Murphysboro Middle School
Murphysboro, IL · Murphysboro CUSD 186
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, distant
559th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 18%▲ Improving
2125 Spruce St, Murphysboro, IL 62966
(618)684-3041NCES ID 172761002926Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Murphysboro Middle School 559th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 18% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 9th in 2019 to 18th in 2025 — improving.
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), Black (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), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) 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 432 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 73.7% | 68.3% | ▼ 5.4 pts | |
| Black | 17.6% | 15.5% | ▼ 2.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 9.7% | ▲ 5.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.0% | 6.0% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.2% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.3 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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 $120K in zip 62966 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Murphysboro Middle School
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What school district is Murphysboro Middle School in?
Murphysboro Middle School is part of the Murphysboro CUSD 186 district in Murphysboro, Illinois.
Is Murphysboro Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Murphysboro Middle School 559th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 18% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Murphysboro Middle School?
White 68%, Black 16%, Two or more races 10%, Hispanic 6% (432 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Murphysboro Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62966 is $120K 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.