Is Coal City Middle School a good school?

Yes. Coal City Middle School ranks in the top 7.0% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Coal City Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 491 students attended Coal City Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Coal City Middle School?

Students at Coal City Middle School are 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Coal City Middle School attend?

Students who attend Coal City Middle School usually go on to attend Coal City High School

Coal City Middle School

Summary:

Coal City Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving 494 students in grades 6-8 in Coal City, Illinois, which is part of the Coal City CUSD 1 district.

Coal City Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 78.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 48.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 67.3% and 46.2% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade, where 82.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 44.7% were proficient or better in Mathematics. Coal City Middle School also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking among the top 20 Illinois middle schools for Hispanic students and the top 25 for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in both ELA and Mathematics.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Seneca Elementary School South Campus, Coal City Middle School significantly outperforms its peers in academic performance. Additionally, while the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, its rates are still lower than the state average. With a focus on equity and the ability to serve diverse student populations, Coal City Middle School is a consistently high-performing school that provides an excellent education for its students.

Detail:

Public 6-8

500 S Carbon Hill Rd
Coal City, IL 60416-9526

(815) 634-5039

District: Coal City CUSD 1

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,217

Students who attend Coal City Middle School usually attend:

High:

Coal City High School

Feeder schools for Coal City Middle School:

Elementary:	Coal City Early Childhood Center
	Coal City Elementary School
	Coal City Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 491

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.9%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Coal City Middle School ranks better than 93% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 92.01. (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: White (84.9%), Hispanic (11%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Coal City Middle School is 13.5. (See more...)

Compare Coal City Middle School employs 36.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Coal City Middle School is $16,217.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Coal City Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Coal City Middle School 96^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Coal City Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Coal City CUSD 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Coal City CUSD 1 102^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Coal City Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	75.86	289^th	1185	75.6%
2004	78.95	246^th	1204	79.6%
2005	82.05	186^th	1209	84.6%
2006	81.71	164^th	1272	87.1%
2007	77.28	254^th	1287	80.3%
2008	73.99	331^st	1293	74.4%
2009	77.72	257^th	1318	80.5%
2010	84.38	108^th	1327	91.9%
2011	79.35	212^th	1344	84.2%
2012	77.57	265^th	1365	80.6%
2013	73.12	334^th	1367	75.6%
2014	65.42	435^th	1322	67.1%
2015	50.69	532^nd	1302	59.1%
2016	63.51	391^st	1294	69.8%
2017	74.38	277^th	1293	78.6%
2018	89.89	99^th	1293	92.3%
2019	88.29	130^th	1356	90.4%
2021	92.37	70^th	1241	94.4%
2022	94.71	61^st	1369	95.5%
2023	93.59	68^th	1367	95.0%
2024	92.01	96^th	1363	93.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	69.95	92^nd	602	84.7%
2019	51.15	260^th	792	67.2%
2021	50.48	174^th	548	68.2%
2022	65.99	114^th	781	85.4%
2023	69.12	156^th	805	80.6%
2024	76.28	138^th	802	82.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	87.24	65^th	1161	94.4%
2019	86.94	69^th	1217	94.3%
2021	98.24	9^th	1019	99.1%
2022	92.94	34^th	1221	97.2%
2023	95.88	16^th	1234	98.7%
2024	94.34	25^th	1219	97.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	84.95	145^th	1226	88.2%
2019	87.25	123^rd	1276	90.4%
2021	90.18	62^nd	1017	93.9%
2022	92.46	78^th	1286	93.9%
2023	91.27	84^th	1275	93.4%
2024	87.94	117^th	1251	90.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	47.65	260^th	674	61.4%
2024	57.91	176^th	639	72.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	92.12	65^th	1223	94.7%
2019	87.83	117^th	1296	91.0%
2021	90.91	69^th	1048	93.4%
2022	94.83	45^th	1286	96.5%
2023	93.70	56^th	1292	95.7%
2024	92.77	74^th	1264	94.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.67	42^nd	590	92.9%
2019	66.15	160^th	639	75.0%
2021	75.29	71^st	517	86.3%
2022	82.12	72^nd	662	89.1%
2023	98.17	8^th	661	98.8%
2024	94.97	20^th	643	96.9%

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Rank History for White students at Coal City Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.02	108^th	889	87.9%
2019	78.32	147^th	905	83.8%
2021	87.13	72^nd	813	91.1%
2022	88.13	65^th	898	92.8%
2023	83.37	111^th	895	87.6%
2024	82.46	124^th	875	85.8%

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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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Enrollment information for Coal City Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	316	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	325
1990	447	n/a	n/a	16	1	n/a	n/a	0	464
1991	478	0	4	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
1992	479	0	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	495
1993	495	1	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	512
1994	482	1	1	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1995	508	0	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1996	508	0	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1997	534	0	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
1998	541	1	0	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	552
1999	544	1	0	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	543	1	1	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	560
2001	413	2	1	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	427
2002	429	1	2	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	448
2003	429	1	2	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	448
2004	439	2	2	18	4	n/a	n/a	0	465
2005	427	2	2	15	0	n/a	n/a	12	458
2006	434	3	2	22	0	n/a	n/a	15	476
2007	443	5	1	23	1	n/a	n/a	6	479
2008	459	3	0	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
2009	448	5	4	26	2	n/a	n/a	7	492
2010	441	4	6	28	1	n/a	n/a	8	488
2011	419	3	6	21	1	0	9	0	459
2012	441	0	2	22	1	0	12	0	478
2013	442	0	1	17	1	0	13	0	474
2014	449	1	1	18	0	0	17	0	486
2015	449	1	1	25	0	0	12	0	488
2016	448	2	1	34	0	0	14	0	499
2017	436	5	1	41	0	0	18	0	501
2018	426	4	0	49	0	0	5	0	484
2019	404	4	1	37	1	0	7	0	454
2020	403	2	2	36	2	0	11	0	456
2021	418	3	3	37	1	0	9	0	471
2022	444	2	2	44	1	0	10	0	503
2023	425	3	5	51	2	0	8	0	494
2024	417	4	3	54	2	0	11	0	491

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 Coal City Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	325	24.0	13.5	n/a
1990	464	29.5	15.7	n/a
1991	501	31.4	15.9	n/a
1992	495	33.4	14.8	n/a
1993	512	33.4	15.3	n/a
1994	499	32.9	15.2	n/a
1995	520	34.0	15.3	n/a
1996	520	34.0	15.3	n/a
1997	547	34.0	16.1	n/a
1998	552	34.0	16.2	n/a
1999	553	33.7	16.4	n/a
2000	560	34.0	16.5	n/a
2001	427	30.0	14.2	n/a
2002	448	30.0	14.9	12.9
2003	448	30.0	14.9	12.9
2004	465	30.0	15.5	15.5
2005	458	28.0	16.4	17
2006	476	28.0	17.0	17.8
2007	479	27.0	17.7	17.3
2008	489	28.0	17.5	15.7
2009	492	32.0	15.4	17.7
2010	488	34.0	14.3	22.9
2011	459	32.0	14.3	25.1
2012	478	32.8	14.5	24.7
2013	474	48.0	9.8	26.2
2014	486	32.7	14.8	28
2015	488	31.0	15.7	30.7
2016	499	32.0	15.5	30.1
2017	501	31.2	16.0	28.9
2018	484	35.0	13.8	25
2019	454	36.2	12.5	26
2020	456	35.2	12.9	26.1
2021	471	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	503	33.9	14.8	24.5
2023	494	35.2	14.0	28.9
2024	491	36.2	13.5	34.6

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 Coal City Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	325	24.0	13.5	n/a
1990	464	29.5	15.7	n/a
1991	501	31.4	15.9	n/a
1992	495	33.4	14.8	n/a
1993	512	33.4	15.3	n/a
1994	499	32.9	15.2	n/a
1995	520	34.0	15.3	n/a
1996	520	34.0	15.3	n/a
1997	547	34.0	16.1	n/a
1998	552	34.0	16.2	n/a
1999	553	33.7	16.4	n/a
2000	560	34.0	16.5	n/a
2001	427	30.0	14.2	n/a
2002	448	30.0	14.9	12.9
2003	448	30.0	14.9	12.9
2004	465	30.0	15.5	15.5
2005	458	28.0	16.4	17
2006	476	28.0	17.0	17.8
2007	479	27.0	17.7	17.3
2008	489	28.0	17.5	15.7
2009	492	32.0	15.4	17.7
2010	488	34.0	14.3	22.9
2011	459	32.0	14.3	25.1
2012	478	32.8	14.5	24.7
2013	474	48.0	9.8	26.2
2014	486	32.7	14.8	28
2015	488	31.0	15.7	30.7
2016	499	32.0	15.5	30.1
2017	501	31.2	16.0	28.9
2018	484	35.0	13.8	25
2019	454	36.2	12.5	26
2020	456	35.2	12.9	26.1
2021	471	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	503	33.9	14.8	24.5
2023	494	35.2	14.0	28.9
2024	491	36.2	13.5	34.6

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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