Enrollment
236
Middle
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CUSD 10·NCES 170462000141
Auburn Jr High at Divernon
303 E Kenney St, Divernon, IL 62530 · (217) 628-3611 · Sangamon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL236 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
97 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 67 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 88 | 37% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Auburn Jr High at Divernon→Auburn High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Auburn CUSD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
76.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.1% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 20.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Auburn Jr High at Divernon
Auburn Jr High at Divernon's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Jr High at Divernon this school | 236 | 41.1% | 52.2% |
| Farmington Central Jr High School Farmington | 253 | 42.3% | 56.8% |
| Staunton Jr High School Staunton | 240 | 39.6% | 57.8% |
| John L Nash Middle School Clifton | 278 | 41.4% | 44.3% |
| Central Junior High School Camp Point | 221 | 42.5% | 40.4% |
| Bismarck-Henning Jr High School Bismarck | 246 | 44.3% | 40.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Auburn Jr High at Divernon ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #170 of 578 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #260 of 640 ▲ 121 | #10 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #118 of 640 ▲ 55 | #3 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 236 | #520 of 691 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #172 of 558 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.6% | #479 of 560 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.1% | #375 of 581 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #78 of 440 | #4 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
236
-36 (-13%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 236 | 19.8 | 11.9:1 | 41% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 18.8 | 12.7:1 | 42% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 18.8 | 12.8:1 | 36% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 18.9 | 15.9:1 | 39% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 31% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 12 | 17.8:1 | 32% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 15 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 7 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Jr High at Divernon.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (300 to 236); teachers up 5% (18.9 to 19.8).
About Auburn Jr High at Divernon
Auburn Jr High at Divernon is a low-enrollment middle school with an address in Divernon, Illinois. The school serves 236 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 49% smaller than that.
Federal data list 4 schools in Auburn CUSD 10, with 1,055 students enrolled.
The student body at Auburn Jr High at Divernon is 89% White. Other groups make up 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 78% of Sangamon County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Auburn Jr High at Divernon counts 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.9 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
The allk12 Grade for Auburn Jr High at Divernon is B+. Compared with Illinois public middle schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Auburn Jr High at Divernon's results are 4.4 points above predicted: 52.2% against 47.8%.
Sangamon County census figures show that the median household income is $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 77 public schools in Sangamon County, enrolling about 27,345 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Pawnee Jr/Sr High School, about 4.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Auburn Jr High at Divernon is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when Auburn Jr High at Divernon had 272 students, to 2024-25, when it had 236.
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Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn CUSD 10
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Auburn Middle SchoolElementary · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Pawnee Jr/Sr High School4.5 mi · 247
- Pawnee Grade School4.5 mi · 325
- Auburn Elementary School5.3 mi · 292
- Auburn High School5.5 mi · 327
- Auburn Middle School5.5 mi · 200
- North Mac High School7.4 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn Jr High at DivernonHow large is Auburn Jr High at Divernon?
Auburn Jr High at Divernon enrolls approximately 236 students in grades 06-08.
Is Auburn Jr High at Divernon an elementary, middle, or high school?
Auburn Jr High at Divernon is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Auburn Jr High at Divernon?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Auburn Jr High at Divernon is approximately 11.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Auburn Jr High at Divernon?
At Auburn Jr High at Divernon, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Auburn Jr High at Divernon in?
Auburn Jr High at Divernon is part of Auburn CUSD 10.
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