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Best Middle Schools in Buffalo, IL

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137

Students

Top rankedTri-City Junior High School378^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Tri-City Junior High School up 87 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Buffalo, Illinois is home to a single middle school, Tri-City Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8. This school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the state averages.

Tri-City Junior High School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 465th out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in 2023-2024 to 378th in 2024-2025, placing it in the top 28% of schools statewide. The school's 8th grade students, in particular, have excelled, with proficiency rates well above the state averages in ELA, Math, and Science. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 is an area for improvement, its overall academic performance and student outcomes suggest it is a strong-performing middle school within the Tri City CUSD 1 district.

With a student-teacher ratio of 14.1 to 1 and spending per student of $14,601 in the 2023-2024 school year, Tri-City Junior High School appears to be well-resourced and focused on supporting its students. The school's free/reduced lunch rate of 46.46% in 2023-2024 also indicates a significant population of students from lower-income backgrounds, which the school may need to consider in its strategies to support student success.

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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 (2025)	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
Tri-City Junior High School	Public	6-8	324 W Charles St	Buffalo	62515	Sangamon County	Tri City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 364-4530	137	12	11.3	48.9%	125 (91.2%)	2 (1.5%)	4 (2.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	68.9	378^th of 1368 public middle schools	72.4%		58.9	465^th of 1363 public middle schools	65.9%	87	53.7	53.3	63.0	63.4	59.8	33.3	52.2	41.5	42.4	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	91.4	$14,172	$682	$13,490

Cities Near Buffalo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Riverton	6.66 mi	3	640^th
Illiopolis	8.59 mi	2	315^th
Rochester	9.09 mi	5	211^th
Williamsville	10.22 mi	2	41^st
Sherman	10.68 mi	1	75^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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