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Hoopeston Area Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

1062^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 22% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Hoopeston Area Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Hoopeston, Illinois, with 232 students. The school is part of the Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 district, which is ranked 711 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hoopeston Area Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and its own district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 53.1% statewide, and only 12% were proficient or better in Math, compared to 38.5% statewide. The school also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 36.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

In comparison, the nearby Bismarck-Henning Junior High School and Cissna Park Junior High School, both part of the Bismarck Henning CUSD and Cissna Park CUSD 6 districts respectively, outperform Hoopeston Area Middle School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that the challenges faced by Hoopeston Area Middle School may be unique and require targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for its students.

248

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,728

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 E Orange St
Hoopeston, IL 60942-1855

(217) 283-6664

District: Hoopeston Area CUSD 11

Students who attend Hoopeston Area Middle School usually attend:

High:

Hoopeston Area High School

Feeder schools for Hoopeston Area Middle School:

Elementary:	John Greer Elementary School
	Maple Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.6%

Hispanic:

19.0%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (23% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

Illinois avg46%

1,062^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

711^th of 811Hoopeston Area CUSD 11 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	22.3	1062 of 1368	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1070 of 1363	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	917 of 1367	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	987 of 1369	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1041 of 1241	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1023 of 1356	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	888 of 1293	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.2	799 of 1293	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	975 of 1294	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	879 of 1302	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	29.1	988 of 1322	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	1072 of 1367	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1118 of 1365	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.2	878 of 1344	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	36.4	963 of 1327	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.5	872 of 1318	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.6	966 of 1293	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.3	840 of 1287	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	792 of 1272	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.0	832 of 1209	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.4	832 of 1204	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	65.3	447 of 1185	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	395 of 694	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	374 of 639	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	511 of 674	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	928 of 1248	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1053 of 1251	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	797 of 1275	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	847 of 1286	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.9	865 of 1017	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	992 of 1276	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	751 of 1226	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	483 of 669	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	546 of 643	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	480 of 661	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	558 of 662	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	427 of 517	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	550 of 639	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	503 of 590	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	928 of 1229	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1019 of 1219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	1020 of 1234	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	897 of 1221	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	746 of 1217	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	849 of 1161	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	1020 of 1271	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	891 of 1264	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	945 of 1292	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1002 of 1286	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	951 of 1048	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	920 of 1296	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	963 of 1223	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	612 of 812	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	564 of 802	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	629 of 805	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	444 of 548	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	501 of 792	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	380 of 602	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	850 of 884	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	812 of 875	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	806 of 895	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	821 of 898	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	792 of 813	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	849 of 905	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	790 of 889	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-16 vs state

Science19%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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
Hoopeston Area Middle School	Public	6-8	615 E Orange St	Hoopeston	60942	Vermilion County	Hoopeston Area CUSD 11	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 283-6664	248	21	11.7	55.2%	180 (72.6%)	11 (4.4%)	47 (19.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	22.3	1062^nd of 1368 public middle schools	22.4%		21.5	1070^th of 1363 public middle schools	21.5%	8		19.2		31.7	35.6	44.9	37.3		12.0	15.1	9.1	12.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.1	$18,728	$1,391	$17,336
Bismarck-Henning Junior High School	Public	5-8	17302 E 2750 North Rd	Bismarck	61814	Vermilion County	Bismarck Henning CUSD	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 759-7301	246	18	13.6	44.3%	216 (87.8%)	6 (2.4%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	50	620^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.7%		44.8	674^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.6%	54	43.1	44.9	58.8	64.1	56.9	50.7	57.4	27.5	29.7	27.5	10.1	23.0	96.4	96.8	96.8	96.8	98.0	97.2	96.8	68.4	$15,831	$232	$15,599
Cissna Park Junior High School	Public	6-8	511 N 2nd St	Cissna Park	60924	Iroquois County	Cissna Park CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 457-2171	66	5	13.5	27.3%	58 (87.9%)	2 (3.0%)	6 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.8	473^rd of 1368 public middle schools	65.4%		75.1	281^st of 1363 public middle schools	79.4%	192		36.4		52.0	78.9	54.5	60.6		36.0	52.6	27.3	37.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,074	$440	$12,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Hoopeston Area Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Hoopeston Area Middle School?

Students at Hoopeston Area Middle School are 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hoopeston Area Middle School in?

Hoopeston Area CUSD 11

Is Hoopeston Area Middle School a good school?

Hoopeston Area Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.4% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Hoopeston Area Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Hoopeston Area Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Hoopeston Area Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hoopeston Area Middle School usually go on to attend Hoopeston Area High School

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