Enrollment
215
Middle
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKFORT CUSD 168·NCES 174158004165
Central Jr High School
1600 E 9th St, West Frankfort, IL 62896 · (618) 937-2444 · Franklin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
115 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 103 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 111 | 52% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Central Jr High School→Frankfort Comm High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Frankfort CUSD 168. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
12.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.5% | 12.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 12.0% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Central Jr High School
Central Jr High School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Jr High School this school | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| North Mac Middle School Girard | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| Pana Jr High School Pana | 248 | 53.2% | 51.4% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell | 202 | 55.4% | 33.2% |
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 Central Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #449 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #569 of 640 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #491 of 640 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #544 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #110 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #496 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #260 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #157 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
215
-33 (-13%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 327
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 | 215 | 19.1 | 11.3:1 | 53% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 18.6 | 11.7:1 | 55% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 19.8 | 11.1:1 | 54% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 53% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 56% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 327 | 17 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (255 to 215); teachers up 12% (17 to 19.1).
About Central Jr High School
Central Jr High School is a middle-grades school in West Frankfort, Illinois, and it is part of Frankfort CUSD 168. Total enrollment is 215 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Frankfort CUSD 168 has 4 schools; together they serve 1,517 students.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. It is also 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Franklin County residents, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at Central Jr High School are from different groups.
Central Jr High School reports a ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, from 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Central Jr High School, 53% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central Jr High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 40.6%. Central Jr High School scores 28.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Franklin County show that median household income comes to about $56,740, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Franklin County counts 25 public schools with about 5,523 students.
Of the public schools around it, Central Jr High School is closest to Frankfort Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.5%; Central Jr High School's is 28.9%, ranking 5th of 7.
Central Jr High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 215, from 248 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Central Jr High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frankfort CUSD 168
- Frankfort Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Denning Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Frankfort Comm High SchoolHigh · 416 students
Other schools in West Frankfort
- Frankfort Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Denning Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Frankfort Comm High SchoolHigh · 416 students
Other Central Junior High schools
9 other US public schools in 5 states are named Central Junior High. Central Jr High School is the 10th largest of the 10.
- Central Jr High SchoolEast Peoria, IL · 434 students
- Central Jr High SchoolBelleville, IL · 308 students
- Central Junior HighKewanee, IL · 235 students
- Central Junior High SchoolCamp Point, IL · 221 students
- Central Junior High SchoolEULESS, TX · 1,061 students
Nearby schools
- Frankfort Intermediate School0.0 mi · 447
- Frankfort Comm High School0.9 mi · 416
- Denning Elementary School2.0 mi · 439
- Johnston City High School5.6 mi · 328
- Benton Grade School K-45.7 mi · 571
- Benton Grade School 5-85.8 mi · 429
Frequently asked questions
About Central Jr High SchoolHow large is Central Jr High School?
Central Jr High School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Central Jr High School serve?
Central Jr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Central Jr High School have?
Central Jr High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Central Jr High School?
Student demographics at Central Jr High School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Central Jr High School public or private?
Central Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Frankfort CUSD 168.
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