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Carterville Junior High School

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Carterville Junior High School ranks 274 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 76% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Carterville Junior High School serves 344 students in grades 7–8 in Carterville, Illinois. Its 2025–26 results were strong in English language arts (ELA), with 77% proficient, while 51% were proficient in math. Both subjects exceeded state results, but the most important area for families to ask about is math: the school’s result was 17 points below the district’s 68%.

ELA is the school’s clearest strength: its 77% proficiency rate was 21 points above the state and second-highest among nearby schools with results, behind Carterville Intermediate School at 83%. Math was 11 points above the state, and its 51% result was also second among nearby schools, behind Carterville Intermediate at 77%. The district comparison is less favorable: the school was 3 points below the district in ELA and 17 points below it in math. Nearby schools serve different grade spans, so all-grades comparisons are not always like-for-like. In grade-specific results, Carterville led nearby schools reporting 7th-grade ELA and math scores.

Results have risen since 2023–24: ELA increased by 12 points and math by 3 points, though the math gap with Carterville CUSD 5 widened from 5 points to 17. SchoolDigger gave the school 4 stars and placed it at the 76th percentile in 2025–26, the highest nearby ranking reported that year; Herrin Middle School followed at the 64th percentile. The school’s ratio was 14.8 students per teacher in 2024–25, and 45% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the lowest share among nearby schools reporting the same measure. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings also point to areas to monitor: its ranking for special education students was at the 48th percentile in 2024–25, 31 points below its overall percentile. For low socioeconomic status students, it fell from the 87th percentile in 2023–24 to the 62nd in 2025–26.

344

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,936

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

816 S Division St
Carterville, IL 62918-1527

(618) 985-4500

District: Carterville CUSD 5

Students who attend Carterville Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Carterville High School

Feeder schools for Carterville Junior High School:

Elementary:

Tri-C Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Two or more races:

8.1%

Hispanic:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (63% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Illinois middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg69%

Illinois avg49%

274^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^th of 738Carterville CUSD 5 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
2026	72.9	274 of 1126	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	289 of 1368	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	164 of 1363	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	233 of 1367	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	286 of 1369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	282 of 1241	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	198 of 1356	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	171 of 1293	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.2	384 of 1293	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	66.2	358 of 1294	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	66.7	341 of 1302	73.8%	★★★★☆
2014	69.5	376 of 1322	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	297 of 1367	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	74.3	327 of 1365	76.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	416 of 1344	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.3	287 of 1327	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	442 of 1318	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.8	290 of 1293	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.9	176 of 1287	86.3%	★★★★☆
2006	76.4	271 of 1272	78.7%	★★★★☆
2005	76.3	291 of 1209	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.0	265 of 1204	78.0%	★★★★☆
2003	64.0	472 of 1185	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	83.5	39 of 569	93.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	344 of 694	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	439 of 639	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	137 of 674	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	217 of 867	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	254 of 1248	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	147 of 1251	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	196 of 1275	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	232 of 1286	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	193 of 1017	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	152 of 1276	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	167 of 1226	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	130 of 669	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	35 of 643	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.5	80 of 661	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	222 of 662	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	176 of 639	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	303 of 788	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	207 of 1229	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	162 of 1219	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	168 of 1234	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	157 of 1221	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	110 of 1019	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	39 of 1217	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	118 of 1161	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	279 of 829	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.2	283 of 1271	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	163 of 1264	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	249 of 1292	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	298 of 1286	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	319 of 1048	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.4	212 of 1296	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	168 of 1223	86.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	89 of 204	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	88 of 184	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	99 of 194	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	129 of 195	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	82.6	23 of 179	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	54 of 164	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	420 of 812	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	364 of 802	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	261 of 805	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	328 of 548	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	161 of 792	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.1	193 of 602	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	283 of 754	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	343 of 884	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	179 of 875	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	269 of 895	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.8	301 of 898	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	292 of 813	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	250 of 905	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	219 of 889	75.4%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2023)93rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2025)50th percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+21 vs state

Science61%+9 vs state

Mathematics51%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carterville Junior High School	Public	7-8	816 S Division St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 985-4500	344	23	14.8	45.3%	272 (79.1%)	9 (2.6%)	26 (7.6%)	8 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.1%)	72.9	274^th of 1126 public middle schools	75.7%		76.1	289^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.9%	15		60.6				74.9	80.6	77.4				50.9	50.6	50.6	98%		$12,936	$249	$12,688
Carterville Intermediate School	Public	4-6	300 School St	Carterville	62918	Williamson County	Carterville CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 985-6411	500	36	14.0	46.8%	411 (82.2%)	19 (3.8%)	23 (4.6%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)								(n/a)	75.3		82.5	77.9	88.6			83.0	79.4	72.7	78.9			77.1	99%		$11,433	$263	$11,170
Herrin Middle School	Public	6-8	700 S 14th St	Herrin	62948	Williamson County	Herrin CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 942-7461	513	39	13.2	66.1%	401 (78.2%)	25 (4.9%)	22 (4.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (11.5%)	58.9	408^th of 1126 public middle schools	63.8%		66.2	409^th of 1368 public middle schools	70.1%	1		63.6			62.3	67.5	67.5	65.8			38.7	42.3	48.3	43.1	98.4%		$16,055	$873	$15,182
Carbondale Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 E Grand Ave	Carbondale	62901	Jackson County	Carbondale Education Service District 95	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 457-2174	457	35	12.9	73.3%	115 (25.2%)	221 (48.4%)	54 (11.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (11.8%)	7.8	1063^rd of 1126 public middle schools	5.6%		18.5	1150^th of 1368 public middle schools	15.9%	87		30.1			35.9	27.9	36.8	33.5			12.4	12.8	13.2	12.8	97.3%		$18,096	$2,344	$15,752
Marion Junior High School	Public	6-8	1609 W Main St	Marion	62959	Williamson County	Marion CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 997-1317	742	49	15.2	56.7%	541 (72.9%)	75 (10.1%)	55 (7.4%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.5%)	39.4	659^th of 1126 public middle schools	41.5%		43.7	717^th of 1368 public middle schools	47.6%	58		39.3			65.3	49.4	60.2	58.1			40.3	30.8	37.3	36.0	98.4%		$13,909	$766	$13,144
Washington Middle School	Public	5-8	100 E 12th St	Johnston City	62951	Williamson County	Johnston City CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 983-7581	296	24	12.4	62.2%	261 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)	44.4	604^th of 1126 public middle schools	46.4%		27.1	980^th of 1368 public middle schools	28.4%	376	52.8	44.1		50.0	68.6	54.4	57.1	57.5		41.7	38.6	49.3	29.0	39.6	96.8%		$17,527	$1,785	$15,742
Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School	Public	6-8	4877 State Highway 148	Mulkeytown	62865	Franklin County	Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 596-2121	100	8	12.5	63.0%	90 (90.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)								(n/a)					30.8	43.8		30.7						13.2	100%		$12,982	$536	$12,446
Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 E 9th St	West Frankfort	62896	Franklin County	Frankfort CUSD 168	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 937-2444	215	19	11.2	53.5%	195 (90.7%)	4 (1.9%)	9 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	17.7	942^nd of 1126 public middle schools	16.3%		29.7	942^nd of 1368 public middle schools	31.1%			30.3				56.2	44.9	51.0				17.1	13.5	15.5	99.5%		$15,656	$508	$15,148
Jackson/Perry Project SOAR Middle School TAOEP	Public	6-10	143 Spero Dr	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Alxndr/Jcksn/Pulsk/Prry/Union ROE	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 687-7290	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Murphysboro Middle School	Public	6-8	2125 Spruce St	Murphysboro	62966	Jackson County	Murphysboro CUSD 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 684-3041	422	35	12.1	95.5%	299 (70.9%)	53 (12.6%)	35 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	17.3	950^th of 1126 public middle schools	15.6%		31.9	908^th of 1368 public middle schools	33.6%	42		39.2			45.8	41.3	40.5	42.6			14.4	24.5	24.4	20.8	98.4%		$17,797	$1,250	$16,547

Frequently Asked Questions about Carterville Junior High School

Is Carterville Junior High School a good school?

Carterville Junior High School ranks 274^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carterville Junior High School?

Students at Carterville Junior High School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Carterville Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Carterville Junior High School.

What district is Carterville Junior High School in?

Carterville CUSD 5

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Students who attend Carterville Junior High School usually go on to attend Carterville High School

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