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Best Middle Schools in Monroe County, IL

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Schools

1,302

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedColumbia Middle School62^nd of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Valmeyer Junior High up 332 spots statewide this year

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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 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 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
Columbia Middle School	Public	5-8	100 Eagle Dr	Columbia	62236	Monroe County	Columbia CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 281-4993	612	37	16.4	17.3%	560 (91.5%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.9%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	94.5	62^nd of 1368 public middle schools	95.5%		87	143^rd of 1363 public middle schools	89.5%	81	78.0	74.0	70.7	85.1	84.1	84.0	81.2	44.7	82.3	71.8	56.7	64.1	97.6	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.6	97.6	97.6	73.1	$11,816	$248	$11,569
Valmeyer Junior High	Public	6-8	300 S Cedar Bluff Dr	Valmeyer	62295	Monroe County	Valmeyer CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 935-2100	77	8	10.1	26.0%	77 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	802^nd of 1368 public middle schools	41.4%		18.5	1134^th of 1363 public middle schools	16.8%	332		32.4		58.3	47.6	20.6	39.2		25.0	33.3	11.8	21.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	93.9	$15,369	$715	$14,654
Waterloo Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Bellefontaine Dr	Waterloo	62298	Monroe County	Waterloo CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 939-3457	613	36	17.0	18.3%	576 (94.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	83.1	208^th of 1368 public middle schools	84.8%		88.3	130^th of 1363 public middle schools	90.5%	78		66.7		72.3	74.5	77.7	74.7		39.0	50.5	50.8	46.5	99.3	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.0	99.3	99.5	98.4	$11,433	$483	$10,950

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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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