Enrollment
69
Middle
DISTRICT 87 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELVERADO CUSD 196·NCES 171386001733
Elverado Junior High School
190 Harrison St, Vergennes, IL 62994 · (618) 684-3527 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
47 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 20 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 25% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Elverado Junior High School→Elverado High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elverado CUSD 196. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
83.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.4pp since 2023
Math
13.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.8% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 5.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Elverado Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 69 | #662 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
69
-24 (-26%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 127
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 | 7.3 | 9.4:1 | 68% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 69 | 7.3 | 9.4:1 | 75% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 73 | 8.4 | 8.7:1 | 66% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 7.5 | 12.1:1 | 58% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 7 | 11.6:1 | 54% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 71% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 118 | 8 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 8 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elverado Junior High School.
About Elverado Junior High School
Elverado Junior High School is a middle school in Vergennes, Illinois, reachable at (618) 684-3527. School enrollment was 69 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Elverado Junior High School is one of the 4 schools that make up Elverado CUSD 196 (348 students in total).
Elverado Junior High School enrolls a student body that is 87% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Jackson County overall, about 73% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Elverado Junior High School comes in at 24%.
Its 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 48.7%, is 16.5 points above the 32.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
Among Jackson County residents, median household income is about $48,763, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Elverado Junior High School is one of 32 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 6,811 students.
Elverado Intermediate School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Elverado Junior High School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Elverado Junior High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 93 to 69 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,064
Census ACS
Median income
$48,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elverado CUSD 196
- Elverado High SchoolHigh · 102 students
- Elverado Primary SchoolElementary · 102 students
- Elverado Intermediate SchoolElementary · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Elverado Intermediate School0.0 mi · 75
- Elverado High School6.2 mi · 102
- Elverado Primary School6.3 mi · 102
- McElvain School6.7 mi · 64
- Murphysboro High School8.5 mi · 565
- Carruthers Elementary School8.6 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Elverado Junior High SchoolHow large is Elverado Junior High School?
Elverado Junior High School enrolls approximately 69 students in grades 06-08.
Is Elverado Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elverado Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Elverado Junior High School have?
Elverado Junior High School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1.
How diverse is Elverado Junior High School?
Elverado Junior High School reports a student body of 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Elverado Junior High School in?
Elverado Junior High School is part of Elverado CUSD 196.
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