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Carthage Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
472nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools
Better than 65% of Illinois middle schools
Summary

Carthage Middle School is a public middle school in Carthage, Illinois, serving 176 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Carthage Education Service District 317, which is ranked 544 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carthage Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 35% of Illinois middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperformed the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 65.5% of students proficient or better compared to 53.1% statewide and 55.8% in the district. However, in Mathematics, the school underperformed the state average, with only 30.9% of students proficient or better compared to 38.5% statewide, though it still outperformed the district average of 28.9%. The school's performance in Science was also below the state average.

Carthage Middle School has shown strong performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois middle schools for this subgroup. In contrast, the school's performance for White students has been relatively weaker, ranking in the bottom 50% of Illinois middle schools for this subgroup. The school has also experienced fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.4% to 26.3% in recent years, which have been higher than the state average of 14.4%. The school has seen an increase in per-student spending, from $9,603 in the 2020-2021 school year to $12,338 in the 2023-2024 school year, and the student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 11.5 and 13.6 students per teacher in recent years.

167
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,127
Per pupil spending ?
49.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 210 S Adams St
       Carthage, IL  62321-1420

(217) 357-3914

District: Carthage Education Service District 317


Students who attend Carthage Middle School usually attend:

High:    Illini West High School

Feeder schools for Carthage Middle School:

Elementary:    Carthage Primary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.6%
Hispanic:
6.6%
African American:
1.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Illinois median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg39%
Illinois avg44%
472nd of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 35%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From top 20% (2015) to top 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
544th of 811Carthage Education Service District 317 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.8472 of 136865.5%★★★☆☆
202459.7450 of 136367.0%★★★☆☆
202358.6459 of 136766.4%★★★☆☆
202258.9459 of 136966.5%★★★☆☆
202154.3464 of 124162.6%★★★☆☆
201974.4296 of 135678.2%★★★★☆
201874.7268 of 129379.3%★★★★☆
201766.4364 of 129371.8%★★★★☆
201665.6368 of 129471.6%★★★★☆
201574.8265 of 130279.6%★★★★☆
201469.4378 of 132271.4%★★★★☆
201363.5481 of 136764.8%★★★☆☆
201266.1494 of 136563.8%★★★☆☆
201166.3515 of 134461.7%★★★☆☆
201072.9371 of 132772.0%★★★★☆
200973.4340 of 131874.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.2460 of 124863.1%★★★☆☆
202458.8442 of 125164.7%★★★☆☆
202357.1460 of 127563.9%★★★☆☆
202258.5425 of 128667.0%★★★☆☆
202151.0436 of 101757.1%★★★☆☆
201975.8264 of 127679.3%★★★★☆
201870.6300 of 122675.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.7260 of 122978.8%★★★★☆
202462.6339 of 121972.2%★★★★☆
202369.5244 of 123480.2%★★★★☆
202264.5299 of 122175.5%★★★★☆
202149.0425 of 101958.3%★★★☆☆
201974.0201 of 121783.5%★★★★☆
201864.6297 of 116174.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202561.2432 of 127166.0%★★★☆☆
202460.0418 of 126466.9%★★★☆☆
202359.3418 of 129267.6%★★★☆☆
202257.4450 of 128665.0%★★★☆☆
202152.0408 of 104861.1%★★★☆☆
201972.0292 of 129677.5%★★★★☆
201876.2224 of 122381.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.8542 of 88438.7%★★☆☆☆
202444.1474 of 87545.8%★★☆☆☆
202340.0522 of 89541.7%★★☆☆☆
202236.3556 of 89838.1%★★☆☆☆
202138.8476 of 81341.5%★★☆☆☆
201960.3331 of 90563.4%★★★☆☆
201860.3315 of 88964.6%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+13 vs school
Male (2025)66th percentile~ school
Female (2025)63rd percentile~ school
White (2025)39th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts66%+12 vs state
Science35%-8 vs state
Mathematics31%-8 vs state

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Students at Carthage Middle School are 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Students who attend Carthage Middle School usually go on to attend Illini West High School

Carthage Middle School ranks 472nd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Carthage Middle School.


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