The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in English language arts. The lowest is 28% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Abingdon-avon Middle Sch
Abingdon-Avon Middle School serves grades six through eight in Avon, a small rural village in northwestern Illinois. The school sits within a compact community of about a few hundred residents and is part of a consolidated campus arrangement that brought elementary and middle students together in a newly constructed facility that opened in the fall of 2024.
The school enrolls a modest number of students, with roughly equal distribution across the three grade levels. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller Hispanic and multiracial populations represented. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data was not available, and counts for students with individualized education plans or English learners were similarly absent from the records.
On Illinois Assessment of Readiness testing in 2024-25, results show a mixed picture by grade and subject. In English language arts, performance improves as students move through the middle grades. Sixth graders showed proficiency near the state midpoint, while seventh and eighth graders performed noticeably stronger, with more than two out of three eighth graders meeting proficiency in ELA. Mathematics tells a different story. Sixth-grade math proficiency sits roughly at the state average, but seventh and eighth-grade math results show substantial declines, with eighth-grade performance falling to a notably low level. In science, eighth-grade results indicated low proficiency, though the school does not yet report science data for fifth grade. Test participation rates across grades were strong, approaching full participation.
Compared to the six other districts in Fulton County, Abingdon-Avon Middle School's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, a meaningful strength in this rural county context. However, a parent examining the grade-by-grade breakdown may want to look into the district's specific support strategies for seventh and eighth-grade mathematics, where results diverge sharply from sixth-grade performance. The assessment also includes a notation that Illinois changed proficiency cut scores in the current year, which can affect year-to-year comparisons.
The school occupies a location in Avon, a village that has experienced population decline over recent decades and is now largely a residential and agricultural community with limited new development. It is a car-dependent setting where most residents own their homes. In April 2025, the district placed an 11-cent property tax levy on the ballot intended to fund improvements to school buildings and grounds; whether voters approved this measure will affect local property tax obligations or facility investment going forward. The consolidated campus construction represents a significant operational shift for Avon families, bringing elementary and middle grades to a shared building as of fall 2024, which is the kind of facility reorganization families consider when deciding where to live.
State testing data for grades three through five was not available, which reflects the fact that this school serves grades six through eight only; those younger grades are housed elsewhere in the district.
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