Farmington Central Jr High Sch

Farmington Central Jr High Sch operates as a modestly sized intermediate school in Farmington, Illinois, part of Farmington Central CUSD 265. Current enrollment sits at 253 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Farmington Central CUSD 265 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,269 students. Farmington Central Jr High Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Farmington Central Jr High Sch shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%). The remainder breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Peoria County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Farmington Central Jr High Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 42% of students at Farmington Central Jr High Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Peoria County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Farmington Central Jr High Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 56.8%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Peoria County shows median household earnings sit near $65,108, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Peoria County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students), of which Farmington Central Jr High Sch is one.

Farmington Central Elem Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Farmington Central Jr High Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.5%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Farmington Central Jr High Sch's enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 296 (now 253). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.