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Oblong CUSD 4 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 373 students in Oblong CUSD 4 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Oblong CUSD 4 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 2% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), 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
538 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Oblong CUSD 4 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 70-79% has decreased from 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#662 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)10%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
50%
Graduation Rate
70-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.07
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
2%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
96%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,669 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,985 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,669
$21,990
Spending / Student
$14,985
$21,244
Best Oblong CUSD 4 School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Oblong Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
600 W Main St
Oblong, IL 62449
(618) 592-4225
Oblong, IL 62449
(618) 592-4225
Grades: PK-8
| 373 students
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