Epg Middle School, Gridley IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Epg Middle School

EPG Middle School serves grades five through eight in Gridley, a small rural village in northern McLean County that forms part of the El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District. The school sits on McLean Street inside the village proper, drawing a student body of roughly four hundred from both Gridley and El Paso.

The enrollment is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic and multiracial students and a small number of Black students. The school does not report free-or-reduced-price-lunch rates or special education or English learner enrollment counts, so a parent looking at these demographics should contact the school directly if such information matters to their decision.

On state assessments, EPG Middle School shows strength in English language arts, particularly in the upper grades. Grade five students score at a healthy level in ELA, and proficiency climbs further in grades seven and eight. In mathematics, the pattern differs: grade five students show significantly weaker performance, while grades seven and eight recover to roughly half proficient or better. Grade six mathematics falls between the two. Science results, where tested in grades five and eight, sit in the mid-range: grade five students exceed half proficiency, and grade eight students reach about that threshold. Overall, the school's proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among districts in McLean County.

A parent may want to ask the school directly about math support in the fifth grade, where that subject lags most noticeably behind ELA performance. The school's participation rates in assessments run high, suggesting reliable reporting. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in the current school year, so these results are not directly comparable to prior years.

The district itself faces a structural challenge: in early 2023, voters rejected a bond referendum that would have addressed long-standing facilities needs including replacement of the decades-old original section of the junior high building, demolition of the adjoining elementary school structure, and work toward ADA accessibility at several buildings. With that measure defeated, aging facilities and accessibility gaps remain unresolved. A parent considering this school should understand that aging buildings and uncertain capital planning may affect the learning environment and the district's trajectory.

Gridley itself is a growing small community with modest new residential development in addition to older housing stock. Families commute often toward Bloomington-Normal for work; employment in the village centers on health care, education, and finance-related sectors. The village has three parks, a library, and a walkable downtown core, though high schoolers are bused to El Paso, so the district does split its service across two towns. State testing data for grades three and four were not available because those grades are served at a separate elementary building.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 848%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 66%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Science

Grade 565%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolEl Paso-Gridley CUSD 11, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.