779^th of 811Carbondale Education Service District 95 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	18.5	1150 of 1368	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1140 of 1363	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1054 of 1367	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	992 of 1369	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	967 of 1241	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1048 of 1356	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1104 of 1293	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	1136 of 1293	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1077 of 1294	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	987 of 1302	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	1110 of 1322	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1032 of 1367	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1065 of 1365	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.4	932 of 1344	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.8	1005 of 1327	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	972 of 1318	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.4	994 of 1293	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	978 of 1287	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.4	983 of 1272	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.7	734 of 1209	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.3	796 of 1204	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	35.3	821 of 1185	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	533 of 574	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	513 of 548	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	533 of 569	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	463 of 573	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	311 of 385	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	476 of 565	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	484 of 511	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	597 of 694	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	583 of 639	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	625 of 674	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	453 of 454	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1077 of 1248	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1039 of 1251	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	985 of 1275	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	984 of 1286	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	840 of 1017	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1050 of 1276	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1062 of 1226	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	591 of 669	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	604 of 643	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	650 of 661	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	614 of 662	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	590 of 639	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	584 of 590	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	44 of 58	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1137 of 1229	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1104 of 1219	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1100 of 1234	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1022 of 1221	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	845 of 1019	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1054 of 1217	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1068 of 1161	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	972 of 1271	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1058 of 1264	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1020 of 1292	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	883 of 1286	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	840 of 1048	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	908 of 1296	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1043 of 1223	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	163 of 204	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	172 of 184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	140 of 194	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	168 of 195	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	89 of 97	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	129 of 179	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	763 of 812	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	774 of 802	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	777 of 805	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	572 of 781	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	471 of 548	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	463 of 602	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	732 of 884	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	731 of 875	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	582 of 895	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	590 of 898	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	517 of 813	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	686 of 905	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	762 of 889	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-25 vs state

Science25%-21 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 vs state

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

It was awful terrible teachers terrible students and everyone misbehaved i did not learn anything Close Quote

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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
Carbondale Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 E Grand Ave	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-2174	457	35	12.9	73.3%	115 (25.2%)	221 (48.4%)	54 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.8%)	18.5	1150^th of 1368 public middle schools	15.9%		18.4	1140^th of 1363 public middle schools	16.4%	10		24.6			29.0	29.1	26.2	28.1			14.2	13.8	9.4	12.5	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	94.5	$17,490	$1,976	$15,514
Carterville Junior High School	Public	7-8	816 S Division St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 985-4500	344	23	14.8	45.3%	272 (79.1%)	9 (2.6%)	26 (7.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	76.1	289^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.9%		85.5	164^th of 1363 public middle schools	88.0%	125		53.0				59.7	70.5	65.2				57.2	43.4	50.2	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.1	$12,153	$311	$11,842
Carterville Intermediate School	Public	4-6	300 School St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 985-6411	500	36	14.0	46.8%	411 (82.2%)	19 (3.8%)	23 (4.6%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	53.2		70.3	72.3	81.3			74.8	66.2	74.0	60.8			67.1	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	64.5	98.8	98.8	30.1	$10,990	$320	$10,670
Jackson/Perry Middle School TAOEP	Public	6-8	1725B Shomaker Dr	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Alxndr/Jcksn/Pulsk/Prry/Union ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 687-7290	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Murphysboro Middle School	Public	6-8	2125 Spruce St	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Murphysboro CUSD 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 684-3041	422	35	12.1	95.5%	299 (70.9%)	53 (12.6%)	35 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	31.9	908^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.6%		18.2	1148^th of 1363 public middle schools	15.8%	240		35.6			53.0	25.2	31.5	36.6			24.2	16.3	19.5	20.0	95.9	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.4	97.3	97.5	96.8	$17,553	$1,533	$16,020
Herrin Middle School	Public	6-8	700 S 14th St	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 942-7461	513	39	13.2	66.1%	401 (78.2%)	25 (4.9%)	22 (4.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	66.2	409^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.1%		63.9	406^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.2%	3		49.0			57.6	65.8	67.7	63.6			28.2	34.8	46.5	36.2	99.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.8	99.4	98.0	$14,471	$1,216	$13,255
Cobden Junior High School	Public	6-8	413 N Appleknocker St	Cobden	62920	Union County	Cobden SUD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 893-4031	96	8	11.6	93.8%	72 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.3%)	47	668^th of 1368 public middle schools	51.2%		46.3	652^nd of 1363 public middle schools	52.2%	16		18.5			44.1	77.4	51.9	57.6			26.5	45.2	11.1	28.3	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	95.6	$12,322	$1,399	$10,924
Marion Junior High School	Public	6-8	1609 W Main St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 997-1317	742	49	15.2	56.7%	541 (72.9%)	75 (10.1%)	55 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.5%)	43.7	717^th of 1368 public middle schools	47.6%		51.1	585^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.1%	132		32.0			46.5	34.9	50.0	43.8			29.0	29.8	35.4	31.4	98.7	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.6	97.3	98.6	96.9	$13,166	$1,222	$11,944
Elverado Junior High School	Public	6-8	190 Harrison St	Vergennes	62994	Jackson County	Elverado CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 684-3527	69	7	9.4	68.1%	60 (87.0%)	4 (5.8%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.9%)	60.1	485^th of 1368 public middle schools	64.5%		52.3	566^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.5%	81		55.6			84.2	87.1	77.8	83.8			21.1	12.9	5.6	13.2	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	95.7	94.2	$14,474	$1,349	$13,125
Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	100 E 12th St	Johnston City	62951	Williamson County	Johnston City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 983-7581	296	24	12.4	62.2%	261 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	27.1	980^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.4%		23.5	1031^st of 1363 public middle schools	24.4%	51	34.3	35.5		46.3	35.4	24.2	44.7	38.0		19.4	12.3	18.2	17.1	16.8	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	74.8	$15,912	$1,409	$14,503

Frequently Asked Questions about Carbondale Middle School

Is Carbondale Middle School a good school?

Carbondale Middle School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carbondale Middle School?

Students at Carbondale Middle School are 48% African American, 25% White, 12% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Carbondale Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Carbondale Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Carbondale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carbondale Middle School usually go on to attend Carbondale Community High School

What district is Carbondale Middle School in?

Carbondale Education Service District 95

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