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Charleston Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

920 Smith Dr, Charleston, IL 61920 · (217) 639-6000 · Part of Charleston Community Unit School District 1

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Directions
Students
401
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Charleston Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Charleston Township kids: Charleston High School

On the path

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

1–3Carl Sandburg Elem Schoolin Charleston
7–8Charleston Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Charleston High Schoolin Charleston

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts16%
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 ↗

920 Smith Dr, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7189
Grade 8204
Grade 98
Enrollment over time
395’20
403’21
399’22
395’23
401’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Black 8%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 6%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Charleston Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Charleston
221 students13:1
Ashmore Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ashmore
C
74 students9:1
Carl Sandburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Charleston
B−
555 students14:1
Jefferson Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Charleston
C+
698 students16:1
Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
B−
795 students17:1

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