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Alton Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2200 College Ave, Alton, IL 62002 · (618) 474-2200 · Part of Alton Community Unit School District 11

Alton Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
1,220
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Alton Middle School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Alton Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Alton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Alton Middle SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts11%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2200 College Ave, Alton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6431
Grade 7399
Grade 8390
Enrollment over time
1,388’20
1,270’21
1,241’22
1,219’23
1,220’24

Down 12.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 52%Black 29%Two or more races 15%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alton Middle School from Alton Township families.

Other schools in Alton Community Unit School District 11

The district →
Early Childhood
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Godfrey
267 students33:1
Lewis & Clark Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Godfrey
251 students13:1
Lovejoy Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Alton
230 students13:1
Eunice Smith Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Alton
188 students14:1
Gilson Brown Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Godfrey
176 students11:1
North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Godfrey
C−
549 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Alton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.