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Spring Garden Middle School

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Spring Garden Middle School ranks 627 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Spring Garden Middle School in Ina, Illinois, serves grades 5–8 and enrolls 93 students, making it the smallest of the nearby schools in this comparison. Its clearest concern is math: in 2025–2026, 16% of students were proficient, compared with 40% statewide and 23% in the district, leaving the school 24 points below the state and 7 points below the district.

The school’s strongest result is 8th-grade ELA: 68% were proficient, 5 points above the state, and the second-highest result among nearby schools with reported scores. Eighth-grade science was also strong, at 52%, essentially level with the state and second among nearby schools reporting results. By contrast, all-grades ELA proficiency was 43%, 14 points below the state and 1 point below the Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178. Spring Garden’s all-grades math result was the second-lowest among the six schools; it was just below Central Junior High School (15.7% versus 15.5%). Chronic absenteeism is a positive: Spring Garden’s 15% rate was below both the state’s 24% and every nearby school with a reported figure.

Results show mixed trends: ELA proficiency fell from 51% in 2023–2024 to 43% in 2025–2026, while math rose from 12% to 16% over those years but has remained far behind the state. SchoolDigger gives Spring Garden a 44th-percentile statewide ranking and 2 stars for 2025–2026, up from the 39th percentile the prior year but below its 58th-percentile standing in 2023–2024. SchoolDigger’s ranking for White students was notably lower, at the 17th percentile in 2025–2026 versus 44th overall, indicating a weaker relative standing in serving that group. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 11.3, the second-lowest nearby, and 47% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest reported share in the group. Some grade-level results are suppressed, and nearby schools serve different grade spans, so comparisons have limits.

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,638

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

100%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

511 S Elm St
Ina, IL 62846-1202

(618) 437-5361

District: Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178

Students who attend Spring Garden Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Vernon High School

Feeder schools for Spring Garden Middle School:

Elementary:

Spring Garden Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

Two or more races:

5.4%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2023 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 44th (2026) from a 33rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

Illinois avg49%

627^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 7 pts since 2018

From top 49% (2018) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

495^th of 738Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	627 of 1126	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	832 of 1368	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	567 of 1363	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	913 of 1367	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	888 of 1369	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	580 of 1241	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	652 of 1356	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	631 of 1293	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	814 of 1248	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	432 of 1251	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.5	647 of 1275	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	766 of 1286	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	421 of 1017	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	726 of 1276	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	697 of 1226	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	790 of 1229	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	338 of 1219	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	34.6	809 of 1234	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	851 of 1221	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	498 of 1019	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	269 of 1217	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	465 of 1161	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	537 of 1271	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	593 of 1264	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.3	915 of 1286	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	651 of 1048	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	608 of 1296	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	624 of 754	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	747 of 884	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	522 of 875	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.1	818 of 895	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	822 of 898	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	562 of 813	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	702 of 905	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	661 of 889	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)58th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science52%~ state avg

English Language Arts43%-14 vs state

Mathematics16%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th 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 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Spring Garden Middle School	Public	5-8	511 S Elm St	Ina	62846	Jefferson County	Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 437-5361	93	8	11.3	47.3%	84 (90.3%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.4%)	42.4	627^th of 1126 public middle schools	44.3%		36.6	832^nd of 1368 public middle schools	39.2%	205		52.0		44.0		68.0	42.7					15.7	100%		$11,638	$473	$11,164
Sesser-Valier Junior High School	Public	6-8	4626 State Highway 154	Sesser	62884	Franklin County	Sesser-Valier CUSD 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 625-5105	121	8	14.6	66.1%	112 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	47.5	561^st of 1126 public middle schools	50.2%		53.2	578^th of 1368 public middle schools	57.7%	17		55.6		72.2	55.0	75.0	67.0		33.3	25.0	33.3	30.4	94.9%		$14,390	$891	$13,499
Starquest Academy RSSP North	Public	6-8	901 Public Sq	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Frankln/Johnsn/Massc/Willimsn ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 983-6628	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Benton Grade School 5-8	Public	5-8	1000 Forrest St	Benton	62812	Franklin County	Benton CCSD 47	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 438-4011	429	34	12.6	61.1%	400 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	27.3	819^th of 1126 public middle schools	27.3%		54.5	565^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.7%	254	32.4	30.5	43.2	53.2	58.5	46.2	50.0	32.4	21.6	34.0	29.9	29.3	94.9%		$14,456	$976	$13,480
Zadok Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 Broadway St	Mount Vernon	62864	Jefferson County	Mount Vernon School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 244-8060	380	32	11.8	83.9%	177 (46.6%)	117 (30.8%)	15 (3.9%)	13 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.3%)	10.4	1032^nd of 1126 public middle schools	8.3%		18.9	1144^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.4%	112		38.5		31.3	27.7	46.2	34.4		17.2	8.5	12.6	12.7	100%		$18,632	$1,732	$16,900
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 E 9th St	West Frankfort	62896	Franklin County	Frankfort CUSD 168	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 937-2444	215	19	11.2	53.5%	195 (90.7%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	17.7	942^nd of 1126 public middle schools	16.3%		29.7	942^nd of 1368 public middle schools	31.1%			30.3			56.2	44.9	51.0			17.1	13.5	15.5	99.5%		$15,656	$508	$15,148
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	Public	6-8	4877 State Highway 148	Mulkeytown	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 596-2121	100	8	12.5	63.0%	90 (90.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)								(n/a)				30.8	43.8		30.7					13.2	100%		$12,982	$536	$12,446

Frequently Asked Questions about Spring Garden Middle School

How many students attend Spring Garden Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 93 students attended Spring Garden Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Spring Garden Middle School?

Students at Spring Garden Middle School are 90% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What high school do graduates of Spring Garden Middle School attend?

Students who attend Spring Garden Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Vernon High School

What district is Spring Garden Middle School in?

Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178

Is Spring Garden Middle School a good school?

Spring Garden Middle School ranks 627^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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