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New Holland-Middletown Educational 88 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 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 70 students in New Holland-Middletown Educational 88 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in New Holland-Middletown Educational 88 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
1,606 Schools
# Students
70 Students
622,256 Students
# Teachers
9 Teachers
48,565 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New Holland-Middletown Educational 88 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 861 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#720 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
27%
Showing 2012–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
30%
Showing 2012–2022. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
<50%
50%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)28%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.11
0.71
Showing 2013–2023. Full 22-year historical data available below ↓
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
n/a
31%
Showing 2012–2023. Full 22-year historical data available below ↓
% Black
4%
21%
% White
94%
39%
Showing 2013–2023. Full 35-year historical data available below ↓
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $70,243 is higher than the state median of $25,132. The school district revenue/student has grown by 137% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $34,300 is higher than the state median of $24,168. The school district spending/student has grown by 37% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$46,284 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Spending
$2 MM
$44,509 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Revenue / Student
$70,243
$25,132
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Spending / Student
$34,300
$24,168
Showing 2014–2023. Full 34-year historical data available below ↓
Best New Holland-Middletown Educational 88 School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
New Holland-middletown Elementary School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
75 1250th St
Middletown, IL 62666
(217) 445-2656
Middletown, IL 62666
(217) 445-2656
Gr: PK-8 | 70 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 6%
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