Jasper CCSD 17

Jasper CCSD 17 has one listed school, Jasper Elementary School, serving kindergarten through eighth grade and enrolling 170 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grades proficiency was above Illinois in both tested subjects: 68% in English language arts (ELA), compared with 56% statewide, and 54% in math, compared with 40%. Its chronic absenteeism was also much lower than the state rate, at 3% versus 24%. The clearest overall takeaway is that Jasper’s results exceed state proficiency levels in both ELA and math, with the larger advantage in math.

There is no other listed area school to rank above or below Jasper, but its grade-level results show where performance is strongest and where it is less so. ELA proficiency was 50% in fourth grade, 6 points below the state, while fifth through eighth grades were above state results: Jasper’s advantages ranged from 10 points in eighth grade to 22 points in sixth grade. In math, Jasper was above the state in several reported grades, including eighth grade, where it led by 29 points; fourth grade was essentially level with the state. Science was above state results in both reported grades: 63% in fifth grade versus 48% statewide, and 59% in eighth grade versus 52%.

All-grades proficiency declined from the prior year even as Jasper remained above state results: ELA moved from 69% to 68%, while math fell from 60% to 54%; the school’s advantage narrowed from 16 to 12 points in ELA and from 21 to 15 points in math. Science showed different grade-level trends: fifth-grade proficiency rose by 8 points, while eighth-grade proficiency fell by 34 points, though it remained above the state. SchoolDigger rates Jasper four stars; its statewide rank was 534 of 2,067 schools in 2023–2024, 375 of 2,056 in 2024–2025, and 514 of 1,737 in 2025–2026. As context, the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 13.4:1, and 40% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible.