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Midland Middle School

Sparland, IL · Midland CUSD 7

Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, distant

302nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 56%· Stable

901 Hilltop Dr, Sparland, IL 61565

(309)469-3131NCES ID 170012601482Directory 202324

218
Students
2023–24 enrollment
15.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
51%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
18.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Midland Middle School 302nd 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 58th in 2019 to 56th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%56%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Midland Middle School
62%
IL average
52%
Math
Midland Middle School
34%
IL average
38%
Science
Midland Middle School
43%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Midland Middle School IL average
25%50%75%62%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Midland Middle School IL average
25%50%75%34%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Midland Middle School IL average
25%50%75%43%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%65%18%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%38%9%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 218 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1995, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

6%White89%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 89%99%19952023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White95.8%88.5% 7.3 pts
Hispanic2.5%5.5% 3.0 pts
Black0.4%3.2% 2.8 pts
Two or more races0.4%1.8% 1.4 pts
Pacific Islander0.0%0.9% 0.9 pts
Asian0.8%0.0% 0.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1995. 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 $176K in zip 61565 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012

$43K$86K$129K$172K$164K2012201520202025

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What school district is Midland Middle School in?

Midland Middle School is part of the Midland CUSD 7 district in Sparland, Illinois.

Is Midland Middle School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Midland Middle School 302nd 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 Midland Middle School?

White 89%, Hispanic 6%, Black 3%, Two or more races 2% (218 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Midland Middle School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61565 is $176K 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.