Best Public Schools in Mossville, IL

Mossville, Illinois is home to a single public middle school, Mossville Junior High, which serves grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 188 students. The school is part of the Il Valley Central Unified School District 321, which is ranked 265 out of 811 school districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mossville Junior High appears to be a relatively strong-performing middle school, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. The school also boasts a high proficiency rate in 8th grade science, with 54.1% of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, the school has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other Illinois middle schools.

However, the school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with 45.21% of the student body qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these factors, the school's per-student spending of $10,012 is higher than the state average, suggesting adequate resources are available to support student learning and school operations.