Summary:
Zip code 62625 has one middle-level school, Cantrall Intermediate School, serving grades 4–6 and enrolling 184 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was 70% in English language arts (ELA) and 53% in math, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The most important finding is that Cantrall was above the state in both subjects, by 14 percentage points in ELA and 13 points in math.
There are no other middle schools in this list to rank at the top or bottom against Cantrall; its results stand out in comparison with state and district figures. The clearest grade-level strength was grade 4 math, where 63% met proficiency compared with 42% statewide, a 21-point advantage. Grade 6 ELA was also strong: 75% were proficient, 16 points above the state. Grade 5 math was the relative soft spot, at 39% versus 36% statewide, a 3-point lead. Chronic absenteeism was 12% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 17% and the state’s 24%.
Recent achievement trends were mixed. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, Cantrall’s ELA proficiency fell from 74% to 70%, while the state’s rose from 53% to 56%; the school’s state advantage narrowed from 21 points to 14. Math increased from 51% to 53%, and its advantage over the state grew slightly, from 12 to 13 points. Grade 5 science also improved, from 55% to 61%, though its state advantage narrowed from 14 to 13 points. As context, the school had a 13.6 student-teacher ratio and 35% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. With only one school in the area list, these figures cannot show how Cantrall compares with other local schools.
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