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Egyptian Junior High School

Q: Is Egyptian Junior High School a good school?

Egyptian Junior High School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Egyptian Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Egyptian Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Egyptian Junior High School?

Students at Egyptian Junior High School are 84% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Hispanic.

Q: What high school do graduates of Egyptian Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Egyptian Junior High School usually go on to attend Egyptian Senior High School

Public Grades 6-8

1354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Egyptian Junior High School is a public middle school located in Tamms, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 71 students. The school is part of the Egyptian CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 802 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, Egyptian Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Illinois middle schools over the past several years, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is a significant concern, with only 8.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 2.7% proficient in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. This trend has persisted over the past several years, and the school's performance lags significantly behind state and district averages. Additionally, Egyptian Junior High School has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 24.7% to 37.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Shawnee Junior High School and Anna Junior High School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and more favorable socioeconomic profiles. This highlights the stark contrast between Egyptian Junior High School and its peers, suggesting that the school may need to learn from the practices and strategies employed by these higher-performing schools to address the complex challenges it faces, including high poverty, chronic absenteeism, and low academic achievement.

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,586

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20023 Diswood Rd
Tamms, IL 62988-3234

(618) 776-5251

District: Egyptian CUSD 5

Students who attend Egyptian Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Egyptian Senior High School

Feeder schools for Egyptian Junior High School:

Elementary:

Egyptian Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.1%

Two or more races:

10.1%

African American:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (9% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg12%

Illinois avg46%

1,354^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

802^nd of 811Egyptian 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
2025	7.2	1354 of 1368	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1212 of 1363	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1342 of 1367	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1099 of 1369	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1104 of 1241	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1028 of 1356	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	932 of 1293	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	985 of 1293	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	863 of 1294	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.7	1083 of 1302	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.9	908 of 1322	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	928 of 1367	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	995 of 1365	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.4	919 of 1344	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1022 of 1327	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1024 of 1318	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.0	951 of 1293	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1013 of 1287	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	972 of 1272	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.2	797 of 1209	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.3	889 of 1204	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	24.5	911 of 1185	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1241 of 1248	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1021 of 1251	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1074 of 1286	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1011 of 1017	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	898 of 1276	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	757 of 1226	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1212 of 1229	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1003 of 1219	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1211 of 1234	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	906 of 1221	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	832 of 1019	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	762 of 1217	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	677 of 1161	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	1238 of 1271	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1082 of 1264	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	945 of 1286	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	969 of 1048	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1021 of 1296	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1018 of 1223	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2021	26.0	472 of 548	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	361 of 792	54.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	884 of 884	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	848 of 875	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	894 of 895	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	879 of 898	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	806 of 813	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	838 of 905	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	689 of 889	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science17%-29 vs state

English Language Arts8%-45 vs state

Mathematics3%-36 vs state

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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 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 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
Egyptian Junior High School	Public	6-8	20023 Diswood Rd	Tamms	62988	Alexander County	Egyptian CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 776-5251	69	5	13.5	100.0%	58 (84.1%)	3 (4.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (10.1%)	7.2	1354^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.0%		15.8	1212^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.1%	142		16.7		12.5	6.5	5.6	8.2		0.0	6.5	0.0	2.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.2	$15,586	$1,890	$13,696
Dongola Junior High School	Public	6-8	1000 High St	Dongola	62926	Union County	Dongola Unified School District 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 827-3524	51	3	17.0	100.0%	46 (90.2%)	1 (2.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.9%)	27.8	966^th of 1368 public middle schools	29.4%		23.3	1034^th of 1363 public middle schools	24.1%	68		46.7		21.1	41.7	46.7	34.8		10.5	16.7	0.0	8.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$20,154	$1,540	$18,614
Anna Junior High School	Public	5-8	301 S Green St	Anna	62906	Union County	Anna CCSD 37	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 833-6415	236	18	12.8	49.2%	211 (89.4%)	4 (1.7%)	19 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	59.6	495^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.8%		56.2	510^th of 1363 public middle schools	62.6%	15	45.8	38.5	67.8	64.4	59.0	82.7	68.0	16.9	13.6	26.2	44.2	24.7	97.6	98.0	98.0	98.0	97.6	98.0	98.0	74.2	$14,425	$967	$13,458
Shawnee Junior High School	Public	6-8	3365 State Hwy 3 N	Wolf Lake	62998	Union County	Shawnee CUSD 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 833-5307	62	5	12.4	80.6%	56 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	22.1	1069^th of 1368 public middle schools	21.9%		26.9	961^st of 1363 public middle schools	29.5%	108		15.4		22.7	56.5	30.8	37.9		9.1	21.7	0.0	12.1	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	96.0	$22,516	$1,662	$20,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Egyptian Junior High School

What district is Egyptian Junior High School in?

Egyptian CUSD 5

Is Egyptian Junior High School a good school?

Egyptian Junior High School ranks in the bottom 1.0% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Egyptian Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Egyptian Junior High School usually go on to attend Egyptian Senior High School

What is the racial makeup of Egyptian Junior High School?

Students at Egyptian Junior High School are 84% White, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Hispanic.

How many students attend Egyptian Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 69 students attended Egyptian Junior High School.

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