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Medora Intermediate School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–6

124 N Elm St, Medora, IL 62063 · (618) 372-3813 · Part of Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

Shipman Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
160
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–6
The gist

What stands out about Medora Intermediate School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 13.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
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 ↗

124 N Elm St, Medora

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 582
Grade 677
Grade 71
Enrollment over time
185’20
184’21
175’22
166’23
160’24

Down 13.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 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 Medora Intermediate School from Shipman Township families.

Other schools in Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

The district →
Brighton North Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Brighton
293 students16:1
Shipman Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Shipman
B
155 students12:1
Southwestern Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Piasa
B+
171 students12:1
Southwestern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Piasa
B−
370 students12:1

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