Summary:
Antioch CCSD 34 in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Antioch Upper Grade School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 922 students. This middle school stands out as a relatively strong performer within its district and the state of Illinois, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking between 348-437 out of around 1,360 Illinois middle schools over the past few years.
Antioch Upper Grade School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the district and state averages across most grade levels. Additionally, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 46.6% is above the state average of 45.4%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% is on the higher side and could be an area for improvement.
The school appears to be well-resourced, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1 and spending per student of $14,388, both of which are above state averages. These factors may contribute to the school's academic success, despite a moderate level of economic disadvantage among its student population, with 28.74% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.
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