Is Iroquois West Middle School a good school?

Iroquois West Middle School ranks 494 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Iroquois West Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 197 students attended Iroquois West Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Iroquois West Middle School?

Students at Iroquois West Middle School are 60% White, 37% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Iroquois West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Iroquois West Middle School usually go on to attend Iroquois West High School

Iroquois West Middle School

Summary:

Iroquois West Middle School is a public middle school located in Onarga, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 197 students. The school is part of the Iroquois West CUSD 10 district, which is ranked 445 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Iroquois West Middle School has consistently performed better than the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 46% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 41.2%. However, the school's math proficiency (29.8%) is slightly below the state average (28.4%). The school has also seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 9.2% in 2019-2020 to 19.1% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. While Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status have performed relatively well, the school's performance for special education and disabled students has been lower, ranking in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools. Additionally, the school's spending per student has decreased from $13,680 in 2019-2020 to $11,772 in 2022-2023, which is lower than the nearby Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School ($14,490) and Tri-Point Junior High/Elementary ($19,036).

Iroquois West Middle School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby middle schools, such as Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School and John L Nash Middle School. The school's ranking among Illinois middle schools has declined over the years, from 633 out of 1,322 in 2013-2014 to 494 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school may be struggling to keep up with the performance of other middle schools in the state. The school's declining performance and budgetary constraints may be contributing to the challenges it faces, such as the high chronic absenteeism rate and the performance disparities among different student subgroups.

Detail:

Public 6-8

303 N Evergreen St
Onarga, IL 60955-1105

(815) 268-4355

District: Iroquois West CUSD 10

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,962

Students who attend Iroquois West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Iroquois West High School

Feeder schools for Iroquois West Middle School:

Elementary:	Iroquois West Elementary School/Danforth
	Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman
	Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville

Student/teacher ratio: 13.4

Number of students: 197

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

36.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Iroquois West Middle School ranks better than 63.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.26. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Iroquois West Middle School is $14,962.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Iroquois West Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Iroquois West Middle School 494^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Iroquois West Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Iroquois West CUSD 10:

SchoolDigger ranks Iroquois West CUSD 10 445^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Iroquois West Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	64.44	467^th	1185	60.6%
2004	60.50	553^rd	1204	54.1%
2005	56.53	633^rd	1209	47.6%
2006	50.09	754^th	1272	40.7%
2007	57.14	646^th	1287	49.8%
2008	58.15	648^th	1293	49.9%
2009	65.60	514^th	1318	61.0%
2010	58.81	640^th	1327	51.8%
2011	50.50	763^rd	1344	43.2%
2012	58.70	632^nd	1365	53.7%
2013	56.78	593^rd	1367	56.6%
2014	53.74	633^rd	1322	52.1%
2015	37.69	756^th	1302	41.9%
2016	38.26	764^th	1294	41.0%
2017	39.75	747^th	1293	42.2%
2018	51.91	576^th	1293	55.5%
2019	54.70	552^nd	1356	59.3%
2021	50.90	503^rd	1241	59.5%
2022	56.94	489^th	1369	64.3%
2023	47.80	630^th	1367	53.9%
2024	57.26	494^th	1363	63.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	31.25	545^th	792	31.2%
2021	34.79	336^th	548	38.7%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	21.44	730^th	805	9.3%
2024	45.44	337^th	802	58.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.97	405^th	1161	65.1%
2019	63.14	345^th	1217	71.7%
2021	62.89	237^th	1019	76.7%
2022	70.33	229^th	1221	81.2%
2023	48.97	561^st	1234	54.5%
2024	53.99	463^rd	1219	62.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.26	578^th	1226	52.9%
2019	43.11	692^nd	1276	45.8%
2021	42.47	534^th	1017	47.5%
2022	50.25	547^th	1286	57.5%
2023	41.74	703^rd	1275	44.9%
2024	62.53	391^st	1251	68.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	28.34	518^th	674	23.1%
2024	42.94	292^nd	639	54.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.35	547^th	1223	55.3%
2019	62.28	420^th	1296	67.6%
2021	52.59	401^st	1048	61.7%
2022	63.24	370^th	1286	71.2%
2023	51.57	537^th	1292	58.4%
2024	50.51	533^rd	1264	57.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.52	234^th	590	60.3%
2019	55.93	236^th	639	63.1%
2021	54.54	177^th	517	65.8%
2022	46.72	311^th	662	53.0%
2023	39.98	369^th	661	44.2%
2024	50.24	268^th	643	58.3%

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Rank History for White students at Iroquois West Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.06	572^nd	889	35.7%
2019	38.03	574^th	905	36.6%
2021	43.90	422^nd	813	48.1%
2022	48.55	430^th	898	52.1%
2023	36.56	567^th	895	36.6%
2024	45.37	467^th	875	46.6%

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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 Iroquois West Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	238	1	1	32	1	n/a	n/a	0	273
1990	212	2	4	35	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	253
1991	217	0	4	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1992	209	2	2	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1993	179	0	2	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	210
1994	195	0	1	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	236
1995	215	0	1	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1996	215	0	1	37	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
1997	215	0	1	40	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1998	236	0	2	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	274
1999	226	0	3	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
2000	194	0	2	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
2001	163	0	1	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
2002	177	1	1	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
2003	177	1	1	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
2004	160	1	1	59	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
2005	145	0	1	53	0	n/a	n/a	7	206
2006	141	1	0	59	0	n/a	n/a	5	206
2007	122	0	0	59	0	n/a	n/a	5	186
2008	135	0	0	60	0	n/a	n/a	5	200
2009	134	0	0	55	0	n/a	n/a	7	196
2010	132	1	0	64	0	n/a	n/a	9	206
2011	134	2	0	62	0	0	12	0	210
2012	142	2	0	63	0	0	10	0	217
2013	127	0	0	67	0	0	13	0	207
2014	116	0	0	73	1	0	11	0	201
2015	124	0	0	81	0	0	11	0	216
2016	139	0	0	78	0	0	12	0	229
2017	138	0	1	84	0	0	18	0	241
2018	147	0	1	79	0	0	0	0	227
2019	140	0	1	66	0	0	4	0	211
2020	135	0	1	51	0	0	6	0	193
2021	115	5	0	55	0	0	9	0	184
2022	113	3	0	60	0	0	7	0	183
2023	118	2	0	72	0	0	5	0	197

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 Iroquois West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	273	12.0	22.7	n/a
1990	253	12.0	21.0	n/a
1991	257	13.0	19.7	n/a
1992	257	14.0	18.3	n/a
1993	210	12.0	17.5	n/a
1994	236	11.0	21.5	n/a
1995	253	15.0	16.9	n/a
1996	253	15.0	16.9	n/a
1997	256	15.0	17.1	n/a
1998	274	15.0	18.3	n/a
1999	254	15.0	16.9	n/a
2000	244	16.0	15.3	n/a
2001	214	15.0	14.3	n/a
2002	235	14.0	16.8	43.4
2003	235	14.0	16.8	43.4
2004	221	14.0	15.8	43.4
2005	206	12.0	17.2	48.7
2006	206	12.0	17.2	55.2
2007	186	13.0	14.3	49.7
2008	200	13.0	15.4	43.6
2009	196	14.0	14.0	43.9
2010	206	14.0	14.7	53.3
2011	210	14.0	15.0	50
2012	217	13.5	16.0	59.9
2013	207	15.6	13.2	58
2014	201	12.0	16.7	59.7
2015	216	13.0	16.6	61.6
2016	229	14.0	16.3	62.4
2017	241	15.6	15.4	98.8
2018	227	15.5	14.5	57.7
2019	211	16.4	12.8	59.2
2020	193	17.3	11.1	53.4
2021	184	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	183	15.5	11.7	53.6
2023	197	14.6	13.4	58.9

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 Iroquois West Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	273	12.0	22.7	n/a
1990	253	12.0	21.0	n/a
1991	257	13.0	19.7	n/a
1992	257	14.0	18.3	n/a
1993	210	12.0	17.5	n/a
1994	236	11.0	21.5	n/a
1995	253	15.0	16.9	n/a
1996	253	15.0	16.9	n/a
1997	256	15.0	17.1	n/a
1998	274	15.0	18.3	n/a
1999	254	15.0	16.9	n/a
2000	244	16.0	15.3	n/a
2001	214	15.0	14.3	n/a
2002	235	14.0	16.8	43.4
2003	235	14.0	16.8	43.4
2004	221	14.0	15.8	43.4
2005	206	12.0	17.2	48.7
2006	206	12.0	17.2	55.2
2007	186	13.0	14.3	49.7
2008	200	13.0	15.4	43.6
2009	196	14.0	14.0	43.9
2010	206	14.0	14.7	53.3
2011	210	14.0	15.0	50
2012	217	13.5	16.0	59.9
2013	207	15.6	13.2	58
2014	201	12.0	16.7	59.7
2015	216	13.0	16.6	61.6
2016	229	14.0	16.3	62.4
2017	241	15.6	15.4	98.8
2018	227	15.5	14.5	57.7
2019	211	16.4	12.8	59.2
2020	193	17.3	11.1	53.4
2021	184	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	183	15.5	11.7	53.6
2023	197	14.6	13.4	58.9

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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