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Coolidge Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

1214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 11% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Coolidge Junior High School in Granite City, IL, serves 854 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the Granite City CUSD 9 district, which serves a community where over two-thirds of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Coolidge faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates well below state averages—only 20.8% of students are proficient in English Language Arts and just 8.2% in math, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%. A major factor is a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 42.5%, nearly double the state average and far higher than nearby schools like Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville (15.3%) or Roxana Junior High School (22.8%). Despite spending $15,998 per student—comparable to higher-performing schools like Edwardsville's Lincoln Middle School ($15,403)—the outcomes are drastically lower, suggesting that funding alone isn't the issue. The school's performance is similar to other struggling schools in the region, such as Mason/Clark Middle School in East St. Louis and Madison Junior High School.

One notable trend is a sharp decline for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, whose state rankings dropped from the 25th and 48th percentiles respectively in 2022-2023 to the 6th and 9th percentiles in 2024-2025, indicating a need for targeted support. The school's chronic absenteeism data also shows a pandemic-era anomaly: a reported rate of only 2.4% in 2020-2021, which jumped to 39.3% the following year, confirming that attendance issues were hidden during remote learning. These challenges appear systemic across the district, as Grigsby Intermediate School, which feeds into Coolidge, shows similarly low performance and high absenteeism.

854

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,998

Per pupil spending ?

68%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3231 Nameoki Rd
Granite City, IL 62040-5001

(618) 451-5826

District: Granite City CUSD 9

Students who attend Coolidge Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Granite City High School

Feeder schools for Coolidge Junior High School:

Elementary:	Frohardt Elementary School
	Maryville Elementary School
	Mitchell Elementary School
	Prather Elementary School
	More...
	Wilson Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

African American:

20.3%

Hispanic:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2014 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (19% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

Illinois avg46%

1,214^th of 1,368

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Bottom 11%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

784^th of 811Granite City CUSD 9 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	15.0	1214 of 1368	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1182 of 1363	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1042 of 1367	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1006 of 1369	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1094 of 1356	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1044 of 1293	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	1122 of 1293	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	1139 of 1294	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	907 of 1302	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.1	1107 of 1322	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	1039 of 1367	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	1052 of 1365	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	1058 of 1344	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.9	1016 of 1327	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.1	1002 of 1318	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.3	875 of 1293	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.8	945 of 1287	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.4	965 of 1272	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.2	759 of 1209	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.4	794 of 1204	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	48.3	696 of 1185	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	501 of 574	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	508 of 548	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	450 of 569	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	383 of 573	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	481 of 565	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	474 of 511	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	573 of 694	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	465 of 639	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.1	388 of 674	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	441 of 483	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	398 of 486	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	251 of 480	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	126 of 454	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	112 of 339	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1113 of 1248	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1083 of 1251	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	965 of 1275	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	953 of 1286	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1018 of 1276	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1032 of 1226	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	629 of 669	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	559 of 643	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	493 of 661	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	444 of 662	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	470 of 639	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	510 of 590	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	45 of 53	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	11 of 34	67.6%	★★★★☆
2019	30.5	30 of 36	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	1122 of 1229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1106 of 1219	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1015 of 1234	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	911 of 1221	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1007 of 1217	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1031 of 1161	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	1116 of 1271	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1085 of 1264	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1002 of 1292	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	949 of 1286	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1035 of 1296	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	949 of 1223	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	177 of 204	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	187 of 194	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	181 of 195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	174 of 179	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	158 of 164	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	734 of 812	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	685 of 802	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	640 of 805	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	491 of 781	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	526 of 792	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	449 of 602	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	872 of 884	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	842 of 875	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	836 of 895	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	843 of 898	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	881 of 905	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	849 of 889	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2023)15th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile~ school

African American (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science29%-17 vs state

English Language Arts21%-32 vs state

Mathematics8%-30 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
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
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
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
Lovejoy Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1014	24	0	70.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							0.0					11.1									$20,018	$5,703	$14,316
Collinsville Middle School	Public	7-8	9649 Collinsville Rd	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 343-2100	894	68	13.2	68.1%	447 (50.0%)	121 (13.5%)	253 (28.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.0%)	36.9	822^nd of 1368 public middle schools	39.9%		37.2	788^th of 1363 public middle schools	42.2%	34		37.1			44.4	43.4	43.8			20.6	23.1	22.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	98.9	$14,411	$1,384	$13,027
East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	12 S 10th St	East Saint Louis	62201	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3770	359	45	7.9	98.9%	3 (0.8%)	354 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.6	1242^nd of 1368 public middle schools	9.2%		15.8	1210^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.2%	32	16.5	14.4	28.6	21.0	31.4	28.1	27.0	6.6	2.0	3.5	13.5	6.3	97.7	98.0	98.0	98.0	76.7	98.2	98.2	58.0	$30,689	$3,896	$26,793
Mason/Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	5510 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3750	540	47	11.4	98.1%	4 (0.7%)	511 (94.6%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	8.3	1348^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.5%		14	1251^st of 1363 public middle schools	8.2%	97	11.5	11.0	12.5	13.7	15.1	19.9	15.6	6.7	1.7	7.2	2.1	4.3	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	80.1	97.2	98.1	51.7	$26,497	$2,853	$23,644
Dorris Intermediate School	Public	4-6	1841 Vandalia St	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 346-6311	871	64	13.6	69.0%	424 (48.7%)	138 (15.8%)	251 (28.8%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.6%)								(n/a)	32.4		53.4	47.2			50.1	33.5	23.0			28.2	98.6	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	98.3	98.9	43.8	$12,912	$1,441	$11,472
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Coolidge Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Coolidge Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Coolidge Junior High School usually go on to attend Granite City High School

How many students attend Coolidge Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 854 students attended Coolidge Junior High School.

What district is Coolidge Junior High School in?

Granite City CUSD 9

Is Coolidge Junior High School a good school?

Coolidge Junior High School ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Illinois middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Coolidge Junior High School?

Students at Coolidge Junior High School are 55% White, 20% African American, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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