Midland CUSD 7

The Midland CUSD 7 district in Illinois serves students from 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The data reveals that Midland Middle School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking among the top 30% of Illinois middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Midland High School lags behind the state averages on college readiness assessments, suggesting an area for improvement. Across the district, all three schools face challenges with high rates of free/reduced-price lunch eligibility and chronic absenteeism, indicating systemic socioeconomic factors that may impact student learning.

Midland Middle School stands out as the district's top performer, with exceptional proficiency rates in English Language Arts, particularly in 7th and 8th grade, where they exceed 80%. This suggests the school may have effective teaching practices or curriculum that contribute to its students' strong academic outcomes. In comparison, Midland High School lags behind the state averages on ACT and SAT assessments, with proficiency rates in the 20-30% range for Math and ELA, indicating an area for improvement.

While Midland Elementary School has proficiency rates in the 50-60% range for ELA and Math, which are above the state averages, the district as a whole faces consistent challenges, with all three schools having a significant percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.09% at the elementary school to 53.67% at the middle school and 53.33% at the high school. Additionally, the chronic absenteeism rate across the district is 25.4%, which is higher than the state average, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address these systemic barriers to student success.