Top Rankings
Flora CUSD 35 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 311 students in Flora CUSD 35 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Flora CUSD 35 School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,339 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
99 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Flora CUSD 35 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#333 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)17%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
4%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
92%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,059 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,638 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,059
$21,990
Spending / Student
$10,638
$21,244
Best Flora CUSD 35 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Floyd Henson Jr High School
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
609 N Stanford Rd
Flora, IL 62839
(618) 662-8394
Flora, IL 62839
(618) 662-8394
Grades: 6-8
| 311 students
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