Is East Alton Middle School a good school?

East Alton Middle School ranks 732 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East Alton Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 181 students attended East Alton Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of East Alton Middle School?

Students at East Alton Middle School are 78% White, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of East Alton Middle School attend?

Students who attend East Alton Middle School usually go on to attend East Alton-Wood River High School

East Alton Middle School

Summary:

East Alton Middle School is a public middle school serving 191 students in grades 6-8 in East Alton, Illinois, which is part of the East Alton School District 13. The school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores, and varying performance across different student subgroups.

East Alton Middle School's chronic absenteeism rates have ranged from 27.3% to 39.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also generally below state averages across all subjects and grade levels, with only 36.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 18.8% in math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. While the school's African American students performed relatively well, ranking 159 out of 565 Illinois middle schools in 2018-2019, other subgroups like White students, Special Education students, and Disabled students performed poorly, ranking in the bottom quartile of Illinois middle schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Wilbur Trimpe Middle School in Bethalto and Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville, East Alton Middle School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these other schools. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58.64% receiving free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the challenges it faces. Additionally, the school's ranking and performance have declined over the past several years, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 2-star rating in recent years.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1000 3rd St
East Alton, IL 62024-1605

(618) 433-2201

District: East Alton School District 13

SchoolDigger Rank:
732^nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,954

Students who attend East Alton Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Alton-Wood River High School

Feeder schools for East Alton Middle School:

Elementary:

Eastwood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 181

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.5%

African American:

15.5%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details East Alton Middle School ranks worse than 53.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.85. (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 (78.5%), African American (15.5%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Alton Middle School is 10.6. (See more...)

Compare East Alton Middle School employs 16.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Alton Middle School is $17,954.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Alton Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks East Alton Middle School 732^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See East Alton Middle School in the ranking list.)

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East Alton School District 13:

SchoolDigger ranks East Alton School District 13 646^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for East Alton Middle School

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Rank History for all students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	33.32	844^th	1185	28.8%
2004	23.63	938^th	1204	22.1%
2005	33.38	865^th	1209	28.5%
2006	33.37	945^th	1272	25.7%
2007	40.05	888^th	1287	31.0%
2008	41.70	855^th	1293	33.9%
2009	44.99	849^th	1318	35.6%
2010	47.79	822^nd	1327	38.1%
2011	38.02	958^th	1344	28.7%
2012	39.16	944^th	1365	30.8%
2013	31.38	1001^st	1367	26.8%
2014	33.92	927^th	1322	29.9%
2015	45.82	613^th	1302	52.9%
2016	22.24	1055^th	1294	18.5%
2017	42.49	707^th	1293	45.3%
2018	41.82	714^th	1293	44.8%
2019	43.51	712^th	1356	47.5%
2021	33.90	751^st	1241	39.5%
2022	30.07	914^th	1369	33.2%
2023	45.03	689^th	1367	49.6%
2024	40.85	732^nd	1363	46.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.79	496^th	602	17.6%
2019	35.48	455^th	792	42.6%
2021	35.61	329^th	548	40.0%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	24.65	648^th	805	19.5%
2024	20.75	715^th	802	10.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.21	673^rd	1161	42.0%
2019	56.87	436^th	1217	64.2%
2021	45.79	482^nd	1019	52.7%
2022	35.26	759^th	1221	37.8%
2023	55.12	442^nd	1234	64.2%
2024	45.67	594^th	1219	51.3%

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Rank History for Female students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.81	703^rd	1226	42.7%
2019	43.97	675^th	1276	47.1%
2021	31.41	672^nd	1017	33.9%
2022	34.24	789^th	1286	38.6%
2023	47.09	602^nd	1275	52.8%
2024	43.87	651^st	1251	48.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.85	457^th	674	32.2%
2024	35.17	383^rd	639	40.1%

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Rank History for Male students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.25	658^th	1223	46.2%
2019	43.38	664^th	1296	48.8%
2021	31.49	693^rd	1048	33.9%
2022	25.81	941^st	1286	26.8%
2023	40.62	711^th	1292	45.0%
2024	36.04	741^st	1264	41.4%

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Rank History for African American students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	58.67	159^th	565	71.9%

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Rank History for White students at East Alton Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.96	691^st	889	22.3%
2019	23.51	727^th	905	19.7%
2021	19.83	680^th	813	16.4%
2022	15.73	807^th	898	10.1%
2023	32.13	624^th	895	30.3%
2024	28.19	645^th	875	26.3%

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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 East Alton Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	203	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	203
1990	310	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	310
1991	318	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1992	306	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
1993	320	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1994	298	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	298
1995	279	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1996	279	3	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1997	298	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
1998	288	4	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1999	307	4	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
2000	268	9	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
2001	291	8	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	301
2002	290	11	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	305
2003	290	11	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	305
2004	286	10	1	1	3	n/a	n/a	0	301
2005	308	9	0	1	2	n/a	n/a	2	322
2006	296	14	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	1	316
2007	293	14	1	6	2	n/a	n/a	1	317
2008	215	19	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	2	242
2009	203	18	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	5	229
2010	188	9	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	203
2011	188	7	1	1	0	0	7	0	204
2012	187	6	1	2	0	0	7	0	203
2013	181	6	1	1	0	0	18	0	207
2014	188	10	0	3	0	0	17	0	218
2015	192	10	1	5	0	0	16	0	224
2016	214	9	2	5	1	0	21	0	252
2017	197	9	3	1	0	0	13	0	223
2018	183	16	2	3	0	0	10	0	214
2019	175	26	1	3	0	0	12	0	217
2020	207	24	0	4	0	0	1	0	236
2021	196	18	0	5	0	0	2	0	221
2022	179	16	0	3	0	0	2	0	200
2023	158	22	1	2	0	0	8	0	191
2024	142	28	1	1	0	0	9	0	181

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 East Alton Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	203	15.0	13.5	n/a
1990	310	16.3	19.0	n/a
1991	318	17.3	18.3	n/a
1992	306	18.4	16.6	n/a
1993	321	20.6	15.6	n/a
1994	298	21.0	14.2	n/a
1995	284	20.0	14.2	n/a
1996	284	20.0	14.2	n/a
1997	301	20.0	15.1	n/a
1998	296	20.0	14.8	n/a
1999	313	23.0	13.6	n/a
2000	280	21.0	13.3	n/a
2001	301	21.0	14.3	n/a
2002	305	21.0	14.5	49.5
2003	305	21.0	14.5	49.5
2004	301	20.0	15.1	50.8
2005	322	20.0	16.1	59.1
2006	316	21.0	15.0	61
2007	317	17.0	18.6	59.8
2008	242	17.0	14.2	62.9
2009	229	21.0	10.9	62.5
2010	203	20.0	10.1	75.3
2011	204	18.0	11.3	70.1
2012	203	18.0	11.2	98
2013	207	19.0	10.8	61.4
2014	218	15.0	14.5	60.1
2015	224	15.0	14.9	64.7
2016	252	18.0	14.0	64.3
2017	223	19.2	11.6	67.3
2018	214	19.0	11.2	61.7
2019	217	16.4	13.2	65.4
2020	236	17.5	13.4	75
2021	221	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	200	15.8	12.5	70.5
2023	191	18.6	10.2	58.6
2024	181	16.9	10.6	51.4

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 East Alton Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	203	15.0	13.5	n/a
1990	310	16.3	19.0	n/a
1991	318	17.3	18.3	n/a
1992	306	18.4	16.6	n/a
1993	321	20.6	15.6	n/a
1994	298	21.0	14.2	n/a
1995	284	20.0	14.2	n/a
1996	284	20.0	14.2	n/a
1997	301	20.0	15.1	n/a
1998	296	20.0	14.8	n/a
1999	313	23.0	13.6	n/a
2000	280	21.0	13.3	n/a
2001	301	21.0	14.3	n/a
2002	305	21.0	14.5	49.5
2003	305	21.0	14.5	49.5
2004	301	20.0	15.1	50.8
2005	322	20.0	16.1	59.1
2006	316	21.0	15.0	61
2007	317	17.0	18.6	59.8
2008	242	17.0	14.2	62.9
2009	229	21.0	10.9	62.5
2010	203	20.0	10.1	75.3
2011	204	18.0	11.3	70.1
2012	203	18.0	11.2	98
2013	207	19.0	10.8	61.4
2014	218	15.0	14.5	60.1
2015	224	15.0	14.9	64.7
2016	252	18.0	14.0	64.3
2017	223	19.2	11.6	67.3
2018	214	19.0	11.2	61.7
2019	217	16.4	13.2	65.4
2020	236	17.5	13.4	75
2021	221	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	200	15.8	12.5	70.5
2023	191	18.6	10.2	58.6
2024	181	16.9	10.6	51.4

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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