Is Zadok Casey Middle School a good school?

Zadok Casey Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Zadok Casey Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 392 students attended Zadok Casey Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Zadok Casey Middle School?

Students at Zadok Casey Middle School are 52% White, 31% African American, 13% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Zadok Casey Middle School attend?

Students who attend Zadok Casey Middle School usually go on to attend Mount Vernon High School

Zadok Casey Middle School

Summary:

Zadok Casey Middle School is a public middle school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, serving 419 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Mount Vernon School District 80, which is ranked 755 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Zadok Casey Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools over the past 5 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels, with only 25.9% of students proficient in ELA and just 9% proficient in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance has been consistently low, with proficiency rates in the single digits or low teens in most grade levels and subject areas over the past 5 years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.13% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.6% in 2019-2020 to 32.9% in 2023-2024.

Comparing Zadok Casey Middle School to nearby schools, such as Centralia Junior High School, Sesser-Valier Junior High School, and Spring Garden Middle School, reveals that these schools have higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics, as well as lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite the increased per-student spending at Zadok Casey Middle School, from $11,488 in 2019-2020 to $16,176 in 2022-2023, the school's performance remains among the lowest in the state, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be contributing to the persistent underperformance.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1829 Broadway St
Mount Vernon, IL 62864-2904

(618) 244-8060

District: Mount Vernon School District 80

SchoolDigger Rank:
1047^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,161

Students who attend Zadok Casey Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mount Vernon High School

Feeder schools for Zadok Casey Middle School:

Elementary:	Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
	J L Buford Intermediate Educational Center

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 392

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.0%

African American:

30.6%

Two or more races:

12.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 80.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Zadok Casey Middle School ranks worse than 76.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.64. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Zadok Casey Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (52%), African American (30.6%), two or more races (12.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 80.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Zadok Casey Middle School is 12.2. (See more...)

Compare Zadok Casey Middle School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Zadok Casey Middle School is $15,161.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Zadok Casey Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Zadok Casey Middle School 1047^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Zadok Casey Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

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White students:

Mount Vernon School District 80:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Vernon School District 80 755^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Zadok Casey Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	38.84	783^rd	1185	33.9%
2004	34.66	844^th	1204	29.9%
2006	34.44	935^th	1272	26.5%
2007	29.92	992^nd	1287	22.9%
2008	28.51	1005^th	1293	22.3%
2009	30.63	1008^th	1318	23.5%
2010	22.91	1093^rd	1327	17.6%
2011	17.51	1169^th	1344	13.0%
2012	11.99	1254^th	1365	8.1%
2013	16.85	1193^rd	1367	12.7%
2014	14.62	1183^rd	1322	10.5%
2015	28.50	919^th	1302	29.4%
2016	35.96	788^th	1294	39.1%
2017	19.25	1071^st	1293	17.2%
2018	28.39	929^th	1293	28.2%
2019	19.48	1122^nd	1356	17.3%
2021	19.39	1038^th	1241	16.4%
2022	20.38	1094^th	1369	20.1%
2023	18.31	1151^st	1367	15.8%
2024	22.64	1047^th	1363	23.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.70	124^th	164	24.4%
2019	16.03	150^th	179	16.2%
2021	13.48	93^rd	97	4.1%
2022	10.39	192^nd	195	1.5%
2023	16.63	172^nd	194	11.3%
2024	16.20	157^th	184	14.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.02	100^th	602	83.4%
2019	26.30	667^th	792	15.8%
2021	28.17	448^th	548	18.2%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	24.95	642^nd	805	20.2%
2024	22.46	689^th	802	14.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.48	730^th	1161	37.1%
2019	23.29	1008^th	1217	17.2%
2021	26.41	799^th	1019	21.6%
2022	26.39	951^st	1221	22.1%
2023	20.47	1076^th	1234	12.8%
2024	22.13	1024^th	1219	16.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	68.21	11^th	53	79.2%
2024	74.99	6^th	70	91.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.20	959^th	1226	21.8%
2019	17.05	1091^st	1276	14.5%
2021	17.86	884^th	1017	13.1%
2022	23.91	978^th	1286	24.0%
2023	20.04	1033^rd	1275	19.0%
2024	21.08	997^th	1251	20.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.63	522^nd	674	22.6%
2024	32.47	430^th	639	32.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.84	756^th	1223	38.2%
2019	23.14	1006^th	1296	22.4%
2021	17.18	932^nd	1048	11.1%
2022	18.25	1099^th	1286	14.5%
2023	17.53	1119^th	1292	13.4%
2024	24.85	928^th	1264	26.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.60	348^th	511	31.9%
2019	23.68	491^st	565	13.1%
2021	33.43	260^th	385	32.5%
2022	30.94	419^th	573	26.9%
2023	22.80	512^th	569	10.0%
2024	17.37	532^nd	548	2.9%

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Rank History for White students at Zadok Casey Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.17	769^th	889	13.5%
2019	10.56	852^nd	905	5.9%
2021	12.42	763^rd	813	6.2%
2022	13.80	828^th	898	7.8%
2023	10.44	854^th	895	4.6%
2024	17.42	761^st	875	13.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Zadok Casey Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	293	87	11	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	392
1989	307	86	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	396
1990	339	76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	415
1991	365	70	11	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1992	327	98	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	428
1993	320	91	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1994	338	95	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1995	302	83	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1996	302	83	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1997	295	95	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1998	276	103	7	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
1999	282	97	10	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
2000	271	87	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
2001	374	138	5	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	526
2002	350	166	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2003	350	166	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
2004	360	176	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	547
2005	317	179	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	5	518
2006	312	167	5	10	0	n/a	n/a	9	503
2007	290	164	6	13	0	n/a	n/a	18	491
2008	286	152	8	13	2	n/a	n/a	17	478
2009	288	144	7	13	0	n/a	n/a	18	470
2010	274	134	8	15	0	n/a	n/a	29	460
2011	261	134	8	14	0	0	32	0	449
2012	258	147	9	15	0	0	27	0	456
2013	257	139	10	17	0	0	19	0	442
2014	280	142	10	10	0	0	8	0	450
2015	261	126	7	7	0	0	17	0	418
2016	226	115	6	13	0	0	32	0	392
2017	218	110	5	18	0	0	40	0	391
2018	226	105	6	16	0	0	46	0	399
2019	245	108	8	12	0	0	58	0	431
2020	241	105	8	11	0	0	69	0	434
2021	211	128	8	14	0	0	66	0	427
2022	210	140	2	14	0	0	63	0	429
2023	205	141	4	11	0	0	58	0	419
2024	204	120	8	11	0	0	49	0	392

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Zadok Casey Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	392	22.0	17.8	n/a
1989	396	22.0	18.0	n/a
1990	415	22.0	18.8	n/a
1991	446	25.0	17.8	n/a
1992	428	29.0	14.7	n/a
1993	416	26.0	16.0	n/a
1994	437	25.0	17.5	n/a
1995	392	26.0	15.1	n/a
1996	392	26.0	15.1	n/a
1997	398	27.8	14.3	n/a
1998	390	28.3	13.8	n/a
1999	392	29.3	13.4	n/a
2000	368	26.8	13.7	n/a
2001	526	42.8	12.3	n/a
2002	533	37.0	14.4	37.9
2003	533	37.0	14.4	37.9
2004	547	36.0	15.2	61.1
2005	518	41.0	12.6	65.3
2006	503	38.0	13.2	72.5
2007	491	29.0	16.9	75.1
2008	478	27.0	17.7	74.8
2009	470	38.0	12.4	70.1
2010	460	38.0	12.1	78.9
2011	449	36.0	12.4	77.3
2012	456	34.4	13.2	77.9
2013	442	36.4	12.1	78.7
2014	450	33.0	13.6	79.8
2015	418	34.0	12.2	76.6
2016	392	33.0	11.8	78.1
2017	391	35.0	11.1	79.5
2018	399	31.1	12.8	79.7
2019	431	34.1	12.6	78.7
2020	434	35.1	12.3	76.7
2021	427	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	429	32.0	13.4	86.7
2023	419	30.4	13.7	76.1
2024	392	32.0	12.2	80.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Zadok Casey Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	392	22.0	17.8	n/a
1989	396	22.0	18.0	n/a
1990	415	22.0	18.8	n/a
1991	446	25.0	17.8	n/a
1992	428	29.0	14.7	n/a
1993	416	26.0	16.0	n/a
1994	437	25.0	17.5	n/a
1995	392	26.0	15.1	n/a
1996	392	26.0	15.1	n/a
1997	398	27.8	14.3	n/a
1998	390	28.3	13.8	n/a
1999	392	29.3	13.4	n/a
2000	368	26.8	13.7	n/a
2001	526	42.8	12.3	n/a
2002	533	37.0	14.4	37.9
2003	533	37.0	14.4	37.9
2004	547	36.0	15.2	61.1
2005	518	41.0	12.6	65.3
2006	503	38.0	13.2	72.5
2007	491	29.0	16.9	75.1
2008	478	27.0	17.7	74.8
2009	470	38.0	12.4	70.1
2010	460	38.0	12.1	78.9
2011	449	36.0	12.4	77.3
2012	456	34.4	13.2	77.9
2013	442	36.4	12.1	78.7
2014	450	33.0	13.6	79.8
2015	418	34.0	12.2	76.6
2016	392	33.0	11.8	78.1
2017	391	35.0	11.1	79.5
2018	399	31.1	12.8	79.7
2019	431	34.1	12.6	78.7
2020	434	35.1	12.3	76.7
2021	427	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	429	32.0	13.4	86.7
2023	419	30.4	13.7	76.1
2024	392	32.0	12.2	80.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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