Carthage Middle School
Carthage, IL · Carthage ESD 317
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, remote
299th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 56%▼ Declining
210 S Adams St, Carthage, IL 62321
(217)357-3914NCES ID 170138505937Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Carthage Middle School 299th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 56% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 69th in 2019 to 56th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops 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) stops 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 176 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2007, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.3% | 93.2% | ▼ 4.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.6% | 5.7% | ▲ 4.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.6% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.1 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2007. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $123K in zip 62321 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 Carthage Middle School
- #230West Prairie Junior High SchoolWest Prairie CUSD 103 · 17.9 mi away230th of 685
ELA 65% = · Math 42% ▲11Compare - #214Unity Middle SchoolCUSD 4 · 24 mi away214th of 685
ELA 68% ▲3 · Math 41% ▲10Compare - #507Macomb Middle SchoolMacomb CUSD 185 · 24.2 mi away507th of 685
ELA 41% ▼24 · Math 23% ▼8Compare - #455Central Junior High SchoolCentral CUSD 3 · 24.9 mi away455th of 685
ELA 47% ▼18 · Math 26% ▼5Compare - #581West Central Middle SchoolWest Central CUSD 235 · 25.3 mi away581st of 685
ELA 35% ▼30 · Math 17% ▼14Compare
What school district is Carthage Middle School in?
Carthage Middle School is part of the Carthage ESD 317 district in Carthage, Illinois.
Is Carthage Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Carthage Middle School 299th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 56% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Carthage Middle School?
White 93%, Hispanic 6% (176 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Carthage Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62321 is $123K 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.