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Auburn Junior High at Divernon

Q: Is Auburn Junior High at Divernon a good school?

Auburn Junior High at Divernon ranks 329 th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

329^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Auburn Junior High at Divernon is a public middle school serving 239 students in grades 6-8 in Divernon, Illinois, which is part of the Auburn CUSD 10 district.

The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 76.1% of students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to 58% for the district and 53.1% for the state. However, its mathematics performance is more mixed, with 37.4% of students proficient or better, compared to 33% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school also performs well in science, with 45.2% of 8th-grade students proficient or better. Notably, Auburn Junior High at Divernon excels for female students, low-socioeconomic status students, and students with disabilities, ranking in the top 25-30% of Illinois middle schools in these subgroups.

While Auburn Junior High at Divernon generally outperforms the nearby Edinburg Junior High School, it lags behind the higher-performing Rochester Junior High School and Glenwood Middle School, which are part of the Ball Chatham CUSD 5 district. Additionally, the school faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 26.3% in recent years, which may be impacting its overall academic performance.

236

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,456

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

303 E Kenney St
Divernon, IL 62530-9080

(217) 628-3611

District: Auburn CUSD 10

Students who attend Auburn Junior High at Divernon usually attend:

High:

Auburn High School

Feeder schools for Auburn Junior High at Divernon:

Elementary:	Auburn Elementary School
	Auburn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.4%

Two or more races:

5.1%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (53% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg45%

Illinois avg46%

329^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

488^th of 811Auburn CUSD 10 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	329 of 1368	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	447 of 1363	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	498 of 1367	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	783 of 1369	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	726 of 1241	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	472 of 1356	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	475 of 1293	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	34.3	831 of 1293	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	718 of 1294	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.6	552 of 1302	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.4	617 of 1322	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.0	762 of 1367	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	669 of 1365	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	605 of 1344	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.3	784 of 1327	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.3	719 of 1318	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.1	670 of 1293	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.3	600 of 1287	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	451 of 1272	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	453 of 1209	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.0	437 of 1204	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2003	76.0	286 of 1185	75.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	226 of 694	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	211 of 674	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	280 of 1248	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	465 of 1251	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	471 of 1275	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	840 of 1286	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	694 of 1017	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	527 of 1276	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	432 of 1226	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	206 of 1229	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	279 of 1219	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	351 of 1234	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	34.5	778 of 1221	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	643 of 1019	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	401 of 1217	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	473 of 1161	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	317 of 1271	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	391 of 1264	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	473 of 1292	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	616 of 1286	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.5	614 of 1048	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	369 of 1296	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	522 of 1223	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	277 of 812	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	268 of 805	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	139 of 602	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	370 of 884	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	490 of 875	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	588 of 895	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	758 of 898	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	670 of 813	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	532 of 905	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	512 of 889	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Auburn Junior High at Divernon	Public	6-8	303 E Kenney St	Divernon	62530	Sangamon County	Auburn CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 628-3611	236	20	11.9	41.1%	211 (89.4%)	4 (1.7%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	73	329^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.0%		60	447^th of 1363 public middle schools	67.2%	118		45.2			78.5	82.9	68.2	76.1			38.5	37.7	36.5	37.4	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.3	98.3	99.2	95.4	$13,456	$933	$12,522
Glenwood Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-2481	735	43	17.1	22.7%	539 (73.3%)	37 (5.0%)	32 (4.4%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.2%)	68	390^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.5%		63.5	410^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.9%	20		55.6				69.7	51.4	60.4				44.8	36.2	40.4	98.8	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.8	98.5	98.7	97.0	$12,465	$299	$12,166
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	465 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-1183	672	37	18.1	22.5%	527 (78.4%)	28 (4.2%)	25 (3.7%)	38 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)								(n/a)	48.2			67.3	67.2			67.2		43.6	48.2			45.8	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	50.4	97.4	97.7	49.1	$11,393	$332	$11,061
North Mac Middle School	Public	6-8	525 N 3rd St	Girard	62640	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 627-2136	228	20	11.6	54.4%	207 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	29.1	948^th of 1368 public middle schools	30.7%		33.6	844^th of 1363 public middle schools	38.1%	104		17.2			56.1	43.7	39.7	46.3			12.1	16.1	11.3	13.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	$14,026	$399	$13,627
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 S Allis St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5810	517	43	12.0	80.7%	133 (25.7%)	290 (56.1%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.3%)	9.4	1323^rd of 1368 public middle schools	3.3%		12.1	1287^th of 1363 public middle schools	5.6%	36		16.7			11.6	17.6	19.0	16.0			3.5	8.5	2.3	4.6	99.8	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	$21,634	$2,145	$19,489
Rochester Junior High School	Public	7-8	3 Rocket Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 498-9761	288	20	14.4		252 (87.5%)	7 (2.4%)	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	69.6	367^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		53.5	550^th of 1363 public middle schools	59.6%	183		56.0				68.0	65.3	66.7				38.8	33.6	36.2									$13,584	$505	$13,079
Morrisonville Junior High School	Public	7-8	204 N Perrine St	Morrisonville	62546	Christian County	Morrisonville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 707-6880	47	6	7.3	25.5%	47 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58.2	507^th of 1368 public middle schools	62.9%		58	479^th of 1363 public middle schools	64.9%	28		40.0				71.4	84.6	78.7				19.0	23.1	21.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.7	$15,240	$00	$15,240
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Outer Park Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3006	709	54	13.1	53.5%	237 (33.4%)	288 (40.6%)	48 (6.8%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.3%)	36.6	833^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.1%		41.1	726^th of 1363 public middle schools	46.7%	107		32.9			42.0	44.9	37.4	41.4			24.0	33.0	16.6	24.4	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.0	97.7	$20,785	$1,936	$18,848
Rochester Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Jack Taylor Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 498-6215	394	27	14.5	15.2%	349 (88.6%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)								(n/a)	45.8		55.6	42.7	58.5			52.3	49.2	42.7	39.3			43.6									$12,952	$505	$12,446
Edinburg Junior High School	Public	5-8	100 E Martin St	Edinburg	62531	Christian County	Edinburg CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 623-5603	62	6	9.6	54.8%	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	43.9	716^th of 1368 public middle schools	47.7%		25	1002^nd of 1363 public middle schools	26.5%	286	50.0	87.5		16.7	16.7	23.5	62.5	30.2		0.0	5.6	17.6	50.0	19.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	$15,344	$1,424	$13,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Auburn Junior High at Divernon

Is Auburn Junior High at Divernon a good school?

Auburn Junior High at Divernon ranks 329^th of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Auburn Junior High at Divernon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 236 students attended Auburn Junior High at Divernon.

What is the racial makeup of Auburn Junior High at Divernon?

Students at Auburn Junior High at Divernon are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What high school do graduates of Auburn Junior High at Divernon attend?

Students who attend Auburn Junior High at Divernon usually go on to attend Auburn High School

What district is Auburn Junior High at Divernon in?

Auburn CUSD 10

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