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Schools in Lacon · Midland Community Unit School District 7

Lacon’s public schools outscore 58% of Illinois districts

Reading proficiency in Lacon’s districts is 39%, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lacon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
39%
▲ 9 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 2 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
80–89%
▼ 1–8 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 41% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
657 students on the public path
In brief

Lacon’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1370 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lacon’s, its schools beat 73%, higher than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 39% and math 24% in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 80–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,797 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Midland Middle School, then Midland High School. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lacon’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 58% of Illinois school districts. Test scores are above the Illinois average; graduation is below it.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 58%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1370)Better than 73%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 320 test results and a graduating class of 37 could put Lacon anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when about 8 in 10 of Lacon’s students in the tested grades sat them (315 in math, 326 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lacon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Midland Elementary SchoolMidland Community Unit School District 7B−
5–8Midland Middle Schoolin SparlandA−
9–12Midland High Schoolin VarnaB+

Lacon’s public schools are run by Midland Community Unit School District 7, which also serves Hopewell, Hopewell, La Prairie and Lacon and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Midland Community Unit School District 7Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 657 students, down 6% since 2020–21
$12,797IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 29.9% · 326 students tested
Math24%
State average 25.8% · 315 students tested

Lacon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Lacon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LaconBMidland Community Unit School District 7

Every school in Lacon

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Laconin other towns
Midland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
B−
249 studentsRate it →
Midland Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Sparland
A−
214 studentsRate it →
Midland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Varna
B+
194 studentsRate it →

Questions about Lacon’s schools

Are Lacon’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Illinois: the public schools Lacon children attend outscore 58% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 73%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lacon in?

Midland Community Unit School District 7, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 657 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lacon kids go to high school?

Midland High School in Varna, with 194 students; its own test results earn a B+.

What is Lacon’s graduation rate?

80–89% of the class of 2023 in Midland Community Unit School District 7 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Lacon spend per student?

$12,797 in Midland Community Unit School District 7 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.