Summary:
Zip code 62948 has one middle school, Herrin Middle School, serving grades 6–8 and enrolling 513 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency rates were 66% in English language arts (ELA) and 43% in mathematics, compared with 56% and 40% statewide. The most important finding is that Herrin was above Illinois in both subjects, with its clearest standout in 8th-grade math.
There is no other middle school in this data set to compare with Herrin, so the strongest and weakest results are differences among its grades, not rankings among area schools. Eighth-grade math stands out: 48% of students were proficient, 14 percentage points above the state rate; the school’s all-grade math lead was 4 points. ELA was also above the state in every grade, with the largest lead in 7th grade at 10 points; the leads were 4 points in 6th and 4 points in 8th. Eighth-grade science proficiency was 64%, 12 points above Illinois. Chronic absenteeism was 15% at Herrin, compared with 15% in the district and 24% statewide.
Math and 8th-grade science improved notably over the two years reported, while ELA rose more modestly. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, all-grade math increased 7 percentage points at Herrin, versus 1 point statewide, moving the school from 2 points below Illinois to 4 points above. Eighth-grade science rose 15 points, compared with a 7-point state increase, widening Herrin’s lead by 8 points. ELA increased 2 points at Herrin and 3 statewide, narrowing its lead by 1 point. SchoolDigger rated Herrin 3 stars and placed it in the 64th percentile in 2025–2026, down from 4 stars and the 70th percentile the prior year. The school’s student-teacher ratio was 13.2 in 2024–2025, and 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year; these figures describe the school’s context, not the cause of its results.
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