Summary:
The 62896 zip code is home to a single middle school, Central Junior High School, which serves grades 7-8 and is part of the Frankfort CUSD 168 district. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, currently sitting at 942 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Central Junior High School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and academic performance that falls below state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 40.5% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%, and just 12.4% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also struggles with science proficiency, with only 39.4% of 8th-grade students reaching proficiency, compared to the state average of 45.4%.
Despite the school's struggles, it does have some positive factors, such as a lower-than-average student-teacher ratio of 11.7 and higher-than-average spending per student at $17,037. However, these factors have not translated into better academic outcomes for the students, who come from a relatively low-income background, with 54.59% receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
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