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Orion Middle School

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Orion Middle School ranks 207 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Orion Middle School serves 244 students in grades 6–8 in Orion, Illinois, and is one of ten schools in the nearby comparison group. SchoolDigger ranks it 207th of 1,126 Illinois schools, at the 82nd percentile with four stars. The clearest distinction is its consistently high test performance: Orion leads the reported nearby results in all-grades English language arts (ELA) and math, as well as eighth-grade science.

ELA is Orion’s strongest subject relative to the state and its district: in 2025–2026, 80% of students were proficient, compared with 56% statewide and 77% districtwide. Math proficiency was 53%, above the state’s 40% but 2 points below the district’s 55%, making it the relative weak spot in that comparison. Orion also stands well above nearby schools serving the same grades: its ELA result was 32 points above their average, and its math result was 27 points above their average. In eighth-grade science, Orion scored 64%, matching its district and exceeding the next-highest nearby result, 62% at Geneseo Middle School. Seventh grade is comparatively softer in both ELA and math, although Orion still had the highest reported nearby results for those grades.

Recent results have improved overall: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency rose from 55% to 80%, and math from 37% to 53%; Orion’s advantage over state averages widened by 10 points in ELA and 5 points in math. Its SchoolDigger percentile also rose from 75 to 82 over those years, though it has fluctuated in the longer term. The 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 14.2, close to the nearby average of 13.9, and 19% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest comparable rate among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s 2025–2026 effectiveness ranking for Low Socio Economic Status Students was notably high at the 98th percentile (rank 12 of 788, five stars), up from the 78th percentile the year before. Its 2024–2025 ranking for Special Education Students was lower, at the 34th percentile compared with the school’s overall 79th percentile that year.

244

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,790

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

97.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

800 12th Ave
Orion, IL 61273-9641

(309) 526-3392

District: Orion CUSD 223

Students who attend Orion Middle School usually attend:

High:

Orion High School

Feeder schools for Orion Middle School:

Elementary:

C R Hanna Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.5%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (66% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Illinois middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg65%

Illinois avg49%

207^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

150^th of 738Orion CUSD 223 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
2026	77.6	207 of 1126	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	282 of 1368	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	336 of 1363	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	219 of 1367	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	206 of 1369	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	169 of 1241	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	206 of 1356	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	421 of 1293	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.3	354 of 1293	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	66.3	354 of 1294	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.0	335 of 1302	74.3%	★★★★☆
2014	79.3	236 of 1322	82.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.5	315 of 1367	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	382 of 1365	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	230 of 1344	82.9%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	305 of 1327	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.2	306 of 1318	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.8	270 of 1293	79.1%	★★★★☆
2007	74.0	313 of 1287	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.1	259 of 1272	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	81.3	201 of 1209	83.4%	★★★★☆
2004	80.9	212 of 1204	82.4%	★★★★☆
2003	85.5	131 of 1185	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	284 of 694	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	120 of 639	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	223 of 674	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	255 of 867	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	330 of 1248	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	266 of 1251	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	198 of 1275	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	204 of 1286	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	160 of 1017	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	169 of 1276	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	368 of 1226	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	12 of 788	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	69.0	266 of 1229	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	177 of 1219	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	71 of 1217	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	59.9	362 of 1161	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	165 of 829	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.9	235 of 1271	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	332 of 1264	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	199 of 1292	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	211 of 1286	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	187 of 1048	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	202 of 1296	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	429 of 1223	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	534 of 812	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	312 of 802	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	451 of 805	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	302 of 792	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	199 of 602	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	270 of 754	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	347 of 884	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	399 of 875	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	250 of 895	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	264 of 898	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.2	210 of 813	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	280 of 905	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	495 of 889	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2025)59th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts80%+24 vs state

Science64%+12 vs state

Mathematics53%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orion Middle School	Public	6-8	800 12th Ave	Orion	61273	Henry County	Orion CUSD 223	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 526-3392	244	17	14.2	19.3%	233 (95.5%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	77.6	207^th of 1126 public middle schools	81.6%		76.8	282^nd of 1368 public middle schools	79.4%	75		64.1		83.8	70.4	87.2	80.2		57.4	48.1	55.1	53.3	97.9%		$13,790	$35	$13,755
Sherrard Junior High School	Public	7-8	4701 176th Ave	Sherrard	61281	Rock Island County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 593-2135	189	16	11.5	35.4%	169 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	29.7	795^th of 1126 public middle schools	29.4%		49.2	633^rd of 1368 public middle schools	53.7%	162		51.5			40.2	57.3	49.5			34.5	20.4	26.8	100%		$12,610	$01	$12,609
Glenview Middle School	Public	5-8	3100 7th St	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	East Moline School District 37	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 755-1919	1,092	87	12.5	—	375 (34.3%)	316 (28.9%)	274 (25.1%)	50 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (6.6%)	16.5	960^th of 1126 public middle schools	14.7%		23.3	1041^st of 1368 public middle schools	23.9%	81	30.8	44.3	35.7	40.4	36.8	46.4	40.0	6.9	19.6	20.8	17.3	16.0	98.9%		$17,337	$1,954	$15,383
Coolidge RSSP	Public	7-8	3428 Avenue of The Cities	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Rock Island ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(309) 743-8587	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 48th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1623	860	52	16.5	63.1%	388 (45.1%)	144 (16.7%)	192 (22.3%)	51 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (9.5%)	24.4	855^th of 1126 public middle schools	24.1%		36.9	823^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.8%	32		43.7		51.0	44.2	50.4	48.6		24.0	29.8	22.7	25.5	96.2%		$14,466	$992	$13,474
John Deere Middle School	Public	6-8	2035 11th St	Moline	61265	Rock Island County	Moline-Coal Valley CUSD 40	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 743-1622	770	50	15.4	64.2%	301 (39.1%)	90 (11.7%)	293 (38.1%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (9.5%)	12.5	1013^th of 1126 public middle schools	10.0%		25.4	1005^th of 1368 public middle schools	26.5%	8		32.6		39.1	38.3	36.8	38.2		19.7	21.6	17.2	19.5	98.3%		$15,520	$1,048	$14,473
Northeast Junior High School	Public	6-8	4280 4th Ave	East Moline	61244	Rock Island County	Silvis School District 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 203-1300	186	17	10.9	61.8%	99 (53.2%)	27 (14.5%)	46 (24.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (6.5%)	19.6	917^th of 1126 public middle schools	18.6%		22.8	1052^nd of 1368 public middle schools	23.1%	135		29.8		57.6	35.1	41.4	45.3		25.8	26.3		22.7	98.9%		$18,997	$2,459	$16,538
Matherville Intermediate School	Public	5-6	1376 252nd St	Matherville	61263	Mercer County	Sherrard CUSD 200	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 754-8244	182	13	13.5	30.8%	158 (86.8%)	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)	47.6		48.8	57.0			53.0	38.3	33.7			35.9	97.1%		$14,175	$01	$14,174
Washington Junior High School	Public	7-8	3300 18th Ave	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5915	529	33	16.2	64.5%	185 (35.0%)	162 (30.6%)	104 (19.7%)	24 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.0%)	17.6	945^th of 1126 public middle schools	16.1%		29.8	938^th of 1368 public middle schools	31.4%	7		36.7			37.2	55.2	45.8			18.2	19.3	18.7	99.4%		$17,127	$2,326	$14,802
Edison Junior High School	Public	7-8	4141 9th St	Rock Island	61201	Rock Island County	Rock Island School District 41	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 793-5920	398	27	14.9	77.4%	144 (36.2%)	139 (34.9%)	39 (9.8%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.8%)	12.2	1017^th of 1126 public middle schools	9.7%		18.8	1145^th of 1368 public middle schools	16.3%	128		36.9			32.7	37.0	35.0			20.4	18.8	19.5	99.8%		$18,926	$2,159	$16,767

Frequently Asked Questions about Orion Middle School

Is Orion Middle School a good school?

Orion Middle School ranks 207^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Orion Middle School?

Students at Orion Middle School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Orion Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Orion Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Orion Middle School attend?

Students who attend Orion Middle School usually go on to attend Orion High School

What district is Orion Middle School in?

Orion CUSD 223

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