Spring Garden Middle School
Ina, IL · Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, distant
523rd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 24%· Stable
511 S Elm St, Ina, IL 62846
(618)437-5361NCES ID 170141906371Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Spring Garden Middle School 523rd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 24% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 26th in 2019 to 24th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 86 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2015, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2015 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.9% | 89.5% | ▼ 7.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 7.0% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.8% | 3.5% | ▲ 2.7 pts |
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Spring Garden Middle School
- #362Sesser-Valier Jr High SchoolSesser-Valier CUSD 196 · 10 mi away362nd of 685
ELA 62% ▲19 · Math 25% ▲6Compare - #406Benton Grade Sch 5-8Benton CCSD 47 · 10.9 mi away406th of 685
ELA 51% ▲8 · Math 29% ▲10Compare - #630Zadok Casey Middle SchoolMount Vernon SD 80 · 11.6 mi away630th of 685
ELA 30% ▼13 · Math 10% ▼9Compare - #579Central Jr High SchoolFrankfort CUSD 168 · 16.7 mi away579th of 685
ELA 40% ▼3 · Math 12% ▼7Compare - #609Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolZeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 · 17 mi away609th of 685
ELA 33% ▼10 · Math 11% ▼8Compare - #317Du Quoin Middle SchoolDu Quoin CUSD 300 · 20.1 mi away317th of 685
ELA 65% ▲22 · Math 29% ▲10Compare - #565Washington Middle SchoolJohnston City CUSD 1 · 22.4 mi away565th of 685
ELA 38% ▼5 · Math 17% ▼2Compare - #282Herrin Middle SchoolHerrin CUSD 4 · 25.1 mi away282nd of 685
ELA 63% ▲20 · Math 36% ▲17Compare
What school district is Spring Garden Middle School in?
Spring Garden Middle School is part of the Spring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 district in Ina, Illinois.
Is Spring Garden Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Spring Garden Middle School 523rd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 24% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Spring Garden Middle School?
White 90%, Two or more races 7%, Black 4% (86 students, 2023–24).
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.