Enrollment
344
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERVILLE CUSD 5·NCES 170864000505
Carterville Jr High School
816 S Division St, Carterville, IL 62918 · (618) 985-4500 · Williamson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
156 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 7 | 166 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 176 | 51% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
36%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
Carterville Jr High School→Carterville High School
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
65.2%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
50.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.2% | 50.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 47.2% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Carterville Jr High School
Carterville Jr High School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carterville Jr High School this school | 344 | 45.3% | 58.0% |
| Central Jr High School East Peoria | 434 | 46.5% | 38.4% |
| Charleston Middle School Charleston | 401 | 48.1% | 39.9% |
| Reed-Custer Middle School Braidwood | 306 | 43.1% | 55.0% |
| Olympia Middle School Stanford | 380 | 44.5% | 49.8% |
| Bureau Valley Elementary and JH Manlius | 303 | 45.9% | 57.6% |
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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #111 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #140 of 640 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #235 of 640 ▼ 103 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #414 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #442 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #359 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #338 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #433 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
344
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 243
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 | 344 | 23.2 | 14.8:1 | 45% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 21.2 | 16.4:1 | 43% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 363 | 20.5 | 17.8:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 14 | 24.7:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 336 | 13 | 25.9:1 | 35% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 26 | 20.4:1 | 35% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 10 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carterville Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (346 to 344); teachers up 66% (14 to 23.2).
About Carterville Jr High School
In Carterville, Illinois, Carterville Jr High School is a small middle school. The school's 344 students are in grades 7 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students each.
A total of 4 schools make up Carterville CUSD 5, with 2,162 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Carterville Jr High School, 79%, are White. Next come 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 89% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Carterville Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Its 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 45% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 54% average for public schools in Williamson County is 9 points higher.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Carterville Jr High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Carterville Jr High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.0% and a predicted 45.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Williamson County, median household income is about $65,604, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 26 public schools operate in Williamson County, serving about 9,700 students.
The closest public school, Carterville Intermediate School, is about 0.8 miles from Carterville Jr High School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Carterville Jr High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Carterville Jr High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Carterville Jr High School went from 335 students to 344.
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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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
Other schools in Carterville
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Tri-C Elementary SchoolElementary · 650 students
- Carterville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Carterville Intermediate School0.8 mi · 500
- Tri-C Elementary School1.7 mi · 650
- Carterville High School1.8 mi · 668
- Herrin Middle School4.0 mi · 513
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School4.1 mi · 712
- North Side Primary Center4.5 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Carterville Jr High SchoolHow large is Carterville Jr High School?
Carterville Jr High School enrolls approximately 344 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Carterville Jr High School serve?
Carterville Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carterville Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carterville Jr High School is approximately 14.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carterville Jr High School?
At Carterville Jr High School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Carterville Jr High School?
Carterville Jr High School is overseen by Carterville CUSD 5 in Williamson County.
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