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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	Distance	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 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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Athens Junior High School	0.0mi	Public	7-8	501 Warrior Way	Athens	62613	Menard County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 636-8380	144	11	13.5	40.3%	125 (86.8%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	62.5	370^th of 1126 public middle schools	67.1%		54.4	566^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.6%	196		72.6				53.2	82.2	68.9				45.2	39.7	42.2	97.2%		$12,429	$00	$12,429
Cantrall Intermediate School	2.6mi	Public	4-6	155 Claypool St	Cantrall	62625	Sangamon County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 487-9082	184	14	13.6	34.8%	168 (91.3%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)								(n/a)	60.7		73.2	62.3	74.5			70.1	63.4	39.3	54.5			52.9	98.4%		$14,367	$00	$14,367
Williamsville Junior High School	9.0mi	Public	5-8	500 S Walnut St	Williamsville	62693	Sangamon County	Williamsville CUSD 15	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 566-3600	444	31	14.3	18.0%	411 (92.6%)	6 (1.4%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	85.6	118^th of 1126 public middle schools	89.5%		90.9	106^th of 1368 public middle schools	92.3%	12	68.5	64.8		78.1	83.5	79.4	84.9	81.7		53.1	63.7	65.7	61.9	61.2	97.9%		$12,479	$03	$12,477
Pleasant Plains Middle School	10.0mi	Public	5-8	2455 N Farmingdale Rd	Pleasant Plains	62677	Sangamon County	Pleasant Plains CUSD 8	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 626-1061	393	26	15.1	11.5%	357 (90.8%)	7 (1.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	14 (3.6%)	53.7	479^th of 1126 public middle schools	57.5%		65.4	420^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.3%	59	69.7	58.3		78.8	61.2	70.1	68.8	69.7		45.5	37.1	35.1	41.7	39.8	98.7%		$12,879	$82	$12,798
U S Grant Middle School	11.4mi	Public	6-8	1800 W Monroe St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3170	498	46	10.9	72.1%	151 (30.3%)	262 (52.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.1%)	5.8	1090^th of 1126 public middle schools	3.2%		11.9	1278^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.6%	188		20.3			33.7	28.4	33.3	31.8			9.2	14.6		9.8	99.8%		$20,241	$1,463	$18,778
Lincoln Magnet School	12.0mi	Public	6-8	300 S 11th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3236	300	25	12.0	37.7%	150 (50.0%)	84 (28.0%)	9 (3.0%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.7%)	82.1	159^th of 1126 public middle schools	85.9%		83.9	193^rd of 1368 public middle schools	85.9%	34		77.9			87.0	90.4	85.4	87.7			56.0	57.7	41.7	52.0	98%		$20,659	$1,226	$19,433
Washington Middle School	12.5mi	Public	6-8	2300 E Jackson St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3182	516	50	10.3	79.8%	162 (31.4%)	262 (50.8%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.1%)	2	1120^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.5%		7.1	1355^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.0%	235		19.2			15.6	16.3	23.1	18.1				6.3		4.7	99.8%		$23,176	$1,602	$21,573
Riverton Middle School	12.8mi	Public	5-8	1014 E Lincoln St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 629-6002	347	30	11.5	52.4%	291 (83.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	23.1	872^nd of 1126 public middle schools	22.6%		42.2	741^st of 1368 public middle schools	45.8%	131	36.0	38.2		48.0	52.6	44.2	61.6	52.1		20.6	15.4	20.0	21.9	19.8	99.5%		$15,112	$1,419	$13,693
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	13.2mi	Public	6-8	1200 Outer Park Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3006	709	54	13.1	53.5%	237 (33.4%)	288 (40.6%)	48 (6.8%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.3%)	23.6	866^th of 1126 public middle schools	23.1%		36.6	833^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.1%	33		39.1			55.6	35.7	38.1	43.5			35.0	27.9	25.7	29.7	99%		$19,002	$1,314	$17,688
Jefferson Middle School	14.6mi	Public	6-8	3001 S Allis St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5810	517	43	12.0	80.7%	133 (25.7%)	290 (56.1%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.3%)	2.4	1119^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.6%		9.4	1323^rd of 1368 public middle schools	3.3%	204		20.8			19.5	10.9	23.3	17.7					6.3	4.3	100%		$20,196	$1,586	$18,610

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