Summary:
Middle schools in Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 consist of one school, Hoopeston Area Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and 248 students. With no other middle schools in the area list, parents can compare its results with state and district figures, but not with local peer schools. The most important finding is that 2025–2026 proficiency was below Illinois in both all-grades IAR subjects: 42% in ELA versus 56% statewide, and 15% in math versus 40% statewide.
There is no local top or bottom school: Hoopeston Area Middle School is the only school listed. Its ELA results were closer to the state rate than its math results, with gaps of 14 points in all-grades ELA and 25 points in math; it was also 3 points below its district in ELA and 8 points below in math. Eighth-grade science was another area of concern: 22% of students were proficient, 30 points below the state’s 52%. Within ELA, seventh grade was closest to the state (48% versus 58%, a 10-point gap), while sixth grade had the largest gap (34% versus 59%, or 25 points).
ELA and math improved year over year, while eighth-grade science gained less ground than the state. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grades ELA rose 5 points and math rose 3 points, narrowing their state gaps by 2 points each; eighth-grade science rose 2 points, but its gap widened by 4 points. SchoolDigger ranked the school 958th of 1,126 schools, in the 15th percentile, in 2025–2026; its reported percentiles were 21 in 2023–2024 and 22 in 2024–2025. For context, 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 11.7; 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was 34%, compared with 25% in the district and 24% statewide. These context figures do not explain the achievement results, and the one-school list cannot show differences among local schools.
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