U S Grant Middle School

Public 6-8

 1800 W Monroe St
       Springfield, IL  62704-1529


(217) 525-3170

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
1197th of 1,367 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $21,713 Help


Students who attend U S Grant Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lanphier High School

Feeder schools for U S Grant Middle School:

Elementary:    Dubois Elementary School
    Enos Elementary School
    Jane Addams Elementary School
    Owen Marsh Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.2 Help
Number of students:  529

Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.7%
White:
34.4%
Two or more races:
11.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.8% Help


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Compare Details U S Grant Middle School ranks worse than 87.6% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked middle schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.25. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (50.7%), White (34.4%), two or more races (11%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at U S Grant Middle School is 11.2, which is the 2nd best among 5 middle schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at U S Grant Middle School is $21,713. 2 middle schools in the Springfield School District 186 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

U S Grant Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks U S Grant Middle School 1197th of 1367 Illinois public middle schools. (See U S Grant Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Multi-racial students:
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African American students:
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Springfield School District 186:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield School District 186 685th of 823 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for U S Grant Middle School

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Rank History for all students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 21.37 932nd 1185 21.4%
2004 24.35 932nd 1204 22.6%
2005 32.30 877th 1209 27.5%
2006 22.04 1043rd 1272 18.0%
2007 22.27 1054th 1287 18.1%
2008 21.62 1072nd 1293 17.1%
2009 20.84 1092nd 1318 17.1%
2010 19.61 1124th 1327 15.3%
2011 15.18 1193rd 1344 11.2%
2012 19.40 1174th 1365 14.0%
2013 8.84 1287th 1367 5.9%
2014 15.92 1164th 1322 12.0%
2015 16.60 1133rd 1302 13.0%
2016 15.57 1172nd 1294 9.4%
2017 16.66 1119th 1293 13.5%
2018 17.44 1105th 1293 14.5%
2019 20.00 1108th 1356 18.3%
2021 23.13 965th 1241 22.2%
2022 23.91 1024th 1369 25.2%
2023 16.25 1197th 1367 12.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.80 150th 164 8.5%
2019 14.21 159th 179 11.2%
2021 16.71 84th 97 13.4%
2022 12.62 183rd 195 6.2%
2023 16.70 171st 194 11.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.36 466th 602 22.6%
2019 30.29 573rd 792 27.7%
2021 28.56 436th 548 20.4%
2022 30.24 595th 781 23.8%
2023 24.16 662nd 805 17.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.45 1006th 1161 13.4%
2019 20.37 1053rd 1217 13.5%
2021 24.52 840th 1019 17.6%
2022 28.02 919th 1221 24.7%
2023 17.48 1136th 1234 7.9%
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Rank History for Female students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.77 1036th 1226 15.5%
2019 20.32 1041st 1276 18.4%
2021 20.64 838th 1017 17.6%
2022 21.69 1021st 1286 20.6%
2023 15.23 1139th 1275 10.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.51 409th 674 39.3%
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Rank History for Male students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.71 1050th 1223 14.1%
2019 20.76 1048th 1296 19.1%
2021 23.27 838th 1048 20.0%
2022 27.28 916th 1286 28.8%
2023 18.64 1096th 1292 15.2%
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Rank History for African American students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.47 425th 511 16.8%
2019 28.08 451st 565 20.2%
2021 35.01 248th 385 35.6%
2022 36.12 353rd 573 38.4%
2023 21.19 527th 569 7.4%
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Rank History for White students at U S Grant Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.26 830th 889 6.6%
2019 15.64 811th 905 10.4%
2021 19.79 681st 813 16.2%
2022 21.44 750th 898 16.5%
2023 13.04 828th 895 7.5%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Saturday, March 24, 2012

Open Quote Grant Middle School is an outstanding school. It is a prime example of misleading numbers and reality. My son has become a different child since we started. He got his life and childhood back. We as family have never been happier. I will start with the phenomenal staffs who are really dedicated to teach at school and not pass on homework back to the parents and children. They are willing to talk with us and not down on us. They spend much of their own time working to improve the school. Day in and day out, doing what they do best and still find a way to be positive.

Next the parents who are trying to make a difference of what become a victim system. These parents have to do what the government, state, and district should be doing. They volunteer time and money, unconditionally. They love, understand and appreciate the fact that at the end of the day it is beneficial to all of us. They do all this while still facing economical pressures daily.

The government, state, and district need to pay more attention to these facts and not to those who can donate more money. They need to realize that a school like GMS is what makes this country great. Allowing struggling parents and children to find their calling and actually do something about it. To treat a parent with respect for who they and not where they come from. To listen to those children who are at the most important cross roads of their lives. Giving an opportunity to a six grader to feel that the universe revolves around them.

Sincerely,
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Enrollment information for U S Grant Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 482 128 19 1 2 n/a n/a 0 632
1989 511 119 15 5 2 n/a n/a 0 652
1990 542 118 19 7 1 n/a n/a 0 687
1991 565 127 14 3 1 n/a n/a 0 710
1992 581 149 19 3 2 n/a n/a 0 754
1993 579 154 26 3 1 n/a n/a 0 763
1994 572 151 15 4 2 n/a n/a 0 744
1995 514 152 19 8 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1996 514 152 19 8 0 n/a n/a 0 693
1997 500 124 25 3 0 n/a n/a 0 652
1998 510 123 18 3 1 n/a n/a 0 655
1999 522 150 16 7 1 n/a n/a 0 696
2000 526 164 21 9 0 n/a n/a 0 720
2001 499 264 17 16 3 n/a n/a 0 799
2002 438 242 9 8 3 n/a n/a 0 700
2003 438 242 9 8 3 n/a n/a 0 700
2004 443 281 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 732
2005 441 254 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 709
2006 425 291 4 5 0 n/a n/a 13 738
2007 373 281 8 9 1 n/a n/a 27 699
2008 339 249 12 13 0 n/a n/a 47 660
2009 303 242 13 15 2 n/a n/a 59 634
2010 309 284 10 12 3 n/a n/a 62 680
2011 290 272 8 16 5 0 44 0 635
2012 264 244 7 16 2 1 49 0 583
2013 252 210 9 16 1 1 55 0 544
2014 301 246 12 19 1 1 52 0 632
2015 285 250 10 17 0 0 54 0 616
2016 247 246 10 23 1 0 56 0 583
2017 249 237 7 18 0 0 66 0 577
2018 217 253 9 21 0 0 72 0 572
2019 206 264 11 17 0 0 71 0 569
2020 215 218 8 23 1 0 75 0 540
2021 200 257 5 19 1 0 73 0 555
2022 198 267 3 22 1 0 60 0 551
2023 182 268 1 19 0 1 58 0 529

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at U S Grant Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 632 35.8 17.6 n/a
1989 652 37.0 17.6 n/a
1990 687 38.0 18.0 n/a
1991 710 41.4 17.1 n/a
1992 754 42.0 17.9 n/a
1993 763 45.0 17.0 n/a
1994 744 45.0 16.5 n/a
1995 693 39.0 17.8 n/a
1996 693 39.0 17.8 n/a
1997 652 45.5 14.3 n/a
1998 655 45.0 14.6 n/a
1999 696 47.2 14.7 n/a
2000 720 46.0 15.7 n/a
2001 799 55.3 14.4 n/a
2002 700 40.8 17.2 56.1
2003 700 40.8 17.2 56.1
2004 732 41.4 17.7 59.8
2005 709 39.9 17.8 61.8
2006 738 39.0 18.9 65.1
2007 699 39.0 17.9 66.5
2008 660 34.0 19.4 74.4
2009 634 44.9 14.1 76
2010 680 51.3 13.2 77.5
2011 635 49.8 12.7 71.2
2012 583 45.8 12.7 63
2013 544 47.8 11.3 65.3
2014 632 43.0 14.6 70.1
2015 616 44.0 14.0 70.1
2016 583 45.0 12.9 58.5
2017 577 43.2 13.3 67.1
2018 572 43.7 13.0 74.7
2019 569 44.0 12.9 61
2020 540 46.0 11.7 62.8
2021 555 n/a n/a n/a
2022 551 44.0 12.5 62.6
2023 529 47.0 11.2 65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio U S Grant Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 632 35.8 17.6 n/a
1989 652 37.0 17.6 n/a
1990 687 38.0 18.0 n/a
1991 710 41.4 17.1 n/a
1992 754 42.0 17.9 n/a
1993 763 45.0 17.0 n/a
1994 744 45.0 16.5 n/a
1995 693 39.0 17.8 n/a
1996 693 39.0 17.8 n/a
1997 652 45.5 14.3 n/a
1998 655 45.0 14.6 n/a
1999 696 47.2 14.7 n/a
2000 720 46.0 15.7 n/a
2001 799 55.3 14.4 n/a
2002 700 40.8 17.2 56.1
2003 700 40.8 17.2 56.1
2004 732 41.4 17.7 59.8
2005 709 39.9 17.8 61.8
2006 738 39.0 18.9 65.1
2007 699 39.0 17.9 66.5
2008 660 34.0 19.4 74.4
2009 634 44.9 14.1 76
2010 680 51.3 13.2 77.5
2011 635 49.8 12.7 71.2
2012 583 45.8 12.7 63
2013 544 47.8 11.3 65.3
2014 632 43.0 14.6 70.1
2015 616 44.0 14.0 70.1
2016 583 45.0 12.9 58.5
2017 577 43.2 13.3 67.1
2018 572 43.7 13.0 74.7
2019 569 44.0 12.9 61
2020 540 46.0 11.7 62.8
2021 555 n/a n/a n/a
2022 551 44.0 12.5 62.6
2023 529 47.0 11.2 65.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

U S Grant Middle School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.8%99.7%99.8%
2016100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%28.6%
2017100.0%99.7%99.7%99.7%100.0%99.7%100.0%60.6%
2018100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%93.7%
201999.8%99.7%99.7%99.7%99.8%99.7%100.0%90.6%
202199.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%93.2%
202299.8%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.8%99.6%100.0%94.3%
2023100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%99.8%100.0%100.0%90.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for U S Grant Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,830 (12.7%) $12,564 (87.3%) $14,394
2020 $2,022 (13.7%) $12,697 (86.3%) $14,719
2021 $2,247 (15.1%) $12,663 (84.9%) $14,910
2022 $2,247 (15.1%) $12,663 (84.9%) $14,910
2023 $2,835 (13.1%) $18,878 (86.9%) $21,713

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on U S Grant Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1108th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1197th of 1367 Middle schools
 5.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (U S Grant Middle School)18.68.9
 9.7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield School District 186)28.223.4
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (U S Grant Middle School)10.43.8
 6.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Springfield School District 186)16.813.2
 3.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (U S Grant Middle School)16.48.8
 7.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield School District 186)28.321.1
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (U S Grant Middle School)11.24.6
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Springfield School District 186)21.413.5
 7.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (U S Grant Middle School)20.520.3
 0.2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield School District 186)29.726
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (U S Grant Middle School)8.36.2
 2.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Springfield School District 186)20.413.2
 7.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (U S Grant Middle School)20.822.9
 2.1%
   8th Grade Science (Springfield School District 186)39.832.8
 7%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students569529
 7%
African American264268
 1.5%
American Indian00
Asian111
 90.9%
Hispanic1719
 11.8%
Pacific Islander01
White206182
 11.7%
Two or More Races7158
 18.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61%65.8%
 4.8%


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U S Grant Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.4% of Illinois middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 529 students attended U S Grant Middle School.

Students who attend U S Grant Middle School usually go on to attend Lanphier High School

Students at U S Grant Middle School are 51% African American, 34% White, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.


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