Middle Schools in Granite City CUSD 9

The Granite City CUSD 9 district in Illinois is home to two middle schools: Coolidge Junior High School and Grigsby Intermediate School. Both schools serve students in grades 5-8 and face significant challenges, with consistently low performance on key metrics compared to state averages.

The data shows that both Coolidge Junior High School and Grigsby Intermediate School have significantly lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Coolidge Junior High School had only 20.8% of students proficient or better in ELA, while the state average was 53.1%. The math proficiency rates are even lower, with Coolidge Junior High School at 8.2% and Grigsby Intermediate School at 11.2%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. Both schools also have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.4% of students chronically absent at both schools in the 2024-2025 school year.

The data also reveals that the schools serve a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, with 61.42% of students at Coolidge Junior High School and 67.08% of students at Grigsby Intermediate School qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the relatively high spending per student and favorable student-teacher ratios, the schools have not shown any significant improvement in their performance over the past few years, suggesting a need for the district to re-evaluate its strategies and implement more effective interventions to support student learning and engagement.