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Argenta-Oreana Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

200 E East St, Argenta, IL 62501 · (217) 795-2163 · Part of Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1

Friends Creek Township’s School Grade C better than 30% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
180
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Argenta-Oreana Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 21.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Friends Creek Township kids: Argenta-Oreana High School

On the path

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

PK–5Argenta-Oreana Elementary Schoolin Oreana
6–8Argenta-Oreana Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Argenta-Oreana High Schoolin Argenta

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

200 E East St, Argenta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 666
Grade 749
Grade 865
Enrollment over time
228’20
224’21
199’22
178’23
180’24

Down 21.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%Black 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Argenta-Oreana Middle School from Friends Creek Township families.

Other schools in Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Argenta-Oreana Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oreana
B−
445 students14:1
Argenta-Oreana High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Argenta
C+
268 students13:1

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