Mayo Middle School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Paris, Illinois
Mayo Middle School in Paris, Illinois enrolled 241 students in 2024-25 with 25.3 full-time teachers, 9.5 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, 58% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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 fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 9%
250 students in 2022-23, 241 students in 2023-24, 241 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.1 to 25.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 250 | 23.1 | 10.8 |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 25.1 | 9.6 |
| 2024-25 | 241 | 25.3 | 9.5 |
9.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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.
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 279 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mayo Middle School enrolled 279 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 279 of the 279 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent34.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.9% of students were White, 4.6% Hispanic, 2.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White90.9%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Black1.7%
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 Mayo Middle School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 58% | 46% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 38% | not published | 26.6% |
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.
Middle schools in Paris
2 public middle schools in Paris report 2024-25 enrollment; Mayo Middle School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Middle School | 241 | 9.5 | not reported |
| Crestwood Jr High School | 134 | 14.9 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mayo Middle School
- Crestwood Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.9 miles away: 134 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Chrisman-Scottland Jr High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 54 students, 7.7 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Compare Mayo Middle School with Crestwood Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Paris USD 95 spends per student$12,182 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,182
- The largest public schools in IllinoisMayo Middle School is the number 514 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#514 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher9.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.9.5:1
- 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 Mayo Middle School
How many students attend Mayo Middle School?
241 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 250 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Paris, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mayo Middle School?
9.5 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.Is Mayo Middle School a Title I school?
Mayo Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mayo Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mayo Middle School scored proficient or above: 58% in reading in 2021-22 and 38% 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.What district is Mayo Middle School in?
Paris USD 95, NCES district ID 1730750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173075005323 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.