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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	Distance	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
Southwestern Middle School	0.0mi	Public	7-8	8226 Route 111	Piasa	62079	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 372-3813	171	14	12.1	42.1%	161 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.3%)	52.8	492^nd of 1126 public middle schools	56.3%		50.3	615^th of 1368 public middle schools	55.0%	123		63.2			71.4	56.3	63.4			51.9	20.7	35.4	98.8%		$15,092	$512	$14,580
Medora Intermediate School	3.8mi	Public	5-6	124 N Elm St	Medora	62063	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	160	12	13.0	40.6%	154 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)	71.8		72.9	69.0			70.9	38.8	28.7			33.7	97.2%		$14,494	$1,318	$13,175
Jersey Community Middle School	10.1mi	Public	5-7	1101 S Liberty St	Jerseyville	62052	Jersey County	Jersey CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 498-5527	489	35	14.1	45.2%	454 (92.8%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	58.1	419^th of 1126 public middle schools	62.8%		69.4	369^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.0%	50	52.7		66.7	69.0	71.3		68.7	36.4	35.1	44.4		38.5	99.1%		$13,121	$610	$12,511
Alton Middle School	14.9mi	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%)	12.4	1016^th of 1126 public middle schools	9.8%		27.8	967^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.3%	49		33.6		35.7	33.7	39.1	36.1		21.7	24.6	15.8	20.8	98.7%		$16,763	$444	$16,319
Wilbur Trimpe Middle School	15.2mi	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%)	28.4	810^th of 1126 public middle schools	28.1%		44.7	696^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.1%	114		39.8		56.9	48.6	48.9	51.3		27.1	31.1	30.3	29.6	99.1%		$13,189	$470	$12,719
East Alton Middle School	16.8mi	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%)	23.3	870^th of 1126 public middle schools	22.7%		39.3	782^nd of 1368 public middle schools	42.8%	88		44.0		48.5	42.7	55.1	47.9		20.6	22.7		20.8	89.5%		$21,298	$930	$20,368
Gillespie Middle School	16.8mi	Public	6-8	412 Oregon St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 839-2116	244	18	13.6	62.7%	229 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	41.4	640^th of 1126 public middle schools	43.2%		50.1	619^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.8%	21		58.0		53.8	37.7	52.4	48.5		31.2	43.5	50.0	41.7	100%		$14,832	$960	$13,872
Carlinville Middle School	17.3mi	Public	6-8	110 Illinois Ave	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-3106	286	17	16.4	46.5%	266 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	43.9	612^th of 1126 public middle schools	45.6%		66	413^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.8%	199		52.4		70.4	69.5	70.6	70.2		23.8	29.3	15.3	22.7	97.6%		$14,345	$1,304	$13,042
Lewis-Clark Junior High School	17.9mi	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%)	20.9	902^nd of 1126 public middle schools	19.9%		31.8	913^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.3%	11		25.5		57.8	39.7	45.8	47.0		22.2	29.8		22.0	99.3%		$21,081	$1,212	$19,868
Roxana Junior High School	18.8mi	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%)	27	825^th of 1126 public middle schools	26.7%		44.4	705^th of 1368 public middle schools	48.5%	120		51.5		56.6	44.3	48.2	49.5		27.9	26.9	16.8	23.7	99.5%		$17,949	$1,064	$16,886

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