Is Reagan Middle School a good school?

Reagan Middle School ranks 701 st of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Reagan Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 577 students attended Reagan Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Reagan Middle School?

Students at Reagan Middle School are 81% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What high school do graduates of Reagan Middle School attend?

Students who attend Reagan Middle School usually go on to attend Dixon High School

Reagan Middle School

Summary:

Reagan Middle School is a public middle school located in Dixon, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 551 students. The school is part of the Dixon Unified School District 170, which is ranked 524 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Reagan Middle School's performance is generally below the state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, with proficiency rates of 39.3% and 19.7% respectively, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%. The school's Science proficiency rate of 46.7% is closer to the state average of 53.2%. Additionally, Reagan Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.1% in 2019-2020 to 27.0% in 2023-2024, which is notably higher than the state average. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing below the state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Rock Falls Middle School, Aplington Middle School, and Amboy Junior High School, Reagan Middle School generally underperforms in academic measures, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. Rock Falls Middle School, in particular, stands out with significantly higher proficiency rates across all grades and subjects, as well as a higher overall school ranking. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Reagan Middle School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

620 Division St
Dixon, IL 61021-4103

(815) 253-4966

District: Dixon Unified School District 170

SchoolDigger Rank:
701^st of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,859

Students who attend Reagan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Dixon High School

Feeder schools for Reagan Middle School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Madison School
	Washington Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 577

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Two or more races:

8.5%

Hispanic:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Reagan Middle School ranks worse than 51.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.16. (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 (81.1%), two or more races (8.5%), Hispanic (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Reagan Middle School is 16.5. (See more...)

Compare Reagan Middle School employs 34.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Reagan Middle School is $15,859.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Reagan Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Reagan Middle School 701^st of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Reagan Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Dixon Unified School District 170:

SchoolDigger ranks Dixon Unified School District 170 524^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Reagan Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	61.97	504^th	1185	57.5%
2004	56.50	614^th	1204	49.0%
2005	68.29	443^rd	1209	63.4%
2006	62.33	535^th	1272	57.9%
2007	51.05	744^th	1287	42.2%
2008	46.41	807^th	1293	37.6%
2009	37.17	947^th	1318	28.1%
2010	43.49	879^th	1327	33.8%
2011	43.39	875^th	1344	34.9%
2012	42.67	904^th	1365	33.8%
2013	45.25	771^st	1367	43.6%
2014	49.70	690^th	1322	47.8%
2015	51.96	520^th	1302	60.1%
2016	43.82	679^th	1294	47.5%
2017	41.25	729^th	1293	43.6%
2018	32.00	864^th	1293	33.2%
2019	33.06	890^th	1356	34.4%
2021	31.78	785^th	1241	36.7%
2022	40.10	748^th	1369	45.4%
2023	38.21	803^rd	1367	41.3%
2024	43.16	701^st	1363	48.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.68	130^th	164	20.7%
2019	21.60	138^th	179	22.9%
2021	23.32	69^th	97	28.9%
2022	22.42	153^rd	195	21.5%
2023	22.03	148^th	194	23.7%
2024	24.30	129^th	184	29.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	47.77	165^th	454	63.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	27.96	640^th	792	19.2%
2021	25.59	501^st	548	8.6%
2022	32.09	548^th	781	29.8%
2023	32.20	520^th	805	35.4%
2024	32.78	497^th	802	38.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.97	901^st	1161	22.4%
2019	28.97	923^rd	1217	24.2%
2021	31.56	705^th	1019	30.8%
2022	34.17	792^nd	1221	35.1%
2023	37.85	762^nd	1234	38.2%
2024	42.07	668^th	1219	45.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.09	789^th	1226	35.6%
2019	32.63	868^th	1276	32.0%
2021	23.89	789^th	1017	22.4%
2022	39.45	725^th	1286	43.6%
2023	32.99	814^th	1275	36.2%
2024	44.70	635^th	1251	49.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	34.51	422^nd	674	37.4%
2024	32.41	432^nd	639	32.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.76	856^th	1223	30.0%
2019	34.26	815^th	1296	37.1%
2021	34.97	636^th	1048	39.3%
2022	40.11	695^th	1286	46.0%
2023	42.84	667^th	1292	48.4%
2024	39.43	690^th	1264	45.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.07	553^rd	590	6.3%
2019	22.37	549^th	639	14.1%
2022	18.68	616^th	662	6.9%
2023	35.49	421^st	661	36.3%
2024	26.56	501^st	643	22.1%

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Rank History for White students at Reagan Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.96	789^th	889	11.2%
2019	16.50	800^th	905	11.6%
2021	19.54	685^th	813	15.7%
2022	24.59	710^th	898	20.9%
2023	20.95	768^th	895	14.2%
2024	26.45	664^th	875	24.1%

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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 Reagan Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	441	10	7	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	470
1990	425	10	9	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	453
1991	445	18	7	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
1992	483	21	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	519
1993	501	18	5	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	534
1994	464	18	10	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
1995	492	13	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1996	492	13	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	520
1997	993	29	17	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	1062
1998	959	36	19	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	1046
1999	912	36	18	36	4	n/a	n/a	0	1006
2000	884	41	22	36	2	n/a	n/a	0	985
2001	887	34	24	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	975
2002	854	36	24	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
2003	854	36	24	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	949
2004	864	34	28	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	966
2005	798	38	27	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	898
2006	763	22	16	38	2	n/a	n/a	39	880
2007	723	34	14	35	1	n/a	n/a	42	849
2008	727	24	10	26	4	n/a	n/a	44	835
2009	686	31	13	37	2	n/a	n/a	58	827
2010	648	30	13	38	0	n/a	n/a	63	792
2011	574	26	14	42	0	0	66	0	722
2012	557	22	16	45	0	0	58	0	698
2013	577	13	16	42	0	0	51	0	699
2014	564	12	19	34	2	0	46	0	677
2015	481	10	8	31	1	0	44	0	575
2016	498	12	4	29	1	0	43	0	587
2017	500	13	4	31	0	0	56	0	604
2018	513	10	4	34	0	0	62	0	623
2019	520	10	4	32	0	0	60	0	626
2020	496	16	5	40	0	0	68	0	625
2021	463	21	4	38	0	0	62	0	588
2022	451	19	3	44	0	0	52	0	569
2023	446	17	3	40	1	0	44	0	551
2024	468	18	4	37	1	0	49	0	577

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 Reagan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	470	25.0	18.8	n/a
1990	453	25.0	18.1	n/a
1991	482	25.0	19.2	n/a
1992	519	27.0	19.2	n/a
1993	534	27.5	19.4	n/a
1994	505	28.0	18.0	n/a
1995	520	32.0	16.3	n/a
1996	520	32.0	16.3	n/a
1997	1062	59.5	17.8	n/a
1998	1046	58.8	17.8	n/a
1999	1006	60.4	16.7	n/a
2000	985	61.2	16.1	n/a
2001	975	60.5	16.1	n/a
2002	949	57.9	16.4	29.1
2003	949	57.9	16.4	29.1
2004	966	53.0	18.2	32.1
2005	898	50.0	18.0	35.6
2006	880	51.9	17.0	38.6
2007	849	50.0	17.0	42.6
2008	835	46.0	18.2	42.7
2009	827	52.0	15.9	42.7
2010	792	52.0	15.2	48.8
2011	722	42.0	17.1	39.3
2012	698	40.1	17.3	47.3
2013	699	n/a	n/a	48.6
2014	677	40.0	16.9	45.1
2015	575	34.0	16.9	49
2016	587	34.0	17.2	49.7
2017	604	34.2	17.6	49.7
2018	623	34.3	18.1	50.4
2019	626	33.5	18.6	49
2020	625	34.9	17.9	45.8
2021	588	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	569	34.0	16.7	51.1
2023	551	36.8	14.9	54.3
2024	577	34.9	16.5	55.6

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 Reagan Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	470	25.0	18.8	n/a
1990	453	25.0	18.1	n/a
1991	482	25.0	19.2	n/a
1992	519	27.0	19.2	n/a
1993	534	27.5	19.4	n/a
1994	505	28.0	18.0	n/a
1995	520	32.0	16.3	n/a
1996	520	32.0	16.3	n/a
1997	1062	59.5	17.8	n/a
1998	1046	58.8	17.8	n/a
1999	1006	60.4	16.7	n/a
2000	985	61.2	16.1	n/a
2001	975	60.5	16.1	n/a
2002	949	57.9	16.4	29.1
2003	949	57.9	16.4	29.1
2004	966	53.0	18.2	32.1
2005	898	50.0	18.0	35.6
2006	880	51.9	17.0	38.6
2007	849	50.0	17.0	42.6
2008	835	46.0	18.2	42.7
2009	827	52.0	15.9	42.7
2010	792	52.0	15.2	48.8
2011	722	42.0	17.1	39.3
2012	698	40.1	17.3	47.3
2013	699	n/a	n/a	48.6
2014	677	40.0	16.9	45.1
2015	575	34.0	16.9	49
2016	587	34.0	17.2	49.7
2017	604	34.2	17.6	49.7
2018	623	34.3	18.1	50.4
2019	626	33.5	18.6	49
2020	625	34.9	17.9	45.8
2021	588	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	569	34.0	16.7	51.1
2023	551	36.8	14.9	54.3
2024	577	34.9	16.5	55.6

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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