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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
66
-4 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 20.6:1
% White
88%
was 91%
% Hispanic
9%
was 7%
% Black
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cissna Park Jr High School
Set in Cissna Park, Illinois, Cissna Park Jr High School is a minimally staffed junior high, operated by Cissna Park CUSD 6. It serves 66 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 86% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.
Across the 3 schools in Cissna Park CUSD 6 (292 students total), Cissna Park Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Cissna Park Jr High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest reads as 9% Hispanic, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Cissna Park Jr High School logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Iroquois County's rate of about 53%.
After controlling for student poverty, Cissna Park Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 50.8%.
Zooming out to the county, Iroquois County reports that median household income runs about $66,255, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Iroquois County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students), of which Cissna Park Jr High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Cissna Park Sr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cissna Park Jr High School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Cissna Park Jr High School's enrollment has declined 6% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 66). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
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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 Sr High School0.0 mi · 98
- Cissna Park Elementary School0.0 mi · 128
- Milford High School Campus10.9 mi · 149
- Milford Grade School West Campus10.9 mi · 354
- Iroquois West Middle School12.0 mi · 215
- Clara Peterson Elem 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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