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Enrollment
667
Middle
DISTRICT 666 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·O FALLON CCSD 90·NCES 172976003241
Fulton Jr High School
307 Kyle Rd, O Fallon, IL 62269 · (618) 628-0090 · St. Clair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
127 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 233 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 223 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 32% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
79.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.6% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 49.8% |
% 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
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Fulton Jr High School
Fulton Jr High School's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton Jr High School this school | 667 | 19.0% | 68.5% |
| Walker Intermediate School Tinley Park | 554 | 19.0% | 57.0% |
| Summit Hill Junior High School Frankfort | 566 | 20.8% | 65.9% |
| Liberty Middle School Edwardsville | 888 | 19.3% | 55.8% |
| Amelia V Carriel Jr High O Fallon | 664 | 26.7% | 57.8% |
| Mascoutah Middle School Mascoutah | 973 | 21.2% | 60.8% |
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 Fulton Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #37 of 578 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #96 of 640 ▼ 15 | #3 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.6% | #79 of 640 ▼ 25 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #158 of 691 | #2 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #543 of 558 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #241 of 560 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.0% | #531 of 581 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #87 of 127 | N/A |
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
667
+47 (+8%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 712
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 | 667 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 19% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 22% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 29.8 | 21.4:1 | 19% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 25 | 21.1:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 37 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fulton Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (638 to 667); teachers up 21% (29.8 to 36).
About Fulton Jr High School
Fulton Jr High School is a middle-grades school in O Fallon, Illinois, reachable at (618) 628-0090. The school enrolls 667 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 44% bigger than that.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in O Fallon CCSD 90 totals 3,862 students.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at Fulton Jr High School. Smaller groups are 17% Black, 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Fulton Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1 at Fulton Jr High School, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 19%. On average, public schools in St. Clair County report 54%.
On BeatsExpectations, Fulton Jr High School is 8.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Across St. Clair County, median household income is about $73,854, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of St. Clair County number 96 and enroll about 40,879.
The nearest other public school, J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School, is about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Fulton Jr High School. By average proficiency, Fulton Jr High School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Fulton Jr High School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Fulton Jr High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in O Fallon CCSD 90
- Amelia V Carriel Jr HighMiddle · 664 students
- Marie Schaefer Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Delores Moye Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Laverna Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Other schools in O Fallon
- O Fallon High SchoolHigh · 2,540 students
- Amelia V Carriel Jr HighMiddle · 664 students
- Marie Schaefer Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Delores Moye Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
Other Fulton Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Fulton Junior High. Fulton Jr High School is the largest of the 2.
- FULTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLFULTON, NY · 472 students
Nearby schools
- J Emmett Hinchcliffe Sr Elementary School1.2 mi · 452
- Estelle Kampmeyer Elementary School1.7 mi · 465
- Amelia V Carriel Jr High1.7 mi · 664
- Delores Moye Elementary School1.9 mi · 595
- Marie Schaefer Elementary School2.1 mi · 598
- O Fallon High School2.4 mi · 2,540
Frequently asked questions
About Fulton Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fulton Jr High School?
Fulton Jr High School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fulton Jr High School serve?
Fulton Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fulton Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fulton Jr High School is approximately 18.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fulton Jr High School?
At Fulton Jr High School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 3% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Fulton Jr High School?
Fulton Jr High School is overseen by O Fallon CCSD 90 in St. Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.