Summary:
The 62531 zip code in Illinois has only one middle school, Edinburg Junior High School, which is part of the Edinburg CUSD 4 district. The school has faced declining performance, with its statewide ranking dropping from 716 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025 to 1,002 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, indicating a significant decline relative to other Illinois middle schools.
Edinburg Junior High School's academic performance is generally below state averages, with only 30.2% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19% proficient or better in Math for all grades in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 55.74% in 2023-2024, which may be contributing factors to the school's academic challenges.
Despite the school's resource allocation, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and higher-than-average per-student spending of $15,277 for the 2023-2024 school year, the academic outcomes have not yet improved. Addressing the significant achievement gaps and non-instructional barriers to student success will likely require a comprehensive approach to support the students and community served by Edinburg Junior High School.
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