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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Evans Junior High School this year?
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Enrollment
778
Middle
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY USD 5·NCES 172862006180
Evans Junior High School
2901 Morrissey Dr, Bloomington, IL 61704 · (309) 557-4406 · McLean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL778 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
236 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 253 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 262 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 34% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 32.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Evans Junior High School
Evans Junior High School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans Junior High School this school | 778 | 30.3% | 52.9% |
| Eastview Middle School Bartlett | 757 | 28.5% | 56.0% |
| Jefferson Jr High School Naperville | 832 | 29.1% | 63.8% |
| Springman Middle School Glenview | 811 | 26.8% | 68.5% |
| Heritage Grove Middle School Plainfield | 841 | 23.3% | 67.0% |
| Thurgood Marshall School Rockford | 514 | 31.5% | 94.6% |
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 Evans Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #162 of 578 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #210 of 640 no change | #4 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #224 of 640 ▲ 17 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 778 | #93 of 691 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #397 of 558 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #62 of 560 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.3% | #457 of 581 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #408 of 440 | #7 of 7 |
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
778
+7 (+1%) vs 2020
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 | 778 | 55.1 | 14.1:1 | 30% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 776 | 55.9 | 13.9:1 | 34% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 742 | 55.5 | 13.4:1 | 37% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 795 | 51.1 | 15.6:1 | 32% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 32% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evans Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (795 to 778); teachers up 8% (51.1 to 55.1).
About Evans Junior High School
In Bloomington, Illinois, part of McLean County, Evans Junior High School is a middle-grades school. It had 778 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 68% larger than average.
Evans Junior High School is one school in a 24-school district, McLean County USD 5, which enrolls 12,407 students.
No group is above 50% at Evans Junior High School; the largest is White, at 50%. The rest of enrollment is 19% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of McLean County, the White share is about 78%. The diversity index for Evans Junior High School is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. The school reported 30% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in McLean County is 10 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Evans Junior High School would be expected to post about 54.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.9%.
The school is in McLean County, where the median household earns about $79,905 a year, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across McLean County, 60 public schools serve about 23,759 students.
About 2.7 miles separate Evans Junior High School from the closest public school, Cedar Ridge Elementary School. The five-mile area around Evans Junior High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Evans Junior High School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 52.9% against a local average of 38.2%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 778, starting from 771.
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McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLean County USD 5
- Normal Community High SchoolHigh · 2,079 students
- Normal Community West High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Kingsley Jr High SchoolMiddle · 730 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Parkside Jr High SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Chiddix Jr High SchoolMiddle · 597 students
Other schools in Bloomington
- Bloomington High SchoolHigh · 1,369 students
- Bloomington Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Benjamin Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Northpoint Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Oakland Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Cedar Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other Evans Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Evans Junior High. Evans Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- Evans Junior High SchoolOttumwa, IA · 684 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School2.7 mi · 418
- Brigham Elementary3.1 mi · 313
- Oakland Elementary School3.2 mi · 446
- Washington Elementary School3.7 mi · 379
- Benjamin Elementary School3.9 mi · 607
- Bloomington High School4.1 mi · 1,369
Frequently asked questions
About Evans Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Evans Junior High School?
Evans Junior High School enrolls approximately 778 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Evans Junior High School serve?
Evans Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Evans Junior High School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Evans Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Evans Junior High School?
Student demographics at Evans Junior High School are roughly 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Evans Junior High School in?
Evans Junior High School is part of McLean County USD 5.
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