Wirth/Parks Middle School
Cahokia, IL · Cahokia CUSD 187
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
684th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 0%· Stable
1900 Mousette Ln, Cahokia, IL 62206
(618)332-5901NCES ID 170804006232Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Wirth/Parks Middle School 684th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 0% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 0th in 2019 to 0th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), White (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), White (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 623 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2012, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2012 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 93.8% | 89.7% | ▼ 4.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 5.3% | ▲ 5.3 pts | |
| White | 6.2% | 2.9% | ▼ 3.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 1.8% | ▲ 1.8 pts |
Typical home value $53K in zip 62206 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Wirth/Parks Middle School
- #680Mason/Clark Middle SchEast St Louis SD 189 · 3.4 mi away680th of 685
ELA 15% ▲2 · Math 4% ▲1Compare - #328Emge Junior High SchoolHarmony Emge SD 175 · 4 mi away328th of 685
ELA 62% ▲49 · Math 30% ▲27Compare - #439Harmony Intermediate CenterHarmony Emge SD 175 · 4 mi away439th of 685
ELA 52% ▲39 · Math 24% ▲21Compare - #649East St Louis-Lincoln Middle SchoolEast St Louis SD 189 · 4.2 mi away649th of 685
ELA 27% ▲14 · Math 6% ▲3Compare - #291Dupo Jr High SchoolCommunity Unit School District No 196 · 5.3 mi away291st of 685
ELA 68% ▲55 · Math 30% ▲27Compare - #429West Jr High SchoolBelleville SD 118 · 6.5 mi away429th of 685
ELA 56% ▲43 · Math 20% ▲17Compare - #512Grant Middle SchoolGrant CCSD 110 · 6.6 mi away512th of 685
ELA 50% ▲37 · Math 13% ▲10Compare - –Lovejoy Middle SchoolBrooklyn UD 188 · 7 mi awayCompare
What school district is Wirth/Parks Middle School in?
Wirth/Parks Middle School is part of the Cahokia CUSD 187 district in Cahokia, Illinois.
Is Wirth/Parks Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Wirth/Parks Middle School 684th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 0% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Wirth/Parks Middle School?
Black 90%, Two or more races 5%, White 3%, Hispanic 2% (623 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Wirth/Parks Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62206 is $53K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.