For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 145 students in Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 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 Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,606 Schools
# Students
634 Students
622,256 Students
# Teachers
53 Teachers
48,565 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#614 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Showing 2013–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
27%
Showing 2012–2023. Full 14-year historical data available below ↓
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
30%
Showing 2012–2022. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
85%
87.6%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)23.7%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.71
Showing 2014–2023. Full 19-year historical data available below ↓
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
3%
31%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 15-year historical data available below ↓
% Black
1%
21%
% White
91%
39%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 19-year historical data available below ↓
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
Showing 2014–2023. Full 13-year historical data available below ↓
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,303 in this school district is less than the state median of $25,132. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,833 is less than the state median of $24,168. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$46,284 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 19-year historical data available below ↓
Spending
$11 MM
$44,509 MM
Showing 2014–2023. Full 19-year historical data available below ↓
Revenue / Student
$20,303
$25,132
Showing 2014–2023. Full 19-year historical data available below ↓
Spending / Student
$17,833
$24,168
Showing 2014–2023. Full 19-year historical data available below ↓
Best Sangamon Valley CUSD 9 School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sangamon Valley Middle School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
341 Matilda St
Illiopolis, IL 62539
(217) 486-2241
Illiopolis, IL 62539
(217) 486-2241
Gr: 6-8 | 145 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 5%
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