Summary:
The Crete-Monee Middle School is the sole middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Crete Monee CUSD 201U district in Illinois. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has declined in recent years and is significantly below state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels.
Crete-Monee Middle School's statewide ranking has dropped from 896 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 971 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, and it is currently rated just 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science are all well below state averages, with only 34% to 45.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 11.6% to 14.9% proficient or better in Math across the different grade levels. Additionally, the school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%.
Despite the school's high per-student spending of $20,577 and low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, it is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, 99.59% of whom are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the root causes of the school's academic underperformance will be crucial to improving outcomes for the students in this high-poverty community.
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