Middle Schools in River Bend CUSD 2

Summary:

River Bend CUSD 2 is a school district in Illinois that serves one middle school, River Bend Middle School. The school serves grades 6-8 and has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Illinois middle schools over the past 3 school years, according to the SchoolDigger rankings.

River Bend Middle School is a relatively strong performer compared to state averages in Illinois. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly higher than the state average, with 64.9% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 53.1%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are on par with the state average, with 38.3% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 38.5%. However, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 37.3% in 2024-2025 is lower than the state average of 45.4%.

Other key metrics for River Bend Middle School include an enrollment of 238 students, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 to 1, and a spending per student of $10,745 (2023-2024 school year). The school also has a free/reduced lunch rate of 45.8% (2023-2024 school year) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% (2024-2025 school year), which could be areas for the school to focus on improving.

District Detail

1110 3rd St
Fulton, IL 61252-1767

(815) 589-2711

SchoolDigger Rank:
388^th of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 998

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 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	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
River Bend Middle School	Public	6-8	415 12th St	Fulton	61252	Whiteside County	River Bend CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 589-2611	228	17	13.4	46.5%	204 (89.5%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	65.3	423^rd of 1368 public middle schools	69.1%		57.3	493^rd of 1363 public middle schools	63.8%	70	37.3	64.6	61.0	69.3	64.9	29.2	42.7	41.3	38.3	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.9	97.5	87.3	$11,702	$948	$10,754

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bi-County Special Educ Coop	10.42 mi	10
Morrison CUSD 6	10.44 mi	4	421^st
Lee/Ogle/Whiteside ROE	10.61 mi	6
West Carroll CUSD 314	14.93 mi	3	743^rd
Erie CUSD 1	15.24 mi	3	178^th

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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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