Is Urbana Middle School a good school?

Urbana Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.2% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Urbana Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 903 students attended Urbana Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Urbana Middle School?

Students at Urbana Middle School are 40% African American, 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Urbana Middle School attend?

Students who attend Urbana Middle School usually go on to attend Urbana High School

Urbana Middle School

Summary:

Urbana Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Urbana, Illinois, with 903 students. The school is part of the Urbana School District 116, which is ranked 767 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Urbana Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency, with only 13.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and 8.5% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 51.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Urbana Middle School has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Urbana Middle School's performance is significantly lower than many of the nearby middle schools, such as Villa Grove Junior High School, Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, and St. Joseph Middle School, which consistently outperform Urbana Middle School in academic proficiency, chronic absenteeism, and other key metrics. Despite the relatively high spending per student ($16,176 in the 2022-2023 school year) and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.2, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect this level of investment.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1201 S Vine St
Urbana, IL 61801-5016

(217) 384-3685

District: Urbana School District 116

SchoolDigger Rank:
1197^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,114

Students who attend Urbana Middle School usually attend:

High:

Urbana High School

Feeder schools for Urbana Middle School:

Elementary:	Dr Preston L Williams Junior Elementary School
	Leal Elementary School
	M L King Junior Elementary School
	Thomas Paine Elementary School
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	Wiley Elementary School
	Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 903

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.2%

White:

25.6%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Urbana Middle School ranks worse than 87.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.12. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 Urbana Middle School is $18,114.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Urbana Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbana Middle School 1197^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Urbana Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Urbana School District 116:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbana School District 116 767^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Urbana Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	43.57	741^st	1185	37.5%
2004	45.39	739^th	1204	38.6%
2005	42.21	787^th	1209	34.9%
2006	34.76	930^th	1272	26.9%
2007	32.75	965^th	1287	25.0%
2008	33.53	954^th	1293	26.2%
2009	42.69	882^nd	1318	33.1%
2010	39.27	934^th	1327	29.6%
2011	30.57	1048^th	1344	22.0%
2012	23.86	1122^nd	1365	17.8%
2013	19.89	1145^th	1367	16.2%
2014	25.85	1032^nd	1322	21.9%
2015	40.97	697^th	1302	46.5%
2016	27.75	932^nd	1294	28.0%
2017	32.61	856^th	1293	33.8%
2018	27.59	940^th	1293	27.3%
2019	25.04	1021^st	1356	24.7%
2021	17.29	1080^th	1241	13.0%
2022	22.68	1048^th	1369	23.4%
2023	19.72	1119^th	1367	18.1%
2024	16.12	1197^th	1363	12.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.71	141^st	164	14.0%
2019	16.65	147^th	179	17.9%
2021	22.34	74^th	97	23.7%
2022	12.12	188^th	195	3.6%
2023	12.94	181^st	194	6.7%
2024	11.96	174^th	184	5.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.07	60^th	285	78.9%
2019	33.82	266^th	339	21.5%
2021	30.73	242^nd	277	12.6%
2022	28.18	410^th	454	9.7%
2023	33.44	351^st	480	26.9%
2024	28.58	401^st	486	17.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.51	464^th	602	22.9%
2019	28.94	611^th	792	22.9%
2021	25.59	501^st	548	8.6%
2022	32.15	545^th	781	30.2%
2023	28.34	577^th	805	28.3%
2024	22.92	686^th	802	14.5%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.06	1062^nd	1161	8.5%
2019	17.36	1109^th	1217	8.9%
2021	15.82	984^th	1019	3.4%
2022	17.98	1130^th	1221	7.5%
2023	16.68	1153^rd	1234	6.6%
2024	14.13	1168^th	1219	4.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.47	971^st	1226	20.8%
2019	21.83	1014^th	1276	20.5%
2021	14.21	932^nd	1017	8.4%
2022	21.93	1016^th	1286	21.0%
2023	16.54	1108^th	1275	13.1%
2024	13.51	1148^th	1251	8.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.03	500^th	674	25.8%
2024	21.63	595^th	639	6.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.22	784^th	1223	35.9%
2019	28.97	901^st	1296	30.5%
2021	18.78	901^st	1048	14.0%
2022	24.63	962^nd	1286	25.2%
2023	23.71	988^th	1292	23.5%
2024	19.20	1051^st	1264	16.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.39	199^th	209	4.8%
2019	23.36	168^th	201	16.4%
2022	30.50	146^th	198	26.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.24	435^th	511	14.9%
2019	25.52	478^th	565	15.4%
2021	23.93	354^th	385	8.1%
2022	26.15	495^th	573	13.6%
2023	20.51	534^th	569	6.2%
2024	17.77	529^th	548	3.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.48	556^th	590	5.8%
2019	12.57	621^st	639	2.8%
2021	11.42	515^th	517	0.4%
2022	15.96	636^th	662	3.9%
2023	15.83	625^th	661	5.4%
2024	12.33	629^th	643	2.2%

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Rank History for White students at Urbana Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.52	534^th	889	39.9%
2019	31.82	628^th	905	30.6%
2021	18.99	691^st	813	15.0%
2022	31.36	629^th	898	30.0%
2023	32.38	621^st	895	30.6%
2024	22.49	707^th	875	19.2%

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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 Urbana Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	725	215	53	12	2	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1989	692	227	56	14	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	989
1990	418	170	37	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	629
1991	531	194	51	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	783
1992	720	270	57	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1058
1993	680	244	63	19	2	n/a	n/a	0	1008
1994	676	254	68	17	5	n/a	n/a	0	1020
1995	669	225	85	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1996	669	225	85	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	1000
1997	697	246	71	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	1032
1998	668	265	81	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	1025
1999	645	275	63	11	4	n/a	n/a	0	998
2000	664	319	64	18	3	n/a	n/a	0	1068
2001	623	310	63	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	1016
2002	556	335	72	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	998
2003	556	335	72	32	3	n/a	n/a	0	998
2004	535	385	61	33	3	n/a	n/a	0	1017
2005	518	345	58	47	2	n/a	n/a	63	1033
2006	478	363	51	36	3	n/a	n/a	69	1000
2007	416	355	48	63	2	n/a	n/a	48	932
2008	335	309	45	68	0	n/a	n/a	60	817
2009	331	319	30	78	1	n/a	n/a	68	827
2010	345	304	37	71	1	n/a	n/a	74	832
2011	321	307	33	97	8	0	53	0	819
2012	350	295	36	73	8	1	53	0	816
2013	344	316	35	77	4	2	57	0	835
2014	359	347	46	110	4	0	64	0	930
2015	348	339	44	127	1	1	75	0	935
2016	318	316	42	135	2	0	83	0	896
2017	327	304	38	135	5	1	84	0	894
2018	325	344	38	131	9	1	92	0	940
2019	305	357	42	162	11	1	101	0	979
2020	279	351	35	159	6	1	107	0	938
2021	252	335	37	149	4	1	94	0	872
2022	248	375	21	164	6	2	87	0	903
2023	231	363	20	196	9	1	82	1	903

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 Urbana Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1007	70.6	14.2	n/a
1989	989	71.1	13.9	n/a
1990	629	66.3	9.4	n/a
1991	783	58.8	13.3	n/a
1992	1058	73.9	14.3	n/a
1993	1008	79.3	12.7	n/a
1994	1020	79.4	12.8	n/a
1995	1000	76.3	13.1	n/a
1996	1000	76.3	13.1	n/a
1997	1032	76.2	13.5	n/a
1998	1025	79.8	12.8	n/a
1999	998	80.1	12.5	n/a
2000	1068	79.4	13.5	n/a
2001	1016	83.5	12.2	n/a
2002	998	81.0	12.3	48.9
2003	998	81.0	12.3	48.9
2004	1017	74.4	13.7	51
2005	1033	71.8	14.4	55.7
2006	1000	75.0	13.3	62.7
2007	932	64.0	14.6	68.9
2008	817	65.0	12.6	73.8
2009	827	75.0	11.0	71.3
2010	832	78.8	10.5	74.5
2011	819	71.0	11.5	69.2
2012	816	74.0	11.0	65.9
2013	835	82.6	10.0	68
2014	930	77.8	11.9	68.1
2015	935	81.0	11.5	70.4
2016	896	82.0	10.9	67.3
2017	894	82.7	10.8	68.6
2018	940	79.5	11.8	68.9
2019	979	78.0	12.5	70.9
2020	938	78.2	11.9	74.7
2021	872	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	903	80.0	11.2	70.2
2023	903	73.5	12.2	76.6

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 Urbana Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1007	70.6	14.2	n/a
1989	989	71.1	13.9	n/a
1990	629	66.3	9.4	n/a
1991	783	58.8	13.3	n/a
1992	1058	73.9	14.3	n/a
1993	1008	79.3	12.7	n/a
1994	1020	79.4	12.8	n/a
1995	1000	76.3	13.1	n/a
1996	1000	76.3	13.1	n/a
1997	1032	76.2	13.5	n/a
1998	1025	79.8	12.8	n/a
1999	998	80.1	12.5	n/a
2000	1068	79.4	13.5	n/a
2001	1016	83.5	12.2	n/a
2002	998	81.0	12.3	48.9
2003	998	81.0	12.3	48.9
2004	1017	74.4	13.7	51
2005	1033	71.8	14.4	55.7
2006	1000	75.0	13.3	62.7
2007	932	64.0	14.6	68.9
2008	817	65.0	12.6	73.8
2009	827	75.0	11.0	71.3
2010	832	78.8	10.5	74.5
2011	819	71.0	11.5	69.2
2012	816	74.0	11.0	65.9
2013	835	82.6	10.0	68
2014	930	77.8	11.9	68.1
2015	935	81.0	11.5	70.4
2016	896	82.0	10.9	67.3
2017	894	82.7	10.8	68.6
2018	940	79.5	11.8	68.9
2019	979	78.0	12.5	70.9
2020	938	78.2	11.9	74.7
2021	872	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	903	80.0	11.2	70.2
2023	903	73.5	12.2	76.6

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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