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Triad Middle School

Saint Jacob, IL · Triad CUSD 2

Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, fringe

178th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 74%· Stable

9539 US Highway 40, Saint Jacob, IL 62281

(618)644-5511NCES ID 173735003868Directory 202324

948
Students
2023–24 enrollment
17.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
17%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
7.5%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Triad Middle School 178th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 74% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 76th in 2019 to 74th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%74%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Triad Middle School
64%
IL average
52%
Math
Triad Middle School
53%
IL average
38%
Science
Triad Middle School
67%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Triad Middle School IL average
25%50%75%64%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Triad Middle School IL average
25%50%75%53%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Triad Middle School IL average
25%50%75%67%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%66%64%58%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%54%44%34%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%70%69%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (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 948 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White89%
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categories changedWhite 89%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White92.9%89.1% 3.8 pts
Two or more races2.1%4.0% 1.9 pts
Hispanic1.7%3.8% 2.1 pts
Black2.5%1.9% 0.6 pts
Asian0.7%0.8% 0.1 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 $358K in zip 62281 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$90K$179K$269K$359K$341K200020052010201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Triad Middle School in?

Triad Middle School is part of the Triad CUSD 2 district in Saint Jacob, Illinois.

Is Triad Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Triad Middle School 178th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 74% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Triad Middle School?

White 89%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 4%, Black 2% (948 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Triad Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62281 is $358K 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.