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J W Eater Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

1083^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

J W Eater Junior High School is a public middle school located in Rantoul, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 515 students. The school is part of the Rantoul City School District 137, which is ranked 803 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

J W Eater Junior High School consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of Illinois middle schools, with rankings between 1045-1235 out of 1300+ schools over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 35.9% in ELA and 11% in Math, compared to the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 26.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Nearby schools, such as GCMS Middle School, Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, and St. Joseph Middle School, generally outperform J W Eater Junior High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more advantaged student population.

477

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,036

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 E Wabash Ave
Rantoul, IL 61866-3013

(217) 893-5401

District: Rantoul City School District 137

Students who attend J W Eater Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Rantoul Township High School

Feeder schools for J W Eater Junior High School:

Elementary:	Broadmeadow Elementary School
	Eastlawn Elementary School
	Northview Elementary School
	Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.8%

African American:

27.7%

White:

24.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (24% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

Illinois avg46%

1,083^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

803^rd of 811Rantoul City School District 137 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	21.6	1083 of 1368	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	1135 of 1363	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1235 of 1367	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1226 of 1369	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1153 of 1241	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1251 of 1356	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1131 of 1293	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	1158 of 1293	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	1153 of 1294	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.7	1045 of 1302	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	8.6	1249 of 1322	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.3	1229 of 1367	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1175 of 1365	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.4	1208 of 1344	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	1062 of 1327	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1019 of 1318	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	1012 of 1293	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	977 of 1287	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	1002 of 1272	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.9	868 of 1209	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.8	910 of 1204	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	32.7	852 of 1185	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	379 of 574	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	465 of 548	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	511 of 569	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	504 of 573	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	299 of 385	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	532 of 565	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	422 of 511	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	548 of 694	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	595 of 639	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	620 of 674	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	317 of 483	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	319 of 486	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	337 of 480	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	364 of 454	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	220 of 277	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	325 of 339	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	111 of 285	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	878 of 1248	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	984 of 1251	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1193 of 1275	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1159 of 1286	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	948 of 1017	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1177 of 1276	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1104 of 1226	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	608 of 669	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	644 of 661	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	650 of 662	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	510 of 517	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	635 of 639	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	579 of 590	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	957 of 1229	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	990 of 1219	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1109 of 1234	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1101 of 1221	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	955 of 1019	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1144 of 1217	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	954 of 1161	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1136 of 1271	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	1130 of 1264	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	1108 of 1292	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1114 of 1286	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	1017 of 1048	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1178 of 1296	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1028 of 1223	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	160 of 204	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	144 of 184	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	191 of 194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	186 of 195	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	151 of 179	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	152 of 164	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	479 of 812	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	604 of 802	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	700 of 805	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	501 of 548	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	731 of 884	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	791 of 875	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	837 of 895	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	842 of 898	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	803 of 813	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	885 of 905	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	800 of 889	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)41st percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-17 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 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
J W Eater Junior High School	Public	6-8	400 E Wabash Ave	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 893-5401	477	46	10.3	87.2%	119 (24.9%)	132 (27.7%)	166 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.7%)	21.6	1083^rd of 1368 public middle schools	20.8%		18.5	1135^th of 1363 public middle schools	16.7%	52		24.5		34.8	38.2	34.7	35.9		9.1	15.3	8.3	11.0	99.4	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	99.0	99.2	98.6	$21,036	$3,344	$17,692
Rise Academy at JW Eater	Public	5-8	1 Aviation Ctr	Rantoul	61866	Champaign County	Rantoul City School District 137	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(217) 893-5401	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)													100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	95.7
Prairieview-Ogden Junior High School	Public	7-8	2499 County Road 2100 E	Thomasboro	61878	Champaign County	Prairieview-Ogden CCSD 197	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 694-4122	68	6	11.5	20.6%	66 (97.1%)	1 (1.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.1	174^th of 1368 public middle schools	87.3%		93.6	75^th of 1363 public middle schools	94.5%	99		56.7			88.9	83.3	86.4			44.4	60.0	51.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$13,777	$255	$13,522
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Junior High School	Public	6-8	700 Panther Way	Paxton	60957	Ford County	Paxton-Buckley-Loda CUD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 379-9202	288	25	11.5	48.3%	228 (79.2%)	5 (1.7%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	64.6	429^th of 1368 public middle schools	68.6%		64.1	405^th of 1363 public middle schools	70.3%	24		46.1		63.6	62.1	52.8	59.7		43.4	41.1	32.6	39.2	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.9	99.3	97.8	$15,446	$1,248	$14,198
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	817 N Harris Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3819	665	54	12.2	57.3%	167 (25.1%)	281 (42.3%)	82 (12.3%)	79 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (8.1%)	32.7	900^th of 1368 public middle schools	34.2%		41.7	719^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.2%	181		22.6		39.9	39.3	28.6	36.1		30.0	35.9	13.5	26.6	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.1	95.0	95.1	95.1	93.1	$18,166	$1,113	$17,052
Urbana Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 S Vine St	Urbana	61801	Champaign County	Urbana School District 116	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 384-3685	877	73	12.0	75.4%	208 (23.7%)	334 (38.1%)	221 (25.2%)	28 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.1%)	15.3	1211^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.5%		16.1	1197^th of 1363 public middle schools	12.2%	14		23.4		17.3	24.2	22.0	21.0		10.1	14.8	10.2	11.6	99.5	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.3	99.3	99.0	$20,006	$1,950	$18,056
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	306 W Green St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3771	647	44	14.8	49.9%	222 (34.3%)	247 (38.2%)	84 (13.0%)	48 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.1%)	41.1	762^nd of 1368 public middle schools	44.3%		44.8	675^th of 1363 public middle schools	50.5%	87		45.1		29.8	34.7	52.8	38.9		18.8	30.0	33.5	27.3	97.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	97.8	98.1	98.5	95.5	$17,034	$964	$16,070
St Joseph Middle School	Public	5-8	606 E Peters Dr	Saint Joseph	61873	Champaign County	St Joseph CCSD 169	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 469-2334	325	24	13.7	18.8%	300 (92.3%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.1%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	94.7	57^th of 1368 public middle schools	95.8%		91.8	99^th of 1363 public middle schools	92.7%	42	50.6	64.8	65.8	91.0	88.4	87.0	83.0	58.2	65.7	75.3	64.1	65.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.4	98.8	99.4	78.6	$10,925	$137	$10,788
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School	Public	6-8	201 W State St	Mahomet	61853	Champaign County	Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 586-4415	812	54	15.1	23.3%	689 (84.9%)	20 (2.5%)	43 (5.3%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.5%)	87.8	152^nd of 1368 public middle schools	88.9%		86.8	145^th of 1363 public middle schools	89.4%	7		69.3		66.1	82.6	74.0	74.2		47.8	72.2	59.2	59.7	97.5	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.7	97.8	98.3	96.9	$11,101	$526	$10,575
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1115 Crescent Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3790	711	55	13.0	59.5%	204 (28.7%)	332 (46.7%)	58 (8.2%)	40 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (10.7%)	40.3	773^rd of 1368 public middle schools	43.5%		31.2	881^st of 1363 public middle schools	35.4%	108		31.0		42.0	51.8	49.3	47.5		22.0	31.3	19.2	24.0	97.4	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.3	97.6	97.4	96.5	$16,964	$925	$16,039

Frequently Asked Questions about J W Eater Junior High School

Is J W Eater Junior High School a good school?

J W Eater Junior High School ranks in the bottom 20.8% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of J W Eater Junior High School attend?

Students who attend J W Eater Junior High School usually go on to attend Rantoul Township High School

How many students attend J W Eater Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended J W Eater Junior High School.

What district is J W Eater Junior High School in?

Rantoul City School District 137

What is the racial makeup of J W Eater Junior High School?

Students at J W Eater Junior High School are 35% Hispanic, 28% African American, 25% White, 12% Two or more races.

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