For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 220 students in Amboy CUSD 272 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Amboy CUSD 272 School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
752 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
56 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Amboy CUSD 272 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has decreased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#460 out of 926 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
22%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
32%
Graduation Rate
(17-18)80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
2 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
70 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
29%
# Black Students
9 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
1%
22%
# White Students
660 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
88%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
11 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
58
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
44
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
58
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
53
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
49
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
45
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
49
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
63
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
63
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
75
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
53
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
43
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
54
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,121 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $29,211 is higher than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,121
$22,162
Spending / Student
$29,211
$21,409
Best Amboy CUSD 272 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Amboy Jr High School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
240 N Metcalf Ave
Amboy, IL 61310
(815) 857-3528
Amboy, IL 61310
(815) 857-3528
Grades: 5-8
| 220 students
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