Overview of Aplington Middle School: Aplington Middle School is a public school situated in Polo, IL, which is in a distant rural environment. The learner population of Aplington Middle School is 141, and the school serves 6-8. At Aplington Middle School, 17% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 32% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 15%. The learner-teacher ratio is 14:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 55% female learners and 45% male learners. The school serves 46% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 10 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Aplington Middle School: At Aplington Middle School, 17% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 32% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and about the same in reading, according to this measure. In Polo Community Unified School District 222, 32% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 27% tested above or at that level for math.

Aplington Middle School did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Illinois, 36% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 31% tested above or at that level for math.