Summary:
The middle-school options in Geneseo CUSD 228 consist of one school, Geneseo Middle School, serving grades 6–8 in the Geneseo area, with 573 students. With only one school, families can compare its results with district and state figures but not with other local middle schools. The clearest standout is eighth-grade science: 62% of students were proficient in 2025–2026, 10 percentage points above the state rate of 52%.
Geneseo Middle School compares favorably with the state in ELA and science, while mathematics is its relative weakness. In 2025–2026, all-grade ELA proficiency was 62%, 6 points above the state and 1 point above the district; eighth-grade science was 62%, equal to the district and 10 points above the state. Mathematics proficiency was 39%, 1 point below the state and 2 below the district. Attendance is another favorable measure: chronic absenteeism was 9%, compared with 24% statewide and 12% in the district.
Results over time show improvement in ELA but a weaker position in math. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 57% to 62%, while the state rate rose from 53% to 56%, widening the school’s advantage from 4 to 6 points. Math fell from 40% to 39% as the state rose from 39% to 40%, shifting the school from 2 points above the state to 1 point below. Eighth-grade science remained above the state, although its lead narrowed from 21 points to 10. SchoolDigger gives the school 3 stars and a district rank of 327 out of 738; its reported percentile rankings were 59th, 72nd, and 55th over the past three years. For context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.6, and 26% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025.
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