Enrollment
281
Middle
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARLYLE CUSD 1·NCES 170846001172
Carlyle Junior High School
1631 12th St, Carlyle, IL 62231 · (618) 594-8292 · Clinton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
160 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 5 | 76 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 23% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Carlyle Junior High School→Carlyle High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carlyle CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.1pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 23.4% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Carlyle Junior High School
Carlyle Junior High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlyle Junior High School this school | 281 | 56.9% | 49.1% |
| Schuyler Industry Middle School Rushville | 252 | 56.0% | 25.1% |
| Beverly Manor Elementary School Washington | 315 | 57.1% | 29.7% |
| Floyd Henson Jr High School Flora | 295 | 56.9% | 57.9% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| Georgetown Middle School Marquette Hts | 230 | 58.7% | 46.9% |
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 Carlyle Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #212 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #310 of 640 ▲ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #183 of 640 ▲ 157 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #472 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #362 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #446 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #211 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #141 of 440 |
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
281
-60 (-18%) vs 2020
+33% since 2000-01, when it was 211
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 | 281 | 20.4 | 13.8:1 | 57% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 22.4 | 12.4:1 | 45% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 52% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 45% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 45% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 47% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlyle Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (337 to 281); teachers down 11% (23 to 20.4).
About Carlyle Junior High School
Carlyle Junior High School is a small middle school in Carlyle, Illinois. The school enrolls 281 students in grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Carlyle CUSD 1 is the local district for Carlyle Junior High School. It runs 3 schools with 926 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Carlyle Junior High School are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Clinton County residents are about 91% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Carlyle Junior High School reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 0.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Carlyle Junior High School, 57% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 36% average for public schools in Clinton County, the school's rate is higher.
Carlyle Junior High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Illinois public middle schools.
Carlyle Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.1%, compared with a predicted 38.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Clinton County area, median household income comes to about $86,588, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clinton County counts 19 public schools with about 5,278 students.
Carlyle High School is the nearest public school to Carlyle Junior High School, about 0.1 miles away. Carlyle Junior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The school's 49.1% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Carlyle Junior High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 281, compared with 341 in 2020-21.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,954
Census ACS
Median income
$86,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carlyle CUSD 1
- Carlyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Carlyle High SchoolHigh · 281 students
Other schools in Carlyle
- Carlyle Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Carlyle High SchoolHigh · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Carlyle High School0.1 mi · 281
- Carlyle Elementary School0.7 mi · 364
- Beckemeyer Elementary School3.6 mi · 250
- Bartelso Elementary School7.8 mi · 166
- Breese Elementary School7.8 mi · 357
- Germantown Elementary School10.0 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Carlyle Junior High SchoolHow large is Carlyle Junior High School?
Carlyle Junior High School enrolls approximately 281 students in grades 05-08.
Is Carlyle Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carlyle Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Carlyle Junior High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Carlyle Junior High School.
How diverse is Carlyle Junior High School?
Carlyle Junior High School reports a student body of 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Carlyle Junior High School in?
Carlyle Junior High School is part of Carlyle CUSD 1.
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