Summary:
There is one middle school in Du Quoin CUSD 300: Du Quoin Middle School, serving grades 5–8 with 376 students. Its clearest distinction is a split between subjects: in 2025–26, all-grades ELA proficiency was 62% versus 56% statewide, while math was 28% versus 40% statewide.
ELA is the school’s strongest area, especially in the upper grades: grade 7 proficiency was 70%, 13 points above Illinois, and grade 8 was 87%, 24 points above. Results were weaker in the lower grades: grade 5 ELA was 40%, 15 points below the state, and grade 6 was 53%, 5 points below. Math was below the state in grades 5–7, with gaps of 13, 10, and 13 points; grade 8 was the exception, at 36%, 1 point above Illinois. Science was also below the state: grade 5 was 29%, 19 points below, and grade 8 was 46%, 6 points below.
Compared with 2024–25, the school’s ELA advantage narrowed: its all-grades result fell from 66% to 62%, while Illinois rose from 53% to 56%, shrinking the school’s lead from 13 points to 6. Math moved farther behind: the school fell from 29% to 28% as the state rose from 39% to 40%, widening the deficit from 10 points to 12. Grade 8 science also shifted from 5 points above the state to 6 points below. SchoolDigger lists the school at rank 590 of 1,126, percentile 48, and 2 stars in 2025–26, compared with rank 407 of 1,368, percentile 70, and 4 stars in 2024–25; the ranking pool changes by year. As context, 57% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25, and the student-teacher ratio was 11.9:1 that year.
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