Enrollment
295
Middle
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORA CUSD 35·NCES 171540001846
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch
609 N Stanford Rd, Flora, IL 62839 · (618) 662-8394 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
168 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch→Flora High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Flora CUSD 35. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 19 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
-2 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 18.6:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Floyd Henson Jr High Sch
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch, a close-knit intermediate school in Flora, Illinois, one of the schools within Flora CUSD 35, teaches 295 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 462 students each, so Floyd Henson Jr High Sch sits 36% smaller than that benchmark.
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch is one of 3 schools operated by Flora CUSD 35, a district that educates 1,320 students overall.
Demographically, Floyd Henson Jr High Sch lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Clay County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, Floyd Henson Jr High Sch lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages about 13.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Floyd Henson Jr High Sch sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.6%; actual is 57.9%, +19.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Clay County) logs that median household earnings sit near $60,417, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Clay County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,130 students), Floyd Henson Jr High Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Flora Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Floyd Henson Jr High Sch. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Floyd Henson Jr High Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.6%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 297 students in 2018 compared to 295 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,052
Census ACS
Median income
$60,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flora CUSD 35
- Flora Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Flora High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Other schools in Flora
- Flora Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Flora High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Flora Elementary School0.9 mi · 672
- Flora High School1.2 mi · 353
- North Clay Elem/Jr High Sch6.3 mi · 379
- North Clay Community High School6.4 mi · 178
- Clay City Jr High School6.5 mi · 60
- Clay City High School6.5 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Floyd Henson Jr High SchHow many students attend Floyd Henson Jr High Sch?
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Floyd Henson Jr High Sch serve?
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Floyd Henson Jr High Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Floyd Henson Jr High Sch is approximately 12.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Floyd Henson Jr High Sch?
At Floyd Henson Jr High Sch, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Floyd Henson Jr High Sch in?
Floyd Henson Jr High Sch is part of Flora CUSD 35.
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