For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 101 students in Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
638 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
45 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#522 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
20%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)80-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.18
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
6%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
90%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,873 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,462 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,873
$22,423
Spending / Student
$17,462
$21,662
Best Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Villa Grove Jr High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
400 N Sycamore St
Villa Grove, IL 61956
(217) 832-2261
Villa Grove, IL 61956
(217) 832-2261
Gr: 7-8 | 101 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
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