For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 162 students in West Carroll CUSD 314 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 West Carroll CUSD 314 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% 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
3 Schools
1,609 Schools
# Students
839 Students
622,872 Students
# Teachers
62 Teachers
48,609 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
West Carroll CUSD 314 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 77% has decreased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#660 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
50%
Graduation Rate
77%
87%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)23.9%
29.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.29
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
11%
31%
% Black
n/a
21%
% White
84%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,374 is higher than the state median of $22,456. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,330 is less than the state median of $21,694. The school district spending/student has grown by 28% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$17 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,374
$22,456
Spending / Student
$20,330
$21,694
Best West Carroll CUSD 314 School District Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
West Carroll Middle School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
633 S East St
Mount Carroll, IL 61053
(815) 244-2002
Mount Carroll, IL 61053
(815) 244-2002
Gr: 6-8 | 162 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 16%
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