Enrollment
134
Middle
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARIS CUSD 4·NCES 173078003200
Crestwood Jr High School
15601 US Highway 150, Paris, IL 61944 · (217) 465-5391 · Edgar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B-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
14.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
50 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 39 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 33% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Crestwood Jr High School→Paris Cooperative High School 4
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Paris CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.7%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
37.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 70 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.7% | 37.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 31.2% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Crestwood Jr High School
Crestwood Jr High School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Jr High School this school | 134 | 37.3% | 49.1% |
| Cisne Middle School Cisne | 115 | 40.9% | 45.5% |
| Medora Intermediate School Medora | 160 | 40.6% | 52.6% |
| Athens Junior High School Athens | 144 | 40.3% | 44.6% |
| Erie Middle School Erie | 171 | 33.9% | 53.8% |
| Cantrall Intermediate School Cantrall | 184 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
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 Crestwood Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #211 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #268 of 640 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #184 of 640 ▼ 94 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #622 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #402 of 581 |
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
134
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, 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 | 134 | 9 | 14.9:1 | 37% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 7.8 | 16.5:1 | 34% (43) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 8.9 | 14.3:1 | 20% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 146 | 7.5 | 19.4:1 | 36% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 9 | 17.3:1 | 29% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | 25% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 10 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (146 to 134); teachers up 19% (7.5 to 9).
About Crestwood Jr High School
Crestwood Jr High School is a public middle school in Paris, Illinois. The school counted 134 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 71% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Illinois (about 462).
Crestwood Jr High School is one school in a 3-school district, Paris CUSD 4, which enrolls 622 students.
White students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. Among Edgar County residents, the White share is about 96%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 6%.
With 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Crestwood Jr High School, 37% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 55% average among public schools in Edgar County.
Crestwood Jr High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Illinois public middle schools.
A school with Crestwood Jr High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 50.0%. Crestwood Jr High School scores 49.1%, within a point of that line.
The county, Edgar County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $59,941 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Crestwood Jr High School, Edgar County has 19 public schools.
Crestwood Elementary School is the nearest public school to Crestwood Jr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Crestwood Jr High School, there are 7 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Crestwood Jr High School is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 134, from 146 in 2020-21.
Crestwood Jr High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Edgar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,535
Census ACS
Median income
$59,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paris CUSD 4
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
Other schools in Paris
- Paris Cooperative High School 95High · 366 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Mayo Middle SchoolMiddle · 241 students
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elementary School0.0 mi · 309
- Creative Center for Children0.3 mi · 73
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 293
- Mayo Middle School0.9 mi · 241
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary School1.5 mi · 258
- Paris Cooperative High School 43.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Crestwood Jr High School?
Crestwood Jr High School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades 06-08.
Is Crestwood Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crestwood Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crestwood Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crestwood Jr High School is approximately 14.9:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crestwood Jr High School?
At Crestwood Jr High School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Crestwood Jr High School?
Crestwood Jr High School is overseen by Paris CUSD 4 in Edgar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.