Summary:
The 61956 zip code is home to a single middle school, Villa Grove Junior High School, which serves students in grades 7-8. This small school of 101 students has a student-teacher ratio of 15:1 and a relatively high free and reduced-price lunch rate of 45.54%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.
Villa Grove Junior High School's academic performance shows a mix of strengths and areas for improvement. In English Language Arts (ELA), the school outperforms both the Villa Grove CUSD 302 district and the state averages for all grades, 7th grade, and 8th grade. However, the school underperforms in Mathematics proficiency across the same grade levels. In 8th grade Science, the school exceeds the district and state averages. The school's performance has shown some improvement from the 2023-2024 to the 2024-2025 school year, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics.
One area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4%, which is relatively high and may be impacting overall academic achievement. Despite these challenges, Villa Grove Junior High School has seen a positive trend, improving its statewide ranking from 826th out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 460th out of 1,368 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding increase in its star rating from 2 to 3 out of 5.
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