📍 1800 W Monroe St, Springfield, Sangamon County, 62704
U S Grant Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Springfield, Sangamon County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jordan Joost. It is part of the Springfield SD 186 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 6% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
U S Grant Middle School enrolls 529 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 34% White and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 268 | 51% |
| White | 182 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 529 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
U S Grant Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 50, state house district 99.
U S Grant Middle School is one of 35 schools in Springfield SD 186, based in Springfield, Illinois. The district serves 13,014 students district-wide and employs 976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, U S Grant Middle School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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