Summary:
The 61801 zip code in Illinois is home to a single middle school, Urbana Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Urbana School District 116, which is ranked 786 out of 811 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Urbana Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 1,119 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 1,211 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, with a 1-star rating. The school's academic performance is significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranging from 17.3% to 24.2% and in Mathematics from 10.1% to 14.8%, compared to state averages of 54.3% to 56.7% and 32.7% to 37%, respectively. Additionally, the school's 8th grade science proficiency rate of 23.4% is well below the state average of 45.4%.
Despite the school's high spending per student of $18,114 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1, Urbana Middle School is struggling to improve student outcomes. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and the fact that 75.85% of its students receive free or reduced-price lunch suggest that the school is serving a disadvantaged student population, which may contribute to the low academic performance. Overall, the data indicates that Urbana Middle School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and may require targeted interventions and support to improve student learning.
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