Enrollment
51
Middle
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONGOLA USD 66·NCES 171248004610
Dongola Jr High School
1000 High St, Dongola, IL 62926 · (618) 827-3524 · Union County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL51 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.0:1
3 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
51 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 24 | 47% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 29% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Dongola Jr High School→Dongola High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dongola USD 66. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
8.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 4.8% |
% 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
26.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Dongola Jr High School
Dongola Jr High School's state test result (26.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongola Jr High School this school | 51 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| Egyptian Jr High School Tamms | 69 | 100.0% | 8.6% |
| Cobden Jr High School Cobden | 96 | 93.8% | 37.5% |
| Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary Piper City | 129 | 96.1% | 49.8% |
| Shawnee Jr High School Wolf Lake | 62 | 80.6% | 24.6% |
| Sandoval Jr High School Sandoval | 84 | 78.6% | 11.4% |
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 Dongola Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 51 | #680 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
51
-7 (-12%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 48
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 | 51 | 3 | 17.0:1 | 100% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 44 | 3 | 14.7:1 | 80% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 53 | 4.3 | 12.2:1 | 74% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 63 | 2 | 31.5:1 | 92% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 43 | 1 | 43.0:1 | 91% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 42 | 2 | 21.0:1 | 64% (27) |
| 2000-01 | 54 | 2 | 27.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 1 | 48.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dongola Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (63 to 51); teachers up 50% (2 to 3).
About Dongola Jr High School
Dongola Jr High School serves students in Dongola, Illinois, as a very small middle-grades school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 51 students. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 89% lower.
Dongola USD 66 is the local district for Dongola Jr High School. It runs 3 schools with 221 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Dongola Jr High School is White, at 90%. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial. Among Union County residents, the White share is about 90%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 18%.
There are 3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.0:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. On the income side, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Union County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Dongola Jr High School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dongola Jr High School is +13.2 points: 26.9% actual, 13.8% predicted.
In Union County, median household income comes to about $55,728, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 2,478 students.
Dongola High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Dongola Jr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Dongola Jr High School comes in 5th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,997
Census ACS
Median income
$55,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dongola USD 66
- Dongola Elementary SchoolElementary · 108 students
- Dongola High SchoolHigh · 62 students
Other schools in Dongola
- Dongola Elementary SchoolElementary · 108 students
- Dongola High SchoolHigh · 62 students
Nearby schools
- Dongola High School0.0 mi · 62
- Dongola Elementary School0.0 mi · 108
- Century Elementary School7.5 mi · 185
- Century Jr/Sr High School7.5 mi · 146
- Cypress Elementary School7.8 mi · 116
- Anna-Jonesboro High School8.0 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Dongola Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dongola Jr High School?
Dongola Jr High School enrolls approximately 51 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dongola Jr High School serve?
Dongola Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dongola Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dongola Jr High School is approximately 17.0:1 (3 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dongola Jr High School?
At Dongola Jr High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dongola Jr High School?
Dongola Jr High School is overseen by Dongola USD 66 in Union County.
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