Astoria Junior High School

Astoria Junior High School, a minimally staffed 6-8 campus in Astoria, Illinois, part of Astoria CUSD 1, teaches 46 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Astoria Junior High School sits 90% below that benchmark.

Astoria Junior High School is one of 3 schools operated by Astoria CUSD 1, a district that works with 277 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Astoria Junior High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Beyond that, the school logs 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. Compared to Fulton County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Astoria Junior High School has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Astoria Junior High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.6%, the actual is 35.1%, a residual of -7.5 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Fulton County put median household earnings sit near $60,599, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fulton County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,160 students), of which Astoria Junior High School is one.

Astoria Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Astoria Junior High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Astoria Junior High School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Astoria Junior High School's enrollment has edged down 37% since 2018, when it stood at 73 (now 46). Class-load math has tightened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 7.7:1 in 2025.

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