Top Rankings
Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 176 students in Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15 have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
570 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#728 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.36
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
5%
30%
% Black
7%
22%
% White
79%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
9%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,975 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has grown by 34% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,937 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$11 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,975
$21,990
Spending / Student
$19,937
$21,244
Best Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15 Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Lewis-clark Jr High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
501 E Lorena Ave
Wood River, IL 62095
(618) 254-4355
Wood River, IL 62095
(618) 254-4355
Gr: 6-8 | 176 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
