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Enrollment
500
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERVILLE CUSD 5·NCES 170864006279
Carterville Intermediate School
300 School St, Carterville, IL 62918 · (618) 985-6411 · Williamson County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL500 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
234 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 146 | 29% |
| Grade 5 | 181 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 173 | 35% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Carterville CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
67.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.2% | 54.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Carterville Intermediate School
Carterville Intermediate School's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville Intermediate School this school | 500 | 46.8% | 65.7% |
| Central Jr High School East Peoria | 434 | 46.5% | 38.4% |
| Wilbur Trimpe Middle School Bethalto | 556 | 46.9% | 37.6% |
| Charleston Middle School Charleston | 401 | 48.1% | 39.9% |
| Moulton Elementary School Shelbyville | 455 | 44.8% | 51.2% |
| Effingham Junior High School Effingham | 458 | 43.7% | 41.9% |
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 Carterville Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #65 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #39 of 640 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #128 of 640 ▲ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #289 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #385 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #391 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #323 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #111 of 127 |
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
500
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
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 | 500 | 35.6 | 14.0:1 | 47% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 36.6 | 14.0:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 34.1 | 15.2:1 | 44% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 28.5 | 17.3:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 37% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carterville Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (492 to 500); teachers up 25% (28.5 to 35.6).
About Carterville Intermediate School
Carterville Intermediate School is a mid-sized middle school with its address in Carterville, Illinois. It enrolls 500 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 4 through 6.
The 4 schools of Carterville CUSD 5, including Carterville Intermediate School, enroll 2,162 students.
Of every 100 students at Carterville Intermediate School, about 82 are White. It is also 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 32%.
A staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.0:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%.
Test results at Carterville Intermediate School are 21.2 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.7%, compared with a predicted 44.5%, which ranks in the top 10% in Illinois.
The school's county is Williamson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $65,604 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Williamson County number 26, with about 9,700 students.
Carterville Jr High School is the nearest public school to Carterville Intermediate School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Carterville Intermediate School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Carterville Intermediate School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 525 to 500.
This page is set up for the Carterville Intermediate School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carterville CUSD 5
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Carterville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Other schools in Carterville
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Carterville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Carterville Jr High School0.8 mi · 344
- Carterville High School1.5 mi · 668
- Tri-C Elementary School1.6 mi · 650
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School3.4 mi · 712
- Herrin Middle School3.7 mi · 513
- North Side Primary Center4.1 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Carterville Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carterville Intermediate School?
Carterville Intermediate School enrolls approximately 500 students in grades 04-06.
Is Carterville Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Carterville Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Carterville Intermediate School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Carterville Intermediate School.
How diverse is Carterville Intermediate School?
Carterville Intermediate School reports a student body of 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Carterville Intermediate School?
Carterville Intermediate School is overseen by Carterville CUSD 5 in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.