Enrollment
237
High
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE CUSD 227·NCES 170816000429
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School
300 S West St, Cambridge, IL 61238 · (309) 937-2051 · Henry County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL237 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
114 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 12% |
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cambridge CUSD 227. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 29.3% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Cambridge Jr/Sr High School
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Jr/Sr High School this school | 237 | 48.1% | 47.0% |
| Lewistown Jr/Sr High School Lewistown | 262 | 48.9% | 29.2% |
| Midwest Central High School Manito | 235 | 47.7% | 37.8% |
| Havana High School Havana | 249 | 47.0% | 26.9% |
| Knoxville Sr High School Knoxville | 272 | 49.3% | 33.5% |
| Seymour High School Payson | 216 | 49.1% | 26.5% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Cambridge Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #108 of 573 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #12 of 75 ▲ 8 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #31 of 75 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 237 | #499 of 708 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #63 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.3% | #534 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #310 of 578 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.5% | #45 of 191 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
237
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 175
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 | 237 | 21.1 | 11.2:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 235 | 20.7 | 11.3:1 | 47% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 21.7 | 10.5:1 | 43% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 21.4 | 9.7:1 | 42% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 40% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 194 | 23 | 8.4:1 | 15% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 167 | 17 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 175 | 18 | 9.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (207 to 237); teachers down 1% (21.4 to 21.1).
About Cambridge Jr/Sr High School
Cambridge, Illinois, is home to Cambridge Jr/Sr High School, a very small high school. The school counted 237 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 12. That is 72% below the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Cambridge CUSD 227 includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 459 students.
Roughly 98% of students at Cambridge Jr/Sr High School are White. Among people living in Henry County, the White share is about 88%. The diversity index for Cambridge Jr/Sr High School is 3%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.2:1. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 48% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public high schools, Cambridge Jr/Sr High School outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Cambridge Jr/Sr High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 43.7%. Cambridge Jr/Sr High School scores 47.0%, 3.3 points above that line.
The county, Henry County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,911 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Henry County has 28 public schools with about 7,723 students, including Cambridge Jr/Sr High School.
About 0.2 miles separate Cambridge Jr/Sr High School from the closest public school, Cambridge Comm Grade School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Local comparison: Cambridge Jr/Sr High School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 47.0% versus a 53.5% average.
NCES describes the area around Cambridge Jr/Sr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 232 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 237.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Cambridge Jr/Sr High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cambridge CUSD 227
- Cambridge Comm Grade SchoolElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Cambridge Comm Grade School0.2 mi · 222
- Orion High School9.4 mi · 285
- C R Hanna Elementary School9.7 mi · 434
- Orion Middle School9.8 mi · 244
- AlWood Middle/High School10.0 mi · 184
- Millikin Elementary School10.2 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Cambridge Jr/Sr High School?
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 237 students in grades 06-12.
Is Cambridge Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Cambridge Jr/Sr High School?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Cambridge Jr/Sr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cambridge Jr/Sr High School?
At Cambridge Jr/Sr High School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Cambridge Jr/Sr High School public or private?
Cambridge Jr/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cambridge CUSD 227.
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