For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 855 students in Sparta CUSD 140 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 Schools in Sparta CUSD 140 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 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% 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
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,194 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
83 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sparta CUSD 140 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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 80-84% has increased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#698 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)13%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
17%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
3%
30%
% Black
13%
22%
% White
74%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,981 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,260 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$22 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,981
$21,990
Spending / Student
$16,260
$21,244
Best Sparta CUSD 140 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Evansville Attendance Center
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
701 Oak St
Evansville, IL 62242
(618) 853-4411
Evansville, IL 62242
(618) 853-4411
Grades: K-8
| 114 students
Rank: #22.
Sparta Lincoln School
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
203a Dean Ave
Sparta, IL 62286
(618) 443-5331
Sparta, IL 62286
(618) 443-5331
Grades: PK-8
| 741 students
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