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East Alton Middle School

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East Alton Middle School ranks 782 nd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

East Alton Middle School is a public middle school serving 181 students in grades 6-8 in East Alton, Illinois. The school is part of the East Alton School District 13, which is ranked 707 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Alton Middle School consistently underperforms the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 43.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 53.1%, and only 24.2% were proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 39.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.38% to 70.5% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Dorris Intermediate School in Collinsville and Liberty Middle School in Edwardsville, East Alton Middle School generally underperforms in terms of test scores, student group performance, and other key metrics. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage among the student population at East Alton Middle School may be contributing factors to the school's relatively low academic performance, and addressing these challenges will likely require a multi-faceted approach involving the school, district, and community stakeholders.

193

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,448

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 3rd St
East Alton, IL 62024-1605

(618) 433-2201

District: East Alton School District 13

Students who attend East Alton Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Alton-Wood River High School

Feeder schools for East Alton Middle School:

Elementary:

Eastwood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

African American:

15.0%

Two or more races:

5.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2016)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (35% vs 46% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 25% Illinois)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg32%

Illinois avg46%

782^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

707^th of 811East Alton School District 13 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	39.3	782 of 1368	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	732 of 1363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	689 of 1367	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	914 of 1369	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	751 of 1241	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	712 of 1356	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	714 of 1293	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.5	707 of 1293	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.2	1055 of 1294	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.8	613 of 1302	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.9	927 of 1322	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.4	1001 of 1367	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.2	944 of 1365	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	958 of 1344	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.8	822 of 1327	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	849 of 1318	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	855 of 1293	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	888 of 1287	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	33.4	945 of 1272	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.4	865 of 1209	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.6	938 of 1204	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.3	844 of 1185	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	385 of 574	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	159 of 565	71.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	402 of 694	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	383 of 639	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	457 of 674	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	690 of 1248	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	651 of 1251	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	602 of 1275	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	789 of 1286	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	672 of 1017	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	675 of 1276	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	703 of 1226	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	750 of 1229	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	594 of 1219	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	442 of 1234	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	759 of 1221	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	482 of 1019	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	436 of 1217	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	673 of 1161	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	778 of 1271	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	741 of 1264	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	711 of 1292	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	941 of 1286	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	693 of 1048	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	664 of 1296	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	658 of 1223	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	519 of 812	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	715 of 802	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	648 of 805	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	329 of 548	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	455 of 792	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	703 of 884	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	645 of 875	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	624 of 895	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.7	807 of 898	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	680 of 813	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	727 of 905	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	691 of 889	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)33rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Science38%-7 vs state

Mathematics24%-14 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	124	10	12.4	97.6%	4 (3.2%)	112 (90.3%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1190^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.0%		16.8	1180^th of 1363 public middle schools	13.4%	10		16.7		22.2	33.3	40.0	30.2		7.5	7.4	5.7	7.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	100.0	98.3	$21,757	$2,427	$19,331

Frequently Asked Questions about East Alton Middle School

What district is East Alton Middle School in?

East Alton School District 13

How many students attend East Alton Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 193 students attended East Alton Middle School.

Is East Alton Middle School a good school?

East Alton Middle School ranks 782^nd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of East Alton Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Alton Middle School usually go on to attend East Alton-Wood River High School

What is the racial makeup of East Alton Middle School?

Students at East Alton Middle School are 78% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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