Enrollment
284
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAVANA CUSD 126·NCES 171851004407
Havana Jr High School
801 E Laurel Ave, Havana, IL 62644 · (309) 543-6677 · Mason County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
147 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Havana Jr High School→Havana High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Havana CUSD 126. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
30.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 points.
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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-59 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 19.1:1
% White
94%
was 95%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Havana Jr High School
Havana Jr High School is a junior high of modestly sized scale in Havana, Illinois, one of the schools within Havana CUSD 126, works with 284 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% below the state mean of about 462.
Havana CUSD 126 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 819 students; Havana Jr High School is among them.
On demographics, Havana Jr High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). The remainder reads as 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Mason County as a whole.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Havana Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.6%; this one delivers 46.0%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Mason County put median household income runs about $62,845, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Mason County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,124 students), of which Havana Jr High School is one.
The closest other public school is Havana High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Havana Jr High School. On composite proficiency, Havana Jr High School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 32.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Havana Jr High School has fell 17%, going from 343 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Havana Jr High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,745
Census ACS
Median income
$62,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,124 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Havana CUSD 126
- New Central Elem SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Havana High SchoolHigh · 249 students
Other schools in Havana
- New Central Elem SchoolElementary · 286 students
- Havana High SchoolHigh · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Havana High School0.2 mi · 249
- New Central Elem School0.6 mi · 286
- Central Elem School8.2 mi · 326
- Lewistown Jr/Sr High School9.6 mi · 262
- Cuba Middle School14.6 mi · 80
- Cuba Sr High School14.6 mi · 118
Frequently asked questions
About Havana Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Havana Jr High School?
Havana Jr High School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Havana Jr High School serve?
Havana Jr High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Havana Jr High School have?
Havana Jr High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Havana Jr High School?
Havana Jr High School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Havana Jr High School?
Havana Jr High School is overseen by Havana CUSD 126 in Mason County.
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