Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 101 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EGYPTIAN CUSD 5·NCES 171359001655
Egyptian Jr High School
20023 Diswood Rd, Tamms, IL 62988 · (618) 776-5251 · Alexander County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools
- FTest 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 11.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
69 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 | 22 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 43% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Egyptian Jr High School→Egyptian Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Egyptian CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
8.2%
IL avg 51.0% . -10.5pp since 2023
Math
2.7%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.2% | 2.7% |
| 2023-24 | 18.7% | 4.0% |
% 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
8.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% 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 Egyptian Jr High School
Egyptian Jr High School's state test result (8.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Jr High School this school | 69 | 100.0% | 8.6% |
| Dongola Jr High School Dongola | 51 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary Piper City | 129 | 96.1% | 49.8% |
| Cobden Jr High School Cobden | 96 | 93.8% | 37.5% |
| 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 Egyptian Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #661 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
69
-14 (-17%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 111
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 | 69 | 5.1 | 13.5:1 | 100% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 5.8 | 12.2:1 | 100% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 5.3 | 12.6:1 | 97% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 83 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 7 | 12.9:1 | 100% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 95 | 6 | 15.8:1 | 100% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 104 | 8 | 13.0:1 | 63% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 8 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 111 | 5 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Egyptian Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (91 to 69); teachers down 27% (7 to 5.1).
About Egyptian Jr High School
Egyptian Jr High School is a very small middle school in Illinois, with an address in Tamms. The school has 69 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Egyptian Jr High School belongs to Egyptian CUSD 5, a district of 3 schools and 304 students.
By race and ethnicity, Egyptian Jr High School is 84% White. The next largest groups are 10% multiracial and 4% Black. The school's White share is 21 points above the 63% share among Alexander County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
For every teacher at Egyptian Jr High School, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. The figure for public schools in Alexander County is close, at 99%.
Egyptian Jr High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Egyptian Jr High School is -5.2 points: 8.6% actual, 13.8% predicted.
The school is in Alexander County, where median household income comes to about $47,043, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alexander County's 7 public schools enroll about 582 students and include Egyptian Jr High School.
Egyptian Sr High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Egyptian Jr High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Egyptian Jr High School's average proficiency of 8.6% compares with 30.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 83 students in 2020-21 to 69 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Alexander County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,875
Census ACS
Median income
$47,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Egyptian CUSD 5
- Egyptian Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- Egyptian Sr High SchoolHigh · 84 students
Other schools in Tamms
- Egyptian Elementary SchoolElementary · 151 students
- Egyptian Sr High SchoolHigh · 84 students
- Five County Reg Voc CenterHigh
- Five County Reg Voc SystemHigh
Nearby schools
- Egyptian Sr High School0.0 mi · 84
- Egyptian Elementary School0.0 mi · 151
- Meridian Elementary School10.9 mi · 213
- Meridian High School10.9 mi · 206
- PARKVIEW SCHOOL12.3 mi · 25
- SCOTT CITY HIGH12.4 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Egyptian Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Egyptian Jr High School?
Egyptian Jr High School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Egyptian Jr High School serve?
Egyptian Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Egyptian Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Egyptian Jr High School is approximately 13.5:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Egyptian Jr High School?
At Egyptian Jr High School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Egyptian Jr High School public or private?
Egyptian Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Egyptian CUSD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.