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Coal City Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Coal City Middle School is a public middle school serving 491 students in grades 6-8 in Coal City, Illinois. The school is part of the Coal City CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 146 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coal City Middle School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois middle schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 120th out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts (ELA), with 82% of all students proficient or better, compared to 75.3% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In Mathematics, 60.3% of all students at Coal City Middle School were proficient or better, compared to 57.7% for the district and 38.5% for the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Seneca Elementary School South Campus had an ELA proficiency rate of 62.5% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 48.3%, both significantly lower than Coal City Middle School's performance. Coal City Middle School also excels in serving various student subgroups, with several groups ranking in the top 5-20% of Illinois middle schools. The school's low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.4% in 2024-2025 and its relatively high spending per student of $16,217 in 2023-2024 may also contribute to its success.

454

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,584

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 S Carbon Hill Rd
Coal City, IL 60416-9526

(815) 634-5039

District: Coal City CUSD 1

Students who attend Coal City Middle School usually attend:

High:

Coal City High School

Feeder schools for Coal City Middle School:

Elementary:	Coal City Early Childhood Center
	Coal City Elementary School
	Coal City Intermediate School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.6%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2022 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (67% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2022) to 91st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

Illinois avg46%

120^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

146^th of 811Coal City 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	89.9	120 of 1368	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	96 of 1363	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	68 of 1367	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	61 of 1369	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	70 of 1241	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	130 of 1356	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	99 of 1293	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	74.4	277 of 1293	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	63.5	391 of 1294	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.7	532 of 1302	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.4	435 of 1322	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	73.1	334 of 1367	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	265 of 1365	80.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.3	212 of 1344	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	108 of 1327	91.9%	★★★★★
2009	77.7	257 of 1318	80.5%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	331 of 1293	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.3	254 of 1287	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	81.7	164 of 1272	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	82.0	186 of 1209	84.6%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	246 of 1204	79.6%	★★★★☆
2003	75.9	289 of 1185	75.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	58 of 694	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	57.9	176 of 639	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	260 of 674	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	88 of 1248	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	117 of 1251	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	84 of 1275	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	78 of 1286	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	62 of 1017	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	123 of 1276	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	145 of 1226	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	15 of 669	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	20 of 643	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	8 of 661	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.1	72 of 662	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	71 of 517	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	160 of 639	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.7	42 of 590	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	41 of 1229	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	25 of 1219	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	16 of 1234	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	34 of 1221	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.2	9 of 1019	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	69 of 1217	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	65 of 1161	94.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	136 of 1271	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.8	74 of 1264	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	56 of 1292	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	45 of 1286	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	69 of 1048	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	117 of 1296	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	65 of 1223	94.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.0	87 of 812	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	138 of 802	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	156 of 805	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	114 of 781	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.5	174 of 548	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	260 of 792	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	92 of 602	84.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	164 of 884	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	124 of 875	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	111 of 895	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	65 of 898	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	72 of 813	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	147 of 905	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.0	108 of 889	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)98th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+29 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 vs state

Science58%+12 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
Coal City Middle School	Public	6-8	500 S Carbon Hill Rd	Coal City	60416	Grundy County	Coal City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 634-5039	454	36	12.5	31.1%	384 (84.6%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (11.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	89.9	120^th of 1368 public middle schools	91.2%		92	96^th of 1363 public middle schools	93.0%	24		57.6		73.7	87.0	84.2	82.0		59.9	63.4	57.6	60.3	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$17,584	$258	$17,326
Reed-Custer Middle School	Public	6-8	407 Comet Dr	Braidwood	60408	Will County	Reed Custer CUSD 255U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 458-2868	306	28	10.9	43.1%	250 (81.7%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	72.7	333^rd of 1368 public middle schools	75.7%		74.8	287^th of 1363 public middle schools	78.9%	46		57.6		63.3	76.1	70.3	69.5		40.4	40.9	30.7	37.2									$22,421	$184	$22,237
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School	Public	5-8	1013 North St	Mazon	60444	Grundy County	Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Education Service District 2C	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 448-2127	144	11	12.7	42.4%	128 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	41.1	760^th of 1368 public middle schools	44.4%		46.8	642^nd of 1363 public middle schools	52.9%	118	40.0	52.9	47.1	34.5	47.5	64.7	48.9	35.3	13.8	20.0	14.7	21.2									$19,081	$827	$18,255
Wilmington Middle School	Public	6-8	715 S Joliet St	Wilmington	60481	Will County	Wilmington CUSD 209U	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 926-1687	254	21	12.2	46.9%	218 (85.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.7%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	73.7	316^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.9%		77.9	253^rd of 1363 public middle schools	81.4%	63		51.7		77.1	71.3	70.5	72.9		34.9	43.8	35.2	37.8									$17,244	$1,872	$15,371
Shabbona Middle School	Public	6-8	725 School St	Morris	60450	Grundy County	Morris School District 54	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 942-0056	360	25	14.5	48.3%	247 (68.6%)	10 (2.8%)	82 (22.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.3%)	50.2	617^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.9%		51.9	573^rd of 1363 public middle schools	58.0%	44		57.9		31.5	58.6	55.1	49.0		17.6	30.8	32.4	27.2	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.8	$16,009	$925	$15,085
Minooka Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 467-2136	1,024	65	15.8	26.9%	635 (62.0%)	83 (8.1%)	243 (23.7%)	18 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.2%)	57.5	521^st of 1368 public middle schools	61.9%		54.4	533^rd of 1363 public middle schools	60.9%	12		46.5			52.7	56.8	54.8			32.2	37.0	34.7	98.5	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	98.4	98.5	97.8	$13,594	$272	$13,322
Three Rivers School	Public	5-6	24150 S Ford Rd	Channahon	60410	Will County	Channahon School District 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4313	268	21	12.8		216 (80.6%)	8 (3.0%)	41 (15.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)	51.0		68.5	67.5			68.0	59.4	61.9			60.6	97.3	96.6	96.6	96.6	97.7	96.9	96.9	51.7	$16,642	$525	$16,118
Channahon Junior High School	Public	7-8	24917 W Sioux Dr	Channahon	60410	Will County	Channahon School District 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4314	269	18	14.9		215 (79.9%)	2 (0.7%)	42 (15.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	81.7	228^th of 1368 public middle schools	83.3%		85.1	172^nd of 1363 public middle schools	87.4%	56		53.2			74.8	69.8	72.5			64.7	45.2	55.5	95.5	96.2	96.2	96.2	96.2	95.5	96.2	95.1	$16,961	$525	$16,437
Minooka Intermediate School	Public	5-6	321 W McEvilly Rd	Minooka	60447	Grundy County	Minooka CCSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 467-4692	941	62	15.1	27.1%	610 (64.8%)	60 (6.4%)	227 (24.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.8%)								(n/a)	49.9		57.4	66.0			61.9	43.4	40.8			42.1	97.9	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.2	97.3	98.2	48.9	$12,857	$337	$12,520
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	Public	5-8	174 Oak St	Seneca	61360	LaSalle County	Seneca CCSD 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 357-8744	209	20	10.4	36.8%	179 (85.6%)	4 (1.9%)	17 (8.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	74.6	302^nd of 1368 public middle schools	77.9%		66.8	380^th of 1363 public middle schools	72.1%	78	58.5	48.1	51.2	76.8	59.6	58.8	62.5	41.5	57.1	53.8	38.5	48.3	99.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.1	98.6	99.1	70.6	$23,176	$1,589	$21,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Coal City Middle School

How many students attend Coal City Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Coal City Middle School.

Is Coal City Middle School a good school?

Yes. Coal City Middle School ranks in the top 8.8% of Illinois middle schools.

What district is Coal City Middle School in?

Coal City CUSD 1

What is the racial makeup of Coal City Middle School?

Students at Coal City Middle School are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Coal City Middle School attend?

Students who attend Coal City Middle School usually go on to attend Coal City High School

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