Is Carbondale Middle School a good school?

Carbondale Middle School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Carbondale Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 468 students attended Carbondale Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Carbondale Middle School?

Students at Carbondale Middle School are 49% African American, 29% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Carbondale Middle School attend?

Students who attend Carbondale Middle School usually go on to attend Carbondale Community High School

Carbondale Middle School

Summary:

Carbondale Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Carbondale, Illinois, which is part of the Carbondale Education Service District 95. Unfortunately, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Carbondale Middle School faces significant challenges in academic achievement, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics that are well below the state averages. In 2023-2024, only 18% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and just 9% were proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance is also below the district average, indicating that it is one of the lower-performing schools within the Carbondale Education Service District 95. Additionally, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 18.1% in 2019-2020 to 39.8% in 2023-2024, which is much higher than the state average of 17.1%.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Herrin Middle School and Carterville Junior High School, Carbondale Middle School's academic performance is generally lower. For example, these nearby schools have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School, which is the closest comparable school, also outperforms Carbondale Middle School in academic measures. These comparisons highlight the need for Carbondale Middle School to address its challenges and improve educational outcomes for its students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1150 E Grand Ave
Carbondale, IL 62901-3422

(618) 457-2174

District: Carbondale Education Service District 95

SchoolDigger Rank:
1140^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,760

Students who attend Carbondale Middle School usually attend:

High:

Carbondale Community High School

Feeder schools for Carbondale Middle School:

Elementary:	Lewis School
	Parrish Elementary School
	Thomas Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 468

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

White:

28.6%

Hispanic:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carbondale Middle School ranks worse than 83.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.38. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (49.4%), White (28.6%), Hispanic (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carbondale Middle School is 14.1. (See more...)

Compare Carbondale Middle School employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carbondale Middle School is $16,760.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carbondale Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carbondale Middle School 1140^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Carbondale Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Carbondale Education Service District 95:

SchoolDigger ranks Carbondale Education Service District 95 760^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carbondale Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	35.30	821^st	1185	30.7%
2004	39.29	796^th	1204	33.9%
2005	47.72	734^th	1209	39.3%
2006	29.39	983^rd	1272	22.7%
2007	31.60	978^th	1287	24.0%
2008	29.44	994^th	1293	23.1%
2009	34.07	972^nd	1318	26.3%
2010	31.79	1005^th	1327	24.3%
2011	39.37	932^nd	1344	30.7%
2012	28.85	1065^th	1365	22.0%
2013	29.17	1032^nd	1367	24.5%
2014	19.70	1110^th	1322	16.0%
2015	25.04	987^th	1302	24.2%
2016	20.99	1077^th	1294	16.8%
2017	15.88	1136^th	1293	12.1%
2018	17.45	1104^th	1293	14.6%
2019	23.60	1048^th	1356	22.7%
2021	23.05	967^th	1241	22.1%
2022	25.30	992^nd	1369	27.5%
2023	22.74	1054^th	1367	22.9%
2024	18.38	1140^th	1363	16.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	27.17	129^th	179	27.9%
2021	14.64	89^th	97	8.2%
2022	18.16	168^th	195	13.8%
2023	24.74	140^th	194	27.8%
2024	12.91	172^nd	184	6.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.40	453^rd	454	0.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.53	463^rd	602	23.1%
2019	24.69	700^th	792	11.6%
2021	26.13	471^st	548	14.1%
2022	30.99	572^nd	781	26.8%
2023	19.05	777^th	805	3.5%
2024	17.45	774^th	802	3.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.44	1068^th	1161	8.0%
2019	20.34	1054^th	1217	13.4%
2021	24.34	845^th	1019	17.1%
2022	23.57	1022^nd	1221	16.3%
2023	19.32	1100^th	1234	10.9%
2024	17.34	1104^th	1219	9.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	35.57	22^nd	34	35.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.78	1062^nd	1226	13.4%
2019	19.76	1050^th	1276	17.7%
2021	20.55	840^th	1017	17.4%
2022	23.53	984^th	1286	23.5%
2023	23.03	985^th	1275	22.7%
2024	18.70	1039^th	1251	16.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.58	625^th	674	7.3%
2024	22.95	583^rd	639	8.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.23	1043^rd	1223	14.7%
2019	28.39	908^th	1296	29.9%
2021	23.08	840^th	1048	19.8%
2022	29.27	883^rd	1286	31.3%
2023	22.23	1020^th	1292	21.1%
2024	18.99	1058^th	1264	16.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.11	484^th	511	5.3%
2019	25.71	476^th	565	15.8%
2021	28.53	311^th	385	19.2%
2022	28.61	463^rd	573	19.2%
2023	20.55	533^rd	569	6.3%
2024	19.66	513^th	548	6.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	8.89	584^th	590	1.0%
2019	17.25	590^th	639	7.7%
2022	18.77	614^th	662	7.3%
2023	12.07	650^th	661	1.7%
2024	15.45	604^th	643	6.1%

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Rank History for White students at Carbondale Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.93	762^nd	889	14.3%
2019	27.45	686^th	905	24.2%
2021	35.08	517^th	813	36.4%
2022	34.45	590^th	898	34.3%
2023	35.51	582^nd	895	35.0%
2024	20.50	731^st	875	16.5%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a student
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

It was awful terrible teachers terrible students and everyone misbehaved i did not learn anything Close Quote

Enrollment information for Carbondale Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	165	131	7	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	307
1989	185	131	9	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	327
1990	174	129	13	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	317
1991	151	147	12	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	314
1992	173	137	8	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1993	163	137	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
1994	174	134	15	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
1995	141	158	12	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1996	141	158	12	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1997	144	140	17	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	307
1998	124	142	21	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	293
1999	113	161	14	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
2000	139	167	13	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	326
2001	133	150	13	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	305
2002	159	228	19	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
2003	159	228	19	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
2004	162	229	21	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
2005	160	225	20	21	0	n/a	n/a	12	438
2006	134	199	17	15	0	n/a	n/a	33	398
2007	137	205	13	12	0	n/a	n/a	41	408
2008	147	192	14	19	1	n/a	n/a	32	405
2009	127	193	19	18	0	n/a	n/a	29	386
2010	113	177	19	25	0	n/a	n/a	31	365
2011	120	155	17	20	3	0	37	0	352
2012	136	164	19	28	5	0	20	0	372
2013	125	185	18	51	2	0	23	0	404
2014	117	183	15	53	4	0	16	0	388
2015	130	176	12	52	5	0	13	0	388
2016	148	197	12	48	4	1	14	0	424
2017	133	200	13	53	2	2	15	0	418
2018	116	220	18	52	0	0	21	0	427
2019	112	179	16	45	0	0	33	0	385
2020	135	185	15	57	1	0	43	0	436
2021	134	206	13	54	1	1	48	0	457
2022	133	221	11	49	0	0	51	4	469
2023	120	221	9	42	0	0	50	4	446
2024	134	231	11	46	0	1	42	3	468

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carbondale Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	307	22.5	13.6	n/a
1989	327	20.5	15.9	n/a
1990	317	21.0	15.0	n/a
1991	314	21.0	14.9	n/a
1992	322	21.2	15.1	n/a
1993	319	22.0	14.5	n/a
1994	329	23.0	14.3	n/a
1995	317	25.0	12.7	n/a
1996	317	25.0	12.7	n/a
1997	307	27.0	11.4	n/a
1998	293	27.0	10.9	n/a
1999	294	27.0	10.9	n/a
2000	326	27.0	12.1	n/a
2001	305	26.0	11.7	n/a
2002	426	39.0	10.9	64.1
2003	426	39.0	10.9	64.1
2004	427	38.0	11.2	57.6
2005	438	37.0	11.8	61.5
2006	398	32.0	12.4	62.7
2007	408	34.0	12.0	74.7
2008	405	25.0	16.2	65.1
2009	386	32.0	12.1	70
2010	365	31.0	11.7	73.4
2011	352	31.0	11.3	67.9
2012	372	30.0	12.4	70.4
2013	404	28.0	14.4	73.8
2014	388	31.0	12.5	67.8
2015	388	31.0	12.5	62.1
2016	424	34.0	12.4	52.4
2017	418	33.3	12.5	4.8
2018	427	34.3	12.4	36.5
2019	385	32.5	11.8	60.8
2020	436	35.8	12.1	46.1
2021	457	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	469	34.7	13.4	56.3
2023	446	35.2	12.6	47.5
2024	468	33.0	14.1	71.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carbondale Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	307	22.5	13.6	n/a
1989	327	20.5	15.9	n/a
1990	317	21.0	15.0	n/a
1991	314	21.0	14.9	n/a
1992	322	21.2	15.1	n/a
1993	319	22.0	14.5	n/a
1994	329	23.0	14.3	n/a
1995	317	25.0	12.7	n/a
1996	317	25.0	12.7	n/a
1997	307	27.0	11.4	n/a
1998	293	27.0	10.9	n/a
1999	294	27.0	10.9	n/a
2000	326	27.0	12.1	n/a
2001	305	26.0	11.7	n/a
2002	426	39.0	10.9	64.1
2003	426	39.0	10.9	64.1
2004	427	38.0	11.2	57.6
2005	438	37.0	11.8	61.5
2006	398	32.0	12.4	62.7
2007	408	34.0	12.0	74.7
2008	405	25.0	16.2	65.1
2009	386	32.0	12.1	70
2010	365	31.0	11.7	73.4
2011	352	31.0	11.3	67.9
2012	372	30.0	12.4	70.4
2013	404	28.0	14.4	73.8
2014	388	31.0	12.5	67.8
2015	388	31.0	12.5	62.1
2016	424	34.0	12.4	52.4
2017	418	33.3	12.5	4.8
2018	427	34.3	12.4	36.5
2019	385	32.5	11.8	60.8
2020	436	35.8	12.1	46.1
2021	457	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	469	34.7	13.4	56.3
2023	446	35.2	12.6	47.5
2024	468	33.0	14.1	71.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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