Summary:
Zip code 61938 has one middle school, Mattoon Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and 610 students; as the sole school, it is technically both the area’s highest and lowest, with no meaningful school-to-school comparison. The most important finding is that Mattoon’s all-grade ELA, math, and eighth-grade science results are below Illinois results, while eighth-grade math is a notable exception.
Mattoon’s all-grade ELA proficiency was 52%, compared with 56% statewide, a 4-point gap; all-grade math was 34% versus 40%, 5 points lower; and eighth-grade science was 45% versus 52%, 7 points lower. The strongest grade-specific exception is eighth-grade math: 38% proficient at Mattoon versus 35% statewide, a 3-point advantage. Eighth-grade ELA, by contrast, was 49% versus 63%, 14 points lower. Sixth- and seventh-grade math were also below state results, by 5 and 6 points, respectively, so the eighth-grade math result should not be taken as representative of every grade.
Scores improved from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but Mattoon gained ground on Illinois only in ELA: its all-grade ELA rose 5 points while the state rose 3, narrowing the gap by 2 points. Math rose 2 points at Mattoon and 1 statewide, yet the gap widened by 1 point; eighth-grade science rose 3 points at Mattoon versus 7 statewide, widening its gap by 3. SchoolDigger lists Mattoon CUSD 2 at rank 545 of 738, in the 26th percentile, with 1 star; its reported percentile history was 52, 54, then 35. Chronic absenteeism was 29% at the school, compared with 24% in the district and 24% statewide. As context, 65% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student–teacher ratio was 11.5:1 that year.
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