The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in English language arts. The lowest is 39% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Chadwick-milledgeville Jr Hs
Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr/Sr High School serves a consolidated rural district encompassing two small villages in Carroll County in northwestern Illinois. The school enrolls a small population of students across grades six through twelve in a building located on East 8th Street in Milledgeville, within a few blocks of the village's civic center and library. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a modest share and other racial groups represented in very small numbers. Specific data on free-and-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special education enrollment were not available.
Testing data from state assessments show a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, the school demonstrates real strength in middle grades. Sixth and seventh graders reach proficiency at robust levels, and eighth graders perform in the solid range. In mathematics, the results are more uneven. Seventh grade meets a respectable standard, but both sixth and eighth grades show significantly lower proficiency, putting roughly two-thirds of students below the target threshold in those years. Eighth grade science proficiency falls into the middle-to-solid range. Testing results for grades three through five were not reported, likely because the school's formal testing obligation begins at grade six; state testing data for science at grade five was also unavailable.
Relative to other districts in Carroll County, this school's overall proficiency index runs below the county median, positioning it closer to the lower end of the local comparison set. A parent may want to understand more directly from the school how it is addressing the pronounced math struggles, particularly the gap between seventh grade success and sixth and eighth grade outcomes.
The school sits within Milledgeville, a village of small population that has adopted a business development plan aimed at stabilizing and improving its downtown rather than experiencing rapid growth. Local employment centers on agriculture, light manufacturing, and small family-owned businesses. The community includes a public library, park district facilities, and civic anchors typical of a small rural town. Housing values in the area are substantially below state and national benchmarks, reflecting the rural setting and smaller local economy.
No recent district-level changes of major parent relevance were documented in available sources. Graduation rate data and chronic absenteeism rates were not reported for this school, which is typical for schools in smaller districts where specific outcome metrics may not be published separately from district-wide figures.
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