Crete-Monee Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · University Park, Illinois

Crete-Monee Middle School in University Park, Illinois enrolled 1,002 students in 2024-25 with 94.0 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 16% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 45%

965 students in 2022-23, 983 students in 2023-24, 1,002 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 65.0 to 94.0.

Students enrolled at Crete-Monee Middle School by school year2022-23: 965, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-239652023-249832024-251,002
Students enrolled at Crete-Monee Middle School by school year2022-23: 965, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-239652023-249832024-251,002
Students enrolled at Crete-Monee Middle School by school year2022-23: 965, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-239652023-249832024-251,002
Students enrolled at Crete-Monee Middle School by school year2022-23: 965, 2023-24: 983, 2024-25: 1,00205001k1.5k2022-239652023-249832024-251,002
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2396565.014.8
2023-2498388.311.1
2024-251,00294.010.7

10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.7; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.7; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.7; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 10.7; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 10.7state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 329 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Crete-Monee Middle School enrolled 988 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 145 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 329 of the 988 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions145
  • Chronically absent29.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.3% of students were Black, 22.0% Hispanic, 13.1% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black59.3%
  2. Hispanic22.0%
  3. White13.1%
  4. Two or more races5.1%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Crete-Monee Middle School scored proficient or above: 16% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2216%15%29.9%
Math, 2022-238%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Crete-Monee Middle School

  1. Columbia Central SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 646 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Michelle Obama Sch of TechnologyThe next nearest public middle school, 4.2 miles away: 428 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
  3. Compare Crete-Monee Middle School with Columbia Central SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Crete-Monee School District 201-U spends per student$22,610 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,610
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisCrete-Monee Middle School is the number 29 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#29 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.10.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Crete-Monee Middle School

  1. How many students attend Crete-Monee Middle School?
    1,002 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 965 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in University Park, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Crete-Monee Middle School?
    10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Crete-Monee Middle School a Title I school?
    Crete-Monee Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Crete-Monee Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Crete-Monee Middle School scored proficient or above: 16% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Crete-Monee Middle School in?
    Crete-Monee School District 201-U, NCES district ID 1711250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171125001347 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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