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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 62613

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At a glance

School

144

Students

Top rankedAthens Junior High School566^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Athens Junior High School up 10 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 62613 zip code contains a single middle school, Athens Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking 566 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in the 2024-2025 school year. While the school's performance in English Language Arts is above the state average, its scores in Mathematics and Science are below the state average.

Athens Junior High School has a student population of 148 and a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 39.86% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $10,834, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.1, slightly lower than the state average. Compared to the Athens CUSD 213 district and the state of Illinois, Athens Junior High School's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally on par or slightly below the district average, but above the state average in some cases.

Overall, Athens Junior High School has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating a relatively stable level of performance. While the school's strengths and weaknesses in academic subjects vary, it appears to be performing at or above the state average in certain areas, despite serving a population with a relatively high percentage of low-income students.

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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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	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
Athens Junior High School	Public	7-8	501 Warrior Way	Athens	62613	Menard County	Athens CUSD 213	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 636-8380	144	11	13.5	40.3%	125 (86.8%)	2 (1.4%)	7 (4.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	54.4	566^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.6%		51.7	576^th of 1363 public middle schools	57.7%	10	38.7	64.9	51.6	58.8	39.2	24.2	32.4	98.6	97.9	97.9	97.9	99.3	98.6	99.3	96.5	$11,639	$271	$11,367

Cities Near Zip Code 62613

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Athens	1.21 mi	3	359^th
Cantrall	2.58 mi	2	110^th
Sherman	7.63 mi	1	75^th
Petersburg	8.19 mi	3	527^th
Pleasant Plains	8.68 mi	3	133^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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