Middle Schools in Community Unit School District No 196

Summary:

Community Unit School District No 196 in Illinois contains a single middle school, Dupo Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Illinois middle schools, with a ranking of 497 out of 1,368 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. However, the school's performance on standardized tests is mixed, with strong results in English Language Arts but underperformance in Mathematics and Science.

Dupo Junior High School has a relatively small student population of 135 students, with a high percentage (61.48% in 2023-2024) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also higher than the state average at 25.4% in 2024-2025. Despite these challenges, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1 to 1 and a relatively high per-student spending of $17,452 in 2023-2024. However, the Community Unit School District No 196 is ranked 521 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating potential resource constraints that may impact the school's ability to provide a well-rounded education.

Overall, Dupo Junior High School appears to be a relatively high-performing middle school within its district, with strong ELA results but room for improvement in Mathematics and Science. The school faces demographic and resource challenges that may impact its ability to provide a well-rounded education to its students. Further analysis of the district's overall performance and strategies to address these challenges could provide valuable insights.

District Detail

600 Louisa Ave
Dupo, IL 62239-1469

(618) 286-3812

SchoolDigger Rank:
521^st of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 884

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Dupo Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 286-3214	124	13	9.4	72.6%	93 (75.0%)	14 (11.3%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	59.2	497^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%		47.9	616^th of 1363 public middle schools	54.8%	119	37.7	65.5	68.9	67.2	27.6	32.8	30.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$18,898	$1,311	$17,587

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cahokia CUSD 187	3.25 mi	9	810^th
Columbia CUSD 4	4.41 mi	4	54^th
Millstadt CCSD 160	6.97 mi	2	78^th
East St Louis School District 189	6.98 mi	13	759^th
Harmony Emge School District 175	7.82 mi	3

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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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