Enrollment
229
Middle
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IL VALLEY CENTRAL USD 321·NCES 171997006015
Chillicothe Jr High
914 W Truitt Ave, Chillicothe, IL 61523 · (309) 274-6266 · Peoria County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+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
16.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
120 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 6 | 78 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 66 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 37% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
72.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 30.5% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Chillicothe Jr High
Chillicothe Jr High's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe Jr High this school | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
| Midland Middle School Sparland | 214 | 50.9% | 47.6% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| Abingdon-Avon Middle School Avon | 204 | 51.5% | 44.5% |
| North Mac Middle School Girard | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Edison Junior High School Pekin | 271 | 51.3% | 37.2% |
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 Chillicothe Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #150 of 578 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #261 of 640 ▼ 22 | #8 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #149 of 640 ▼ 26 | #4 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #532 of 691 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #503 of 558 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #459 of 560 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #270 of 581 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #264 of 440 | #6 of 8 |
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
229
-44 (-16%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 235
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 | 229 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 52% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 14.5 | 16.8:1 | 46% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 14.3 | 17.7:1 | 39% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 14 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chillicothe Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (253 to 229); teachers down 2% (14.3 to 14).
About Chillicothe Jr High
Chillicothe Jr High is a small middle-grades school for students in Chillicothe, Illinois. School enrollment was 229 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Il Valley Central USD 321 is made up of 6 schools with 2,071 students in all.
Chillicothe Jr High's enrollment is 88% White. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Peoria County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school's share is higher. Chillicothe Jr High's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 14 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.4:1. That is 3.4 students per teacher above the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
Chillicothe Jr High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Chillicothe Jr High would score about 41.3%. It scores 54.1%, 12.9 points above that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Peoria County, the median household income is $65,108, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Chillicothe Jr High is one of 81 public schools in the county.
Chillicothe Elementary Center is located less than a tenth of a mile from Chillicothe Jr High. The five-mile area around Chillicothe Jr High holds 3 other public schools. Chillicothe Jr High comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Chillicothe Jr High is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 229, a 16% decrease from 273 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Chillicothe Jr High can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Il Valley Central USD 321
- Il Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Mossville Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Mossville Jr HighMiddle · 181 students
- Chillicothe Elementary CenterElementary · 156 students
- IVC Learning CenterHigh
Other schools in Chillicothe
- Il Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Mossville Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Chillicothe Elementary CenterElementary · 156 students
- IVC Learning CenterHigh
- IVC Transition CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Chillicothe Elementary Center0.0 mi · 156
- South Elementary School0.6 mi · 424
- Il Valley Central High School0.7 mi · 650
- Mossville Jr High6.9 mi · 181
- Mossville Elementary School6.9 mi · 431
- Midland Middle School7.9 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Chillicothe Jr HighHow many students attend Chillicothe Jr High?
Chillicothe Jr High enrolls approximately 229 students in grades 06-08.
Is Chillicothe Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chillicothe Jr High is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Chillicothe Jr High have?
Chillicothe Jr High employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Chillicothe Jr High?
Student demographics at Chillicothe Jr High are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Chillicothe Jr High public or private?
Chillicothe Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Il Valley Central USD 321.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.