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Carmi White County Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8
370th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools
Better than 73% of Illinois middle schools
Summary

Carmi White County Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Carmi, Illinois, with an enrollment of 212 students. The school has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Illinois middle schools over the past several years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Carmi White County Junior High School outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics proficiency. In ELA, 68.4% of students are proficient or better, compared to the state's 53.1%. In math, 42.8% of students are proficient or better, exceeding the state's 38.5%. However, the school's 8th-grade science proficiency rate of 38.9% is lower than the state average of 45.4%. The school performs particularly well for its low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 15% of Illinois middle schools for this subgroup, but struggles with its special education and disabled student populations.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, it faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.2% to 26.3% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. The school has increased its per-student spending from $9,558 in 2021-2022 to $11,074 in 2023-2024, and the student-teacher ratio has improved from 17:1 to 14.1:1, suggesting a focus on resource allocation and staffing to support student learning.

188
Students ?
12.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,950
Per pupil spending ?
52.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 800 W Main St
       Carmi, IL  62821-1350

(618) 382-4661

District: Carmi-White County CUSD 5


Students who attend Carmi White County Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Carmi-White County High School

Feeder schools for Carmi White County Junior High School:

Elementary:    Jefferson Attendance Center
    Lincoln Attendance Center
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.5%
Two or more races:
5.9%
Hispanic:
1.6%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015
✓Above the Illinois median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school50%
District avg54%
Illinois avg46%
370th of 1,368
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 27%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From top 41% (2015) to top 27% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202569.4370 of 136873.0%★★★★☆
202479.5230 of 136383.1%★★★★☆
202374.0286 of 136779.1%★★★★☆
202263.1412 of 136969.9%★★★☆☆
202155.8447 of 124164.0%★★★☆☆
201969.1367 of 135672.9%★★★★☆
201867.3366 of 129371.7%★★★★☆
201761.4431 of 129366.7%★★★☆☆
201667.7346 of 129473.3%★★★★☆
201551.2528 of 130259.4%★★★☆☆
201442.7783 of 132240.8%★★☆☆☆
201344.9775 of 136743.3%★★☆☆☆
201270.3408 of 136570.1%★★★★☆
201176.2276 of 134479.5%★★★★☆
201068.0466 of 132764.9%★★★☆☆
200971.4386 of 131870.7%★★★★☆
200871.9371 of 129371.3%★★★★☆
200774.8300 of 128776.7%★★★★☆
200673.4335 of 127273.7%★★★★☆
200577.0272 of 120977.5%★★★★☆
200472.4350 of 120470.9%★★★★☆
200360.2520 of 118556.1%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202530.4483 of 69430.4%★★☆☆☆
202441.5305 of 63952.3%★★★☆☆
202338.5368 of 67445.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202567.9358 of 124871.3%★★★★☆
202475.4257 of 125179.5%★★★★☆
202375.5242 of 127581.0%★★★★☆
202255.4466 of 128663.8%★★★☆☆
202151.1435 of 101757.2%★★★☆☆
201966.0385 of 127669.8%★★★☆☆
201862.8402 of 122667.2%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202498.71 of 7098.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202576.8187 of 122984.8%★★★★☆
202483.4105 of 121991.4%★★★★★
202375.1181 of 123485.3%★★★★☆
202262.5325 of 122173.4%★★★★☆
202159.6278 of 101972.7%★★★★☆
201964.7318 of 121773.9%★★★★☆
201859.2378 of 116167.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202568.9333 of 127173.8%★★★★☆
202481.5192 of 126484.8%★★★★☆
202370.2299 of 129276.9%★★★★☆
202269.9296 of 128677.0%★★★★☆
202154.4376 of 104864.1%★★★☆☆
201968.8331 of 129674.5%★★★★☆
201869.7302 of 122375.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202520.9682 of 81216.0%★☆☆☆☆
202441.9384 of 80252.1%★★★☆☆
202324.4654 of 80518.8%★☆☆☆☆
202237.2438 of 78143.9%★★☆☆☆
202126.0472 of 54813.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.6756 of 7924.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201853.2192 of 60268.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202548.7453 of 88448.8%★★☆☆☆
202462.0298 of 87565.9%★★★☆☆
202354.5358 of 89560.0%★★★☆☆
202242.2496 of 89844.8%★★☆☆☆
202139.9462 of 81343.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.8471 of 90548.0%★★☆☆☆
201850.7419 of 88952.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Homeless (2024)99th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)74th percentile~ school
Female (2025)71st percentile~ school
White (2025)49th percentile-24 vs school
Disabled (2025)30th percentile-43 vs school
Special Education (2025)16th percentile-57 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts68%+15 vs state
Mathematics43%+4 vs state
Science39%-6 vs state

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