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Egyptian CUSD 5 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 69 students in Egyptian CUSD 5 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Egyptian CUSD 5 School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 8% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
2021-2022 School Year Data
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
345 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
31 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Egyptian CUSD 5 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% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#887 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
32%
Graduation Rate
(17-18)≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
1 Student
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
29%
# Black Students
36 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
11%
22%
# White Students
276 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
80%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
32 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
9%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
20
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
20
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
25
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
27
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
26
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
30
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
18
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
15
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
25
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
31
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
31
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,307 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,003 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,307
$22,162
Spending / Student
$20,003
$21,409
Best Egyptian CUSD 5 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Egyptian Jr High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
20023 Diswood Rd
Tamms, IL 62988
(618) 776-5251
Tamms, IL 62988
(618) 776-5251
Grades: 6-8
| 69 students
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