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Alton Middle School

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Alton Middle School ranks 967 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Alton Middle School is a public middle school in Alton, Illinois, serving 1,219 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Alton CUSD 11 district, which is ranked 728 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Alton Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 37% of Alton Middle School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was even lower at 17.6%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 32.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Alton Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby schools analyzed, such as Southwestern Middle School, Liberty Middle School, and Roxana Junior High School. These schools tend to have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings compared to Alton Middle School. Despite the increase in spending per student at Alton Middle School, from $10,641 in 2020-2021 to $15,178 in 2023-2024, the academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the school's challenges.

1,220

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,693

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 College Ave
Alton, IL 62002-4602

(618) 474-2200

District: Alton CUSD 11

Students who attend Alton Middle School usually attend:

High:

Alton High School

Feeder schools for Alton Middle School:

Elementary:	East Elementary School
	Eunice Smith Elementary School
	Gilson Brown Elementary School
	Lewis & Clark Elementary School
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	Lovejoy Elementary School
	North Elementary School
	West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

African American:

29.0%

Two or more races:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Illinois avg46%

967^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

728^th of 811Alton CUSD 11 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	967 of 1368	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1007 of 1363	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	954 of 1367	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	998 of 1369	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	949 of 1241	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	843 of 1356	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	892 of 1293	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	884 of 1293	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.6	759 of 1294	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	748 of 1302	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.1	987 of 1322	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.4	1093 of 1367	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	1233 of 1365	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.1	1210 of 1344	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	1087 of 1327	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	1035 of 1318	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.0	1008 of 1293	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	1003 of 1287	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	454 of 574	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	431 of 548	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	407 of 569	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	471 of 573	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	293 of 385	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	394 of 565	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	331 of 511	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	487 of 694	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	347 of 639	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	476 of 674	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	945 of 1248	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	945 of 1251	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	914 of 1275	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	918 of 1286	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	814 of 1017	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	816 of 1276	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	864 of 1226	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	297 of 669	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	368 of 643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	525 of 661	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	364 of 662	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	403 of 517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	414 of 639	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	300 of 590	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	44.9	39 of 70	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	51 of 53	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.8	12 of 36	66.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1033 of 1229	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1020 of 1219	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	979 of 1234	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1016 of 1221	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	884 of 1019	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	933 of 1217	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	896 of 1161	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	856 of 1271	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	910 of 1264	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	904 of 1292	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	969 of 1286	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	862 of 1048	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	800 of 1296	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	829 of 1223	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	169 of 204	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	174 of 194	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	182 of 195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	132 of 179	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	557 of 812	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	561 of 802	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	566 of 805	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	590 of 781	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	380 of 548	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	542 of 792	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	355 of 602	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	746 of 884	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	748 of 875	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	762 of 895	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	776 of 898	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	679 of 813	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	641 of 905	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	733 of 889	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2024)44th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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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 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	% 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
Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 College Ave	Alton	62002	Madison County	Alton CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 474-2200	1,220	87	14.0	51.1%	628 (51.5%)	354 (29.0%)	44 (3.6%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	182 (14.9%)	27.8	967^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.3%		24.7	1007^th of 1363 public middle schools	26.1%	40		30.5		36.9	33.7	40.4	37.0		20.0	18.3	14.4	17.6	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.5	94.2	$15,693	$846	$14,847
East Alton Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 3rd St	East Alton	62024	Madison County	East Alton School District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 433-2201	193	18	10.8	51.3%	150 (77.7%)	29 (15.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	39.3	782^nd of 1368 public middle schools	42.8%		40.9	732^nd of 1363 public middle schools	46.3%	50		38.5		54.7	35.2	39.1	43.4		23.4	27.8	21.9	24.2	93.3	92.8	92.8	92.8	93.3	92.2	93.3	90.6	$19,448	$2,755	$16,693
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	Public	6-8	501 E Lorena Ave	Wood River	62095	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-4355	171	15	11.6	72.5%	139 (81.3%)	14 (8.2%)	11 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.1%)	31.8	913^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.3%		30.4	893^rd of 1363 public middle schools	34.5%	20		33.3		43.9	28.6	45.9	40.1		22.8	14.3	20.0	19.3	98.3	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.3	98.9	100.0	$17,637	$1,463	$16,174
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	Public	6-8	910 2nd St	Bethalto	62010	Madison County	Bethalto CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 377-7240	556	39	14.2	46.9%	486 (87.4%)	16 (2.9%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	44.7	696^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.1%		47.1	634^th of 1363 public middle schools	53.5%	62		38.4		54.1	42.2	48.6	48.4		25.7	27.8	26.5	26.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.6	$12,410	$461	$11,949
Roxana Junior High School	Public	6-8	401 Chaffer Ave	Roxana	62084	Madison County	Roxana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 254-7561	393	29	13.4	53.7%	329 (83.7%)	23 (5.9%)	10 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	44.4	705^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.5%		39.8	750^th of 1363 public middle schools	45.0%	45		45.3		36.3	43.9	54.6	44.8		25.0	26.6	29.2	26.9	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.9	$17,623	$1,490	$16,133
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	145 West St	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 656-0485	736	55	13.3	25.7%	551 (74.9%)	67 (9.1%)	43 (5.8%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.9%)	63.8	440^th of 1368 public middle schools	67.8%		52.5	564^th of 1363 public middle schools	58.6%	124		53.8		63.5	54.3	47.5	54.5		45.5	43.7	31.0	39.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.2	98.1	$15,403	$427	$14,977
Grigsby Intermediate School	Public	5-6	3801 Cargill Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 931-5544	818	46	17.7	70.8%	429 (52.4%)	185 (22.6%)	135 (16.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.7%)								(n/a)	20.7		24.7	26.9			25.8	13.7	8.3			11.2	98.5	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.6	98.4	98.6	42.4	$14,683	$1,706	$12,976
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	15	1214^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.3%		16.8	1182^nd of 1363 public middle schools	13.3%	32		28.7			16.8	25.0	20.8			9.5	6.9	8.2	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.6	99.9	98.1	$15,998	$1,046	$14,952
Southwestern Middle School	Public	7-8	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 372-3813	171	14	12.1	42.1%	161 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	50.3	615^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.0%		38.5	769^th of 1363 public middle schools	43.6%	154		37.9			65.9	50.0	57.8			29.3	24.4	26.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.8	$14,334	$523	$13,811
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1 District Dr	Edwardsville	62025	Madison County	Edwardsville CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 655-6800	888	53	16.7	19.3%	680 (76.6%)	68 (7.7%)	49 (5.5%)	27 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (6.6%)	75.6	292^nd of 1368 public middle schools	78.7%		66.3	387^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.6%	95		63.8		55.7	64.9	63.9	61.4		38.4	52.9	54.7	48.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	95.2	94.4	$13,374	$344	$13,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Alton Middle School

How many students attend Alton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,220 students attended Alton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Alton Middle School?

Students at Alton Middle School are 51% White, 29% African American, 15% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Alton Middle School a good school?

Alton Middle School ranks 967^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Alton Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alton Middle School usually go on to attend Alton High School

What district is Alton Middle School in?

Alton CUSD 11

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