For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 593 students in ESD 159 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 ESD 159 School District have an average math proficiency score of 7% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
1,685 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
127 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
ESD 159 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.
Overall District Rank
#810 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.71
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
219 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
29%
# Black Students
1,357 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
81%
22%
# White Students
26 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
2%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
72 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
90
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
137
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
163
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
159
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
171
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
173
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
199
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
174
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
201
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
218
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,423 is higher than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,958 is higher than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$48 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,423
$22,162
Spending / Student
$25,958
$21,409
Best ESD 159 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Colin Powell Middle School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
20600 Matteson Ave
Matteson, IL 60443
(708) 283-9600
Matteson, IL 60443
(708) 283-9600
Grades: 6-8
| 593 students
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