Summary:
Salt Creek School District 48 has one middle school, John E Albright Middle School, serving grades 6–8, with 183 students. Its 2025–2026 results were above statewide proficiency in every reported subject: ELA was 82% versus 56% statewide, math was 58% versus 40%, and eighth-grade science was 68% versus 52%. The clearest takeaway for families is that the school’s current results are notably stronger than state results, especially in ELA.
There is no meaningful top-to-bottom comparison among schools because the area’s list includes only one middle school. Compared with the state, John E Albright’s advantage was 26 percentage points in ELA, 19 points in math, and 16 points in eighth-grade science. It also exceeded the district’s all-grades results by 8 points in ELA and 1 point in math. Within the school, sixth-grade math stood out at 68%, compared with 56% in seventh grade and 51% in eighth; ELA was more even, ranging from 80% to 86% across grades. Chronic absenteeism was 17% in 2025–2026—below the state’s 24%, but above the district’s 14%.
Math made the largest recent gains: schoolwide proficiency rose 15 percentage points, from 44% in 2024–2025 to 58% in 2025–2026, while the state rate rose 1 point. The school’s math advantage over the state grew from 5 to 19 points. ELA increased 4 points, and its already-large state advantage changed little, from 25 to 26 points. Eighth-grade science rose 6 points, while the state rose 7, leaving the school’s advantage nearly unchanged. SchoolDigger gave the school four stars in both listed years; its statewide ranking improved from 320 of 1,363 schools (77th percentile) in 2023–2024 to 151 of 1,126 (87th percentile) in 2025–2026. Context figures include a 9.9 student–teacher ratio and 46% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these describe the school, not the cause of its results.
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