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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
134
-12 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 19.4:1
% White
97%
was 95%
% Hispanic
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Crestwood Jr High School
Crestwood Jr High School, a micro-enrollment middle-grades school in Paris, Illinois, part of Paris CUSD 4, teaches 134 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 71% below the state mean of about 462.
Across the 3 schools in Paris CUSD 4 (622 students total), Crestwood Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, Crestwood Jr High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). Compared to Edgar County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, On paper, Crestwood Jr High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Edgar County (around 55%), the school's rate is south of typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crestwood Jr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.0%, the actual is 49.1%, a residual of -0.9 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Edgar County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $59,941 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Crestwood Jr High School is one of 19 public schools in Edgar County (combined enrollment of about 2,650 students).
The closest other public school is Crestwood Elem School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Crestwood Jr High School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestwood Jr High School has decreased 8%, going from 146 students in 2018 to 134 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.
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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 Elem SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
Other schools in Paris
- Paris Cooperative High School 95High · 366 students
- Crestwood Elem SchoolElementary · 309 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Carolyn Wenz Elem SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Mayo Middle SchoolMiddle · 241 students
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Elem 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 Elem School1.5 mi · 258
- Paris Cooperative High School 953.0 mi · 366
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.
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