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Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 87 students in Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Middle School in Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
201 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
21 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#359 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20-24%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.24
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
1%
30%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
87%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $25,975 is higher than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $23,129 is higher than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$25,975
$21,990
Spending / Student
$23,129
$21,244
Best Joppa-Maple Grove Ud 38 School District Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Joppa Jr & Sr High School
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
911 Joppa North Ave
Joppa, IL 62953
(618) 543-7589
Joppa, IL 62953
(618) 543-7589
Grades: 7-12
| 87 students
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