Anna Junior High School
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Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Anna Junior High School
Anna Junior High School operates as a modestly sized 6-8 campus in Anna, Illinois, operated by Anna CCSD 37. Current enrollment sits at 236 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 462.
Anna Junior High School is one of 3 schools operated by Anna CCSD 37, a district that works with 593 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Anna Junior High School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Union County's rate of about 63%.
After controlling for student poverty, Anna Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.7%.
Across the wider county, census data for Union County shows median household income runs about $55,728, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,478 students), of which Anna Junior High School is one.
Davie Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Anna Junior High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Anna Junior High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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