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Reagan Middle School

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Reagan Middle School ranks 625 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 54% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Reagan Middle School is a public middle school located in Dixon, Illinois, serving 577 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Dixon Unified School District 170, which is ranked 553 out of 811 districts in Illinois and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Reagan Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to state averages and nearby schools like Rock Falls Middle School and Aplington Middle School. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate was 51.9%, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 26.8%, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 30.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and nearby schools.

Additionally, Reagan Middle School has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 51.14% to 55.63% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. This is higher than the nearby schools. The school has also seen an increase in spending per student, from $12,029 in the 2021-2022 school year to $15,859 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools. However, this increased spending has not yet translated into significant improvements in academic performance, suggesting the need for the school to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and explore ways to optimize the use of these funds to support student learning and achievement.

585

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,865

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

620 Division St
Dixon, IL 61021-4103

(815) 253-4966

District: Dixon Unified School District 170

Students who attend Reagan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dixon High School

Feeder schools for Reagan Middle School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Madison School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.0%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 33rd percentile in 2018 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 33rd-percentile low (2018)

✓Above the Illinois median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg43%

Illinois avg46%

625^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

553^rd of 811Dixon Unified School District 170 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	49.8	625 of 1368	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	701 of 1363	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	803 of 1367	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	748 of 1369	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	785 of 1241	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	890 of 1356	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	864 of 1293	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.2	729 of 1293	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.8	679 of 1294	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.0	520 of 1302	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.7	690 of 1322	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.2	771 of 1367	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	904 of 1365	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.4	875 of 1344	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.5	879 of 1327	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.2	947 of 1318	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.4	807 of 1293	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.1	744 of 1287	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.3	535 of 1272	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.3	443 of 1209	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	614 of 1204	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	62.0	504 of 1185	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	372 of 694	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	432 of 639	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	422 of 674	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	165 of 454	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	598 of 1248	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	635 of 1251	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	814 of 1275	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	725 of 1286	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	789 of 1017	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	868 of 1276	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	789 of 1226	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	368 of 669	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	501 of 643	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	421 of 661	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.7	616 of 662	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	553 of 590	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	566 of 1229	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	668 of 1219	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	762 of 1234	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	792 of 1221	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	705 of 1019	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	923 of 1217	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	901 of 1161	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	569 of 1271	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	690 of 1264	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	667 of 1292	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	695 of 1286	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	636 of 1048	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	815 of 1296	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	856 of 1223	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	144 of 204	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	129 of 184	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	148 of 194	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	153 of 195	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	69 of 97	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	138 of 179	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	130 of 164	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	457 of 812	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	497 of 802	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	520 of 805	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	548 of 781	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	640 of 792	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	642 of 884	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	664 of 875	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	768 of 895	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	710 of 898	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	685 of 813	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	800 of 905	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	789 of 889	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)64th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)46th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Science47%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-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
Reagan Middle School	Public	6-8	620 Division St	Dixon	61021	Lee County	Dixon Unified School District 170	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 253-4966	585	37	15.8	55.0%	468 (80.0%)	20 (3.4%)	36 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.7%)	49.8	625^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.3%		43.2	701^st of 1363 public middle schools	48.6%	76		47.0		42.2	60.3	53.5	51.9		25.7	29.3	25.5	26.8	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	96.3	$16,865	$827	$16,038
Amboy Junior High School	Public	5-8	240 N Metcalf Ave	Amboy	61310	Lee County	Amboy CUSD 272	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 857-3528	210	18	12.0	47.1%	185 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	45.9	680^th of 1368 public middle schools	50.3%		37.7	783^rd of 1363 public middle schools	42.6%	103	42.1	18.6	52.6	50.9	42.9	55.8	50.5	42.1	37.7	42.9	16.3	35.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,483	$308	$16,175
Challand Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 6th Ave	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 626-3300	726	44	16.5	62.8%	398 (54.8%)	13 (1.8%)	261 (36.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.2%)	34.2	874^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.1%		37	792^nd of 1363 public middle schools	41.9%	82		28.1		39.1	34.9	40.0	37.9		23.8	27.9	26.1	26.0	98.8	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.2	94.6	$13,868	$568	$13,300
Aplington Middle School	Public	6-8	610 E Mason St	Polo	61064	Ogle County	Polo CUSD 222	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 946-2519	114	9	12.7	48.2%	102 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	47.3	663^rd of 1368 public middle schools	51.5%		59.1	461^st of 1363 public middle schools	66.2%	202		40.5		36.4	57.1	70.3	53.2		22.7	28.6	18.9	22.9	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	96.1	92.2	$13,093	$1,197	$11,897
Rock Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 12th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Education Service District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 626-2626	246	22	11.3	75.2%	137 (55.7%)	8 (3.3%)	86 (35.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	60.4	482^nd of 1368 public middle schools	64.8%		66.7	385^th of 1363 public middle schools	71.8%	97		40.6		52.9	58.7	71.6	60.4		27.1	34.7	40.3	33.5	96.3	97.1	97.1	97.1	96.7	97.1	96.3	96.3	$18,111	$1,370	$16,740

Frequently Asked Questions about Reagan Middle School

Is Reagan Middle School a good school?

Reagan Middle School ranks 625^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Reagan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Reagan Middle School usually go on to attend Dixon High School

What is the racial makeup of Reagan Middle School?

Students at Reagan Middle School are 80% White, 10% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Reagan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Reagan Middle School.

What district is Reagan Middle School in?

Dixon Unified School District 170

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