Winnebago Middle School
Winnebago, IL · Winnebago CUSD 323
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, fringe
378th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 45%▼ Declining
407 N Elida St, Winnebago, IL 61088
(815)335-2364NCES ID 174279004295Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Winnebago Middle School 378th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 45% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 64th in 2019 to 45th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2024) 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) 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 2022) 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 297 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.2% | 81.8% | ▼ 7.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.5% | 9.1% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 5.4% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| Black | 4.0% | 2.4% | ▼ 1.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.3% | ▼ 0.5 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 $281K in zip 61088 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 Winnebago Middle School
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ELA 27% ▼22 · Math 6% ▼29Compare - #126Byron Middle SchoolByron CUSD 226 · 9.6 mi away126th of 685
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What school district is Winnebago Middle School in?
Winnebago Middle School is part of the Winnebago CUSD 323 district in Winnebago, Illinois.
Is Winnebago Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Winnebago Middle School 378th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 45% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Winnebago Middle School?
White 82%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 5%, Black 2% (297 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Winnebago Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61088 is $281K 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.