Is Wesclin Middle School a good school?

Wesclin Middle School ranks 327 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wesclin Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 475 students attended Wesclin Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Wesclin Middle School?

Students at Wesclin Middle School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Wesclin Middle School

Summary:

Wesclin Middle School is a public middle school located in Trenton, Illinois, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 475 students. The school is part of the Wesclin CUSD 3 district, which is ranked 237 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wesclin Middle School consistently performs above the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 55.2%, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 39.7%, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is also strong, with a proficiency rate of 67.4% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of 53.2%. However, the school's Hispanic and Special Education student groups have lower rankings, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support.

Compared to nearby schools, Pontiac Junior High School, Whiteside Middle School, and Joseph Arthur Middle School, Wesclin Middle School generally outperforms them in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. However, schools like Fulton Junior High, Amelia V. Carriel Junior High, Highland Middle School, Shiloh Middle School, and Mascoutah Middle School, which are within a 15-mile radius, consistently outperform Wesclin Middle School in academic achievement.

Detail:

Public 4-8

10003 State Route 160
Trenton, IL 62293-2624

(618) 224-7355

District: Wesclin CUSD 3

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $9,582

Student/teacher ratio: 13.2

Number of students: 475

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Two or more races:

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.9%

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Compare Details Wesclin Middle School ranks better than 75.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.44. (See more...)

Compare Details Wesclin Middle School ranks better than 76% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 71.8. (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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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wesclin Middle School is $9,582.

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Wesclin Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wesclin Middle School 499^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wesclin Middle School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Wesclin Middle School 327^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Wesclin Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Wesclin CUSD 3:

SchoolDigger ranks Wesclin CUSD 3 237^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wesclin Middle School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2017	47.35	1011^th	2044	50.5%
2018	57.54	803^rd	2037	60.6%
2019	65.48	667^th	2086	68.0%
2021	53.36	793^rd	1948	59.3%
2022	65.08	659^th	2082	68.3%
2023	70.39	555^th	2077	73.3%
2024	73.44	499^th	2067	75.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.59	236^th	763	69.1%
2019	49.67	474^th	1194	60.3%
2021	35.13	391^st	640	38.9%
2022	51.27	400^th	1113	64.1%
2023	51.44	441^st	1156	61.9%
2024	58.46	379^th	1195	68.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.73	611^th	1765	65.4%
2019	65.48	449^th	1816	75.3%
2021	48.93	659^th	1514	56.5%
2022	67.32	373^rd	1763	78.8%
2023	68.67	369^th	1808	79.6%
2024	68.08	387^th	1793	78.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.28	766^th	1964	61.0%
2019	65.86	626^th	2019	69.0%
2021	52.78	692^nd	1680	58.8%
2022	62.46	657^th	1970	66.6%
2023	65.76	587^th	1957	70.0%
2024	72.54	469^th	1942	75.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.71	350^th	907	61.4%
2024	44.91	406^th	886	54.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.28	761^st	1972	61.4%
2019	63.87	647^th	2019	68.0%
2021	48.45	770^th	1707	54.9%
2022	65.04	595^th	1977	69.9%
2023	73.00	457^th	1984	77.0%
2024	69.85	512^th	1959	73.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	42.99	517^th	938	44.9%
2023	30.09	704^th	970	27.4%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.80	860^th	1463	41.2%
2019	51.16	711^th	1462	51.4%
2021	41.25	756^th	1308	42.2%
2022	53.03	648^th	1425	54.5%
2023	57.77	557^th	1419	60.7%
2024	58.96	540^th	1392	61.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Wesclin Middle School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2017	50.40	581^st	1293	55.1%
2018	59.44	463^rd	1293	64.2%
2019	53.20	578^th	1356	57.4%
2021	45.70	574^th	1241	53.7%
2022	61.97	425^th	1369	69.0%
2023	66.25	376^th	1367	72.5%
2024	71.80	327^th	1363	76.0%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.84	300^th	602	50.2%
2019	36.61	440^th	792	44.4%
2021	46.72	207^th	548	62.2%
2022	44.21	321^st	781	58.9%
2023	35.40	461^st	805	42.7%
2024	37.14	437^th	802	45.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.28	537^th	1161	53.7%
2019	43.66	659^th	1217	45.9%
2021	42.98	532^nd	1019	47.8%
2022	55.57	429^th	1221	64.9%
2023	54.95	447^th	1234	63.8%
2024	61.17	359^th	1219	70.5%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	63.01	399^th	1226	67.5%
2019	55.16	518^th	1276	59.4%
2021	46.55	492^nd	1017	51.6%
2022	63.61	376^th	1286	70.8%
2023	72.37	284^th	1275	77.7%
2024	72.86	278^th	1251	77.8%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.97	582^nd	674	13.6%
2024	41.48	307^th	639	52.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.52	511^th	1223	58.2%
2019	49.86	578^th	1296	55.4%
2021	38.69	582^nd	1048	44.5%
2022	56.84	461^st	1286	64.2%
2023	56.66	459^th	1292	64.5%
2024	67.47	331^st	1264	73.8%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	30.13	476^th	639	25.5%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Wesclin Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.52	496^th	889	44.2%
2019	34.68	602^nd	905	33.5%
2021	33.77	535^th	813	34.2%
2022	49.85	418^th	898	53.5%
2023	54.09	363^rd	895	59.4%
2024	60.33	310^th	875	64.6%

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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 Wesclin Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2015	406	9	6	31	0	0	19	471
2016	411	7	4	27	0	1	19	469
2017	431	7	3	33	0	1	20	495
2018	433	11	3	43	0	1	18	509
2019	423	7	4	38	0	1	20	493
2020	434	8	3	38	1	1	20	505
2021	408	9	3	35	1	0	21	477
2022	392	7	3	33	1	0	22	458
2023	407	6	4	35	1	1	21	475

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 Wesclin Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	471	28.0	16.8	38.2
2016	469	30.0	15.6	40.1
2017	495	29.1	16.9	36
2018	509	30.0	16.9	39.7
2019	493	31.0	15.8	38.7
2020	505	29.8	16.9	40.6
2021	477	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	458	32.5	14.0	25.8
2023	475	35.7	13.2	25.9

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 Wesclin Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2015	471	28.0	16.8	38.2
2016	469	30.0	15.6	40.1
2017	495	29.1	16.9	36
2018	509	30.0	16.9	39.7
2019	493	31.0	15.8	38.7
2020	505	29.8	16.9	40.6
2021	477	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	458	32.5	14.0	25.8
2023	475	35.7	13.2	25.9

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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