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Wolf Branch Middle School
Wolf Branch Middle School is a public middle/junior high school in Wolf Branch SD 113, serving grades 5 - 8 in Swansea, St. Clair County, Illinois. In the 2025 Illinois Report Card (2024-25 school year), the Illinois State Board of Education designated it Commendable, the same designation it received in 2023 and 2024.
State designation, last three report cards
- 2023Commendable
- 2024Commendable
- 2025Commendable
What Commendable means: No student group performing at or below the level of the lowest 5 percent of schools, and overall performance outside the top 10 percent statewide.
How it compares with other St. Clair County middle and junior high schools
| Measure | This school | County median | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELA proficiency | 68.7% | 59.2%16 schools | +9.5 pts |
| Math proficiency | 52.7% | 29.8%16 schools | +23.0 pts |
| Chronic absenteeism | 13.5% | 27.6%17 schools | -14.1 pts |
| Average class size | 20.4 | 20.917 schools | -0.5 |
| Low-income enrollment | 29.1% | 56.9%17 schools | -27.8 pts |
Median of other middle and junior high schools in St. Clair County with reported data, this school excluded, not weighted by enrollment. Proficiency is from the 2024-25 state tests. Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in 2025, so these percentages cannot be compared with earlier years.
What stands out
- Math proficiency is 23.0 points above the median for other St. Clair County middle and junior high schools (29.8%). A relative strength.
- Chronic absenteeism is 14.1 points below the median for other St. Clair County middle and junior high schools (27.6%). A relative strength.
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- Visit. A designation summarizes test results, growth and attendance. It does not describe a classroom.
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Other schools in Wolf Branch SD 113
- Wolf Branch Elementary School Exemplary
Sources
- Illinois Report Card: Wolf Branch Middle School
- ISBE Report Card Public Data Sets, 2023, 2024 and 2025, retrieved 2026-10-06
- ISBE 2025 Report Card Glossary (designation definitions)
This page reports state-published data. It is not a rating or recommendation by Single Tree Team.
