State/Public Middle Open

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 910 2nd St, Bethalto, Madison County, 62010

531
Pupils
14.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Bethalto, Madison County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Gipson. It is part of the Bethalto CUSD 8 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Laura Gipson
School district
Bethalto CUSD 8

Enrollment & staffing

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School enrolls 531 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.

Male students
256 (48%)
Female students
275 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.6:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.7% Two or more races and 4.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White46588%
Two or more races254.7%
Hispanic or Latino244.5%
Black or African American163%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

224 of the school's 531 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, SmallGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 56, state house district 111.

School district: Bethalto CUSD 8

Wilbur Trimpe Middle School is one of 5 schools in Bethalto CUSD 8, based in Bethalto, Illinois. The district serves 2,368 students district-wide and employs 154 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, Wilbur Trimpe Middle School is close to the district average of about 474 students per school.

2,368
District students
5
Schools
154
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Reading proficient
15%
Math proficient
15%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Small

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