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Argenta-Oreana Middle School

Q: Is Argenta-Oreana Middle School a good school?

Argenta-Oreana Middle School ranks 623 rd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Argenta-Oreana Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Argenta, Illinois, with 178 students. The school is part of the Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 458 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Argenta-Oreana Middle School faces significant challenges in terms of student academic performance. The school has consistently lower test scores compared to the state averages and nearby schools, such as Mt Zion Intermediate School and Mt Zion Junior High School. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 28.2% of students were proficient or better in IAR/Mathematics, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.2% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and most nearby schools.

Additionally, Argenta-Oreana Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 49.11% to 60.11% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and most nearby schools. The school's performance on state assessments is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, who rank in the bottom 20% of Illinois middle schools. Despite the higher spending per student, which has increased from $8,611 in 2020-2021 to $12,767 in 2023-2024, and the improved student-teacher ratio, from 16.8 in 2021-2022 to 12.6 in 2023-2024, the school has not yet seen improved academic outcomes.

180

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,263

Per pupil spending ?

60%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E East St
Argenta, IL 62501-6056

(217) 795-2163

District: Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1

Students who attend Argenta-Oreana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Argenta-Oreana High School

Feeder schools for Argenta-Oreana Middle School:

Elementary:

Argenta-Oreana Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 10 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

Illinois avg46%

623^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

458^th of 811Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1 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	49.9	623 of 1368	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	622 of 1363	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	614 of 1367	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	827 of 1369	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	795 of 1241	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1032 of 1356	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	841 of 1293	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	805 of 1293	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	777 of 1294	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.2	693 of 1302	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.2	739 of 1322	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.7	628 of 1367	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	571 of 1365	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	630 of 1344	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	539 of 1327	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.6	492 of 1318	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.6	611 of 1293	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.2	363 of 1287	71.8%	★★★★☆
2006	63.0	524 of 1272	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.0	687 of 1209	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.6	585 of 1204	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.4	565 of 1185	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	441 of 694	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	600 of 1248	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	612 of 1251	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	629 of 1275	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	757 of 1286	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	643 of 1017	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1032 of 1276	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	906 of 1226	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	506 of 1229	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	520 of 1219	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	588 of 1234	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	837 of 1221	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	751 of 1019	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	957 of 1217	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	838 of 1161	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	559 of 1271	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	561 of 1264	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	538 of 1292	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	756 of 1286	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	769 of 1048	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	882 of 1296	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	704 of 1223	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	687 of 812	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	652 of 884	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	640 of 875	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	651 of 895	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	766 of 898	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	697 of 813	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	847 of 905	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	780 of 889	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Science37%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 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 4th 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 4th Grade	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
Argenta-Oreana Middle School	Public	6-8	200 E East St	Argenta	62501	Macon County	Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 795-2163	180	14	13.1	60.0%	144 (80.0%)	9 (5.0%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	49.9	623^rd of 1368 public middle schools	54.5%		47.6	622^nd of 1363 public middle schools	54.4%	1		37.1			65.1	48.9	48.4	54.7			31.7	28.9	24.2	28.2	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.3	94.9	$14,263	$541	$13,722
Maroa-Forsyth Middle School	Public	6-8	101 S Cedar St	Maroa	61756	Macon County	Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 794-5115	271	15	18.2	31.0%	217 (80.1%)	9 (3.3%)	7 (2.6%)	22 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	74.7	301^st of 1368 public middle schools	78.0%		76.2	272^nd of 1363 public middle schools	80.0%	29		42.6			83.2	60.7	80.9	75.0			45.8	39.3	42.6	42.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	97.2	$10,842	$722	$10,120
Stephen Decatur Middle School	Public	7-8	1 Educational Park	Decatur	62526	Macon County	Decatur School District 61	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 362-3251	413	23	17.9	85.7%	120 (29.1%)	219 (53.0%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.6%)	9.6	1321^st of 1368 public middle schools	3.4%		8.7	1356^th of 1363 public middle schools	0.5%	35		19.2				9.0	17.0	12.8				7.1	3.7	5.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.8	99.2	99.6	98.1	$26,682	$8,939	$17,743
Deland-Weldon Middle School	Public	6-8	2311 N 300 East Rd	Weldon	61882	Piatt County	Deland-Weldon CUSD 57	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 928-7691	28	4	6.8	53.6%	25 (89.3%)	1 (3.6%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	20.8	1098^th of 1368 public middle schools	19.7%		31.9	866^th of 1363 public middle schools	36.5%	232		36.4					27.3	28.6					0.0	21.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$21,724	$93	$21,631
Clinton Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Illini Dr	Clinton	61727	De Witt County	Clinton CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 935-2103	385	35	10.9	53.8%	335 (87.0%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	39.9	775^th of 1368 public middle schools	43.3%		44.2	684^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.8%	91		34.4			52.7	42.4	58.0	50.8			11.9	22.3	22.1	19.3	97.6	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.6	97.1	97.1	93.7	$20,316	$1,188	$19,128
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School	Public	6-8	425 W North St	Warrensburg	62573	Macon County	Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 672-3531	203	15	13.7	51.7%	156 (76.8%)	11 (5.4%)	7 (3.4%)	7 (3.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.3%)	75.2	296^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.4%		71.9	326^th of 1363 public middle schools	76.1%	30		51.4			66.1	90.2	80.0	78.8			30.6	47.5	35.7	37.8	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	94.9	$11,958	$235	$11,723
Bement Middle School	Public	6-8	201 S Champaign St	Bement	61813	Piatt County	Bement CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 678-4200	63	5	11.8	33.3%	60 (95.2%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	64.3	433^rd of 1368 public middle schools	68.3%		61.3	434^th of 1363 public middle schools	68.2%	1		31.8			85.7	66.7	59.1	68.3			42.9	33.3	31.8	34.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	97.1	$17,646	$1,229	$16,417
Monticello Middle School	Public	6-8	2015 E Washington St	Monticello	61856	Piatt County	Monticello CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 762-8511	405	28	14.5	23.0%	371 (91.6%)	8 (2.0%)	9 (2.2%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	73.4	322^nd of 1368 public middle schools	76.5%		76.8	268^th of 1363 public middle schools	80.3%	54		52.8			62.9	78.7	69.9	70.4			47.9	51.5	22.8	41.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.9	97.9	98.2	97.7	$11,298	$242	$11,056
Mt Zion Intermediate School	Public	4-6	310 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 864-2921	557	32	17.2	30.5%	507 (91.0%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)	50.3		48.4	54.7	59.0			54.2	46.7	44.1	42.7			44.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	62.8	99.4	99.4	29.0	$10,646	$688	$9,958
Mt Zion Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 S Henderson St	Mount Zion	62549	Macon County	Mt Zion CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 864-2369	378	23	16.3	26.7%	330 (87.3%)	9 (2.4%)	13 (3.4%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	64.2	434^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.3%		59.6	454^th of 1363 public middle schools	66.7%	20		55.9				58.8	62.4	60.8				41.8	26.7	33.6	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	$11,445	$436	$11,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Argenta-Oreana Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Argenta-Oreana Middle School?

Students at Argenta-Oreana Middle School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American.

What high school do graduates of Argenta-Oreana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Argenta-Oreana Middle School usually go on to attend Argenta-Oreana High School

How many students attend Argenta-Oreana Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 180 students attended Argenta-Oreana Middle School.

What district is Argenta-Oreana Middle School in?

Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1

Is Argenta-Oreana Middle School a good school?

Argenta-Oreana Middle School ranks 623^rd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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