Wesclin Middle School
Trenton, IL · Wesclin CUSD 3
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 8 · Rural, distant
188th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 73%▲ Improving
10003 State Route 160, Trenton, IL 62293
(618)224-7355NCES ID 173942006347Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Wesclin Middle School 188th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 73% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 73th 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) 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.
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 494 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2014, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2014 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.2% | 85.6% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 6.6% | 6.9% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 5.3% | ▲ 1.3 pts | |
| Black | 1.9% | 1.2% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Asian | 1.3% | 0.6% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
Typical home value $263K in zip 62293 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Wesclin Middle School
- #170Mascoutah Middle SchoolMascoutah CUD 19 · 8 mi away170th of 685
ELA 68% = · Math 50% ▲4Compare - #105Breese Elem SchoolBreese ESD 12 · 9.6 mi away105th of 685
ELA 78% ▲10 · Math 54% ▲8Compare - #186Amelia V Carriel Jr HighO Fallon CCSD 90 · 11.4 mi away186th of 685
ELA 70% ▲2 · Math 45% ▼1Compare - #165Shiloh Middle SchoolShiloh Village SD 85 · 11.6 mi away165th of 685
ELA 69% ▲1 · Math 50% ▲4Compare - #178Triad Middle SchoolTriad CUSD 2 · 12.4 mi away178th of 685
ELA 64% ▼4 · Math 53% ▲7Compare - #91Fulton Jr High SchoolO Fallon CCSD 90 · 13 mi away91st of 685
ELA 79% ▲11 · Math 56% ▲10Compare - #237Highland Middle SchoolHighland CUSD 5 · 13.1 mi away237th of 685
ELA 60% ▼8 · Math 45% ▼1Compare - #525Whiteside Middle SchoolWhiteside SD 115 · 13.8 mi away525th of 685
ELA 44% ▼24 · Math 18% ▼28Compare
What school district is Wesclin Middle School in?
Wesclin Middle School is part of the Wesclin CUSD 3 district in Trenton, Illinois.
Is Wesclin Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Wesclin Middle School 188th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 73% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Wesclin Middle School?
White 86%, Hispanic 7%, Two or more races 5%, Black 1% (494 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Wesclin Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62293 is $263K 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.