Summary:
Jasper County CUD 1 in Illinois has only one middle school, Jasper County Junior High, which serves grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 205 students. The school's performance has declined over the past three years, dropping from a rank of 464 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 853 out of 1,368 schools in 2024-2025, placing it in the bottom 37.7% of middle schools statewide. Jasper County Junior High is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Illinois middle schools.
Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly below the state and district averages. In Mathematics, only 16.6% of students are proficient or better, compared to 40.6% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 44.8% is slightly below the state average of 45.4%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 39.02% in 2023-2024.
Despite spending $10,092 per student, which is higher than the state average, Jasper County CUD 1 is not achieving commensurate academic outcomes at Jasper County Junior High. The school's declining performance, low academic achievement, and high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025 indicate the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices and the implementation of targeted interventions to improve student outcomes.
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