Is Mayo Middle School a good school?

Mayo Middle School ranks 202 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mayo Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 241 students attended Mayo Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Mayo Middle School?

Students at Mayo Middle School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Mayo Middle School attend?

Students who attend Mayo Middle School usually go on to attend Paris Cooperative High School 95

Mayo Middle School

Summary:

Mayo Middle School is a public middle school located in Paris, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 250 students. The school is part of the Paris-Union School District 95, which is ranked 311 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mayo Middle School consistently ranks among the top 20% of Illinois middle schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages, with 70.7% of all grades proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.1% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Mayo Middle School's performance is particularly strong in ELA, with 6th-grade students scoring 79.8% proficient or better, compared to 46.7% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's 8th-grade students outperform the state and district, with 49.4% proficient or better, compared to 28.1% for the state. The school's male students and low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 15% and top 5% of Illinois middle schools, respectively, in recent years.

However, Mayo Middle School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.9% in 2019-2020 to 35.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school's spending per student has also fluctuated, ranging from $9,500 in 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 to $19,530 in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby schools, Marshall Junior High School and Chrisman-Scottland Junior High School have lower academic performance, while Crestwood Junior High School has comparable or higher academic performance but a lower chronic absenteeism rate.

Detail:

Public 6-8

300 E Wood St
Paris, IL 61944-1848

(217) 466-3050

District: Paris-Union School District 95

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,597

Students who attend Mayo Middle School usually attend:

High:

Paris Cooperative High School 95

Feeder schools for Mayo Middle School:

Elementary:	Carolyn Wenz Elementary School
	Memorial Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.6

Number of students: 241

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.0%

Hispanic:

5.4%

African American:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mayo Middle School ranks better than 85.2% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 82.79. (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 (90%), Hispanic (5.4%), African American (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mayo Middle School is 9.6. (See more...)

Compare Mayo Middle School employs 25.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mayo Middle School is $14,597.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mayo Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mayo Middle School 202^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Mayo Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Paris-Union School District 95:

SchoolDigger ranks Paris-Union School District 95 311^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mayo Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Mayo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	66.67	428^th	1185	63.9%
2004	53.47	658^th	1204	45.3%
2005	39.46	813^th	1209	32.8%
2006	43.50	840^th	1272	34.0%
2007	53.55	708^th	1287	45.0%
2008	65.98	500^th	1293	61.3%
2009	65.81	507^th	1318	61.5%
2010	59.24	631^st	1327	52.4%
2011	48.12	796^th	1344	40.8%
2012	65.15	513^th	1365	62.4%
2013	51.76	672^nd	1367	50.8%
2014	49.50	695^th	1322	47.4%
2015	61.30	399^th	1302	69.4%
2016	81.33	195^th	1294	84.9%
2017	79.18	223^rd	1293	82.8%
2018	81.47	196^th	1293	84.8%
2019	74.86	290^th	1356	78.6%
2021	80.54	194^th	1241	84.4%
2022	81.06	208^th	1369	84.8%
2023	78.28	237^th	1367	82.7%
2024	82.79	202^nd	1363	85.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mayo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.36	89^th	602	85.2%
2019	39.52	397^th	792	49.9%
2021	57.78	129^th	548	76.5%
2022	57.30	172^nd	781	78.0%
2023	23.61	677^th	805	15.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.90	69^th	1161	94.1%
2019	75.71	180^th	1217	85.2%
2021	93.46	24^th	1019	97.6%
2022	96.31	19^th	1221	98.4%
2023	85.01	85^th	1234	93.1%
2024	92.29	40^th	1219	96.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Mayo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	78.07	223^rd	1226	81.8%
2019	68.31	347^th	1276	72.8%
2021	72.52	233^rd	1017	77.1%
2022	73.39	276^th	1286	78.5%
2023	71.49	298^th	1275	76.6%
2024	78.96	222^nd	1251	82.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mayo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.76	328^th	674	51.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Mayo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.41	171^st	1223	86.0%
2019	79.00	214^th	1296	83.5%
2021	82.38	131^st	1048	87.5%
2022	85.60	128^th	1286	90.0%
2023	79.61	196^th	1292	84.8%
2024	81.72	190^th	1264	85.0%

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Rank History for White students at Mayo Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.15	227^th	889	74.5%
2019	59.36	337^th	905	62.8%
2021	69.36	206^th	813	74.7%
2022	67.45	238^th	898	73.5%
2023	64.06	266^th	895	70.3%
2024	69.36	217^th	875	75.2%

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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 Mayo Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	353	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	354
1990	361	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	363
1991	355	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1992	352	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
1993	374	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
1994	364	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	366
1995	314	5	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1996	314	5	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
1997	338	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1998	324	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	327
1999	363	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
2000	339	2	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
2001	348	2	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	352
2002	313	3	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2003	313	3	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	321
2004	272	4	2	2	9	n/a	n/a	0	289
2005	292	0	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	10	306
2006	276	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	9	286
2007	282	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	7	293
2008	299	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	8	308
2009	275	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	4	284
2010	277	0	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	6	287
2011	299	0	1	5	1	0	4	0	310
2012	293	0	0	4	1	0	10	0	308
2013	261	0	0	4	2	0	6	0	273
2014	275	0	0	1	1	1	8	0	286
2015	267	0	0	4	1	1	8	0	281
2016	279	1	4	1	0	1	10	0	296
2017	263	1	3	1	0	0	12	0	280
2018	271	1	1	2	0	0	9	0	284
2019	266	0	1	1	0	0	7	0	275
2020	259	1	1	7	0	0	3	0	271
2021	260	2	1	10	0	0	11	0	284
2022	264	2	0	14	0	0	9	0	289
2023	230	2	0	12	0	0	5	1	250
2024	217	6	0	13	0	0	4	1	241

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 Mayo Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	354	22.0	16.0	n/a
1990	363	22.0	16.5	n/a
1991	356	22.0	16.1	n/a
1992	352	22.0	16.0	n/a
1993	376	19.0	19.8	n/a
1994	366	21.0	17.4	n/a
1995	321	21.0	15.3	n/a
1996	321	21.0	15.3	n/a
1997	342	21.0	16.3	n/a
1998	327	19.0	17.2	n/a
1999	364	22.0	16.5	n/a
2000	342	22.0	15.5	n/a
2001	352	22.0	16.0	n/a
2002	321	20.0	16.1	49.2
2003	321	20.0	16.1	49.2
2004	289	22.0	13.1	51.9
2005	306	23.0	13.3	59.8
2006	286	22.0	13.0	56
2007	293	20.0	14.7	53.1
2008	308	17.0	18.1	90.3
2009	284	25.0	11.4	49.3
2010	287	24.5	11.6	56.9
2011	310	22.5	13.7	59.4
2012	308	22.0	14.0	52.6
2013	273	23.5	11.5	64.5
2014	286	23.1	12.3	61.9
2015	281	23.0	12.2	63.3
2016	296	22.0	13.4	58.4
2017	280	22.5	12.4	61.4
2018	284	21.9	12.9	61.3
2019	275	21.6	12.7	63.6
2020	271	23.1	11.7	66.1
2021	284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	289	23.1	12.5	n/a
2023	250	23.1	10.8	53.6
2024	241	25.1	9.6	58.1

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 Mayo Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	354	22.0	16.0	n/a
1990	363	22.0	16.5	n/a
1991	356	22.0	16.1	n/a
1992	352	22.0	16.0	n/a
1993	376	19.0	19.8	n/a
1994	366	21.0	17.4	n/a
1995	321	21.0	15.3	n/a
1996	321	21.0	15.3	n/a
1997	342	21.0	16.3	n/a
1998	327	19.0	17.2	n/a
1999	364	22.0	16.5	n/a
2000	342	22.0	15.5	n/a
2001	352	22.0	16.0	n/a
2002	321	20.0	16.1	49.2
2003	321	20.0	16.1	49.2
2004	289	22.0	13.1	51.9
2005	306	23.0	13.3	59.8
2006	286	22.0	13.0	56
2007	293	20.0	14.7	53.1
2008	308	17.0	18.1	90.3
2009	284	25.0	11.4	49.3
2010	287	24.5	11.6	56.9
2011	310	22.5	13.7	59.4
2012	308	22.0	14.0	52.6
2013	273	23.5	11.5	64.5
2014	286	23.1	12.3	61.9
2015	281	23.0	12.2	63.3
2016	296	22.0	13.4	58.4
2017	280	22.5	12.4	61.4
2018	284	21.9	12.9	61.3
2019	275	21.6	12.7	63.6
2020	271	23.1	11.7	66.1
2021	284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	289	23.1	12.5	n/a
2023	250	23.1	10.8	53.6
2024	241	25.1	9.6	58.1

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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