Enrollment
66
Middle
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CISSNA PARK CUSD 6·NCES 171029004574
Cissna Park Jr High School
511 N 2nd St, Cissna Park, IL 60924 · (815) 457-2171 · Iroquois County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL66 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- C+Beats 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
13.5:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
18 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 25 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 33% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Cissna Park Jr High School→Cissna Park Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cissna Park CUSD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
IL avg 37.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 42.6% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Cissna Park Jr High School
Cissna Park Jr High School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cissna Park Jr High School this school | 66 | 27.3% | 50.8% |
| Valmeyer Jr High Valmeyer | 77 | 26.0% | 30.6% |
| Bement Middle School Bement | 63 | 33.3% | 47.6% |
| Millbrook Junior High School Newark | 89 | 24.7% | 56.4% |
| Scales Mound Jr High School Scales Mound | 52 | 21.2% | 50.4% |
| Prairieview-Ogden Jr High School Thomasboro | 68 | 20.6% | 67.2% |
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 Cissna Park Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 66 | #665 of 691 |
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
66
+8 (+14%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 53
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 | 66 | 4.9 | 13.5:1 | 27% (18) |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 3.7 | 16.9:1 | 25% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 55 | 3.6 | 15.3:1 | 27% (15) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 3.4 | 20.6:1 | 31% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 60 | 3 | 20.0:1 | 33% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 69 | 4 | 17.3:1 | 29% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 5 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cissna Park Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (70 to 66); teachers up 44% (3.4 to 4.9).
About Cissna Park Jr High School
As a very small middle school, Cissna Park Jr High School serves students in Cissna Park, Illinois. There are 66 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Cissna Park Jr High School reports to Cissna Park CUSD 6, which has 3 schools and 292 students.
Cissna Park Jr High School is 88% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic and 3% Black. Census estimates put Iroquois County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Cissna Park Jr High School are from different groups.
There are 4.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.5:1. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. On the income side, 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 53% for public schools in Iroquois County.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Cissna Park Jr High School outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Cissna Park Jr High School is 5.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
For the population of Iroquois County, median household income comes to about $66,255, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Iroquois County counts 24 public schools with about 3,909 students.
Cissna Park Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Cissna Park Jr High School, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Cissna Park Jr High School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Cissna Park Jr High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% rise, from 58 to 66.
On allk12, people connected to Cissna Park Jr High School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Iroquois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,449
Census ACS
Median income
$66,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cissna Park CUSD 6
- Cissna Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
- Cissna Park Sr High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Other schools in Cissna Park
- Cissna Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 128 students
- Cissna Park Sr High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Cissna Park Elementary School0.0 mi · 128
- Cissna Park Sr High School0.0 mi · 98
- Milford High School Campus10.9 mi · 149
- Milford Grade School West Campus10.9 mi · 354
- Iroquois West Middle School12.0 mi · 215
- Clara Peterson Elementary School13.2 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Cissna Park Jr High SchoolHow large is Cissna Park Jr High School?
Cissna Park Jr High School enrolls approximately 66 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cissna Park Jr High School serve?
Cissna Park Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cissna Park Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cissna Park Jr High School is approximately 13.5:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cissna Park Jr High School?
Student demographics at Cissna Park Jr High School are roughly 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is Cissna Park Jr High School public or private?
Cissna Park Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cissna Park CUSD 6.
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