Summary:
The 62946 zip code is home to a single middle school, Harrisburg Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Harrisburg CUSD 3 district. While the school has a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, dropping from 428 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 602 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025.
Academically, Harrisburg Middle School outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 63.1% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 54.6% for the district and 53.1% for the state. However, the school lags behind in Mathematics proficiency, with only 18% of students proficient or better, compared to 28.1% for the district and 38.5% for the state. In Science, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rate of 45.5% is on par with the district and state averages.
The school faces some challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a high percentage of students (69.83%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. On a positive note, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.7, suggesting smaller class sizes and potentially more individualized attention for students.
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