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Carthage Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

210 S Adams St, Carthage, IL 62321 · (217) 357-3914 · Part of Carthage Elementary School District 317

Carthage Township’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
167
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Carthage Middle School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Carthage Township kids: Illini West High School

On the path

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

PK–4Carthage Primary Schoolin Carthage
5–8Carthage Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Illini West High Schoolin Carthage

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

210 S Adams St, Carthage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 541
Grade 641
Grade 742
Grade 843
Enrollment over time
181’20
147’21
171’22
176’23
167’24

Down 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 7%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Carthage Elementary School District 317

The district →
Carthage Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Carthage
B−
238 students14:1

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; Carthage Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.