Enrollment
184
Middle
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHENS CUSD 213·NCES 170447005624
Cantrall Intermediate School
155 Claypool St, Cantrall, IL 62625 · (217) 487-9082 · Sangamon County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
64 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 4 | 64 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 29% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 36% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Athens CUSD 213. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 28.9% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cantrall Intermediate School
Cantrall Intermediate School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrall Intermediate School this school | 184 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
| Erie Middle School Erie | 171 | 33.9% | 53.8% |
| Sherrard Jr High School Sherrard | 189 | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| Seneca Elementary School South Campus Seneca | 209 | 36.8% | 54.1% |
| Morrison Jr High School Morrison | 215 | 37.2% | 39.9% |
| Illini Bluffs Middle School Glasford | 181 | 29.8% | 52.7% |
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 Cantrall Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #109 of 578 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #136 of 640 ▲ 123 | #2 of 17 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #134 of 640 ▲ 69 | #4 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #578 of 691 | #14 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #423 of 581 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #32 of 440 | #1 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
184
-33 (-15%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 232
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 | 184 | 13.5 | 13.6:1 | 35% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 13.5 | 15.6:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 17 | 12.6:1 | 40% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 17.5 | 14.5:1 | 34% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 27% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 28% (64) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cantrall Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (254 to 184); teachers down 23% (17.5 to 13.5).
About Cantrall Intermediate School
Cantrall Intermediate School is a very small middle school in Cantrall, Illinois. It teaches 184 students in grades 4 through 6. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 60% lower.
Athens CUSD 213 is the local district for Cantrall Intermediate School. It runs 4 schools with 961 students.
The share of White students at Cantrall Intermediate School is 91%. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's White share is 13 points above the 78% share among Sangamon County residents. The diversity index for Cantrall Intermediate School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Cantrall Intermediate School comes to 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Cantrall Intermediate School counts 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County is 13 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cantrall Intermediate School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.4%; the prediction is 51.4%.
In Sangamon County, home to about 194,947 people, median household income comes to about $75,357, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Sangamon County's 77 public schools enroll about 27,345 students and include Cantrall Intermediate School.
Cantrall Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Cantrall Intermediate School, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Cantrall Intermediate School's is 58.4%, ranking 4th of 9.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Cantrall Intermediate School enrolled 217 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 184.
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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 Athens CUSD 213
- Cantrall Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Athens Sr High SchoolHigh · 299 students
- Athens Junior High SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Cantrall Elementary School0.1 mi · 334
- Athens Junior High School2.6 mi · 144
- Athens Sr High School2.6 mi · 299
- Sherman Elementary School5.3 mi · 552
- Williamsville High School6.8 mi · 462
- Williamsville Jr High School6.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Cantrall Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Cantrall Intermediate School?
Cantrall Intermediate School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Cantrall Intermediate School serve?
Cantrall Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Cantrall Intermediate School have?
Cantrall Intermediate School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Cantrall Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Cantrall Intermediate School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cantrall Intermediate School in?
Cantrall Intermediate School is part of Athens CUSD 213.
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