Summary:
The St. Charles CUSD 303 district in Illinois is home to two high-performing middle schools, Wredling Middle School and Thompson Middle School. Both schools are ranked among the top middle schools in the state, with Wredling Middle School ranking 57th out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 and 61st out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, while Thompson Middle School ranked 73rd out of 1,367 in 2022-2023 and 65th out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.
Academically, both Wredling and Thompson Middle Schools demonstrate impressive performance, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, Wredling Middle School had 78.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 64.4% in Mathematics, while Thompson Middle School had 78.6% proficient or better in ELA and 60.8% in Mathematics. The schools also performed well on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), with Wredling Middle School having 74.2% of 8th graders proficient or better and Thompson Middle School at 68%.
The St. Charles CUSD 303 district as a whole is also highly ranked, coming in at 76th out of 811 districts in Illinois and receiving a 5-star rating. Both Wredling and Thompson Middle Schools are rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating they are among the top-performing schools in the state. The district appears to allocate resources fairly, with similar per-student spending and student-teacher ratios at the two schools, and both schools maintain relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting a strong commitment to student engagement and attendance.
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