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Enrollment
401
High
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEYWORTH CUSD 4·NCES 171887002174
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School
308 W Cleveland St, Heyworth, IL 61745 · (309) 473-2322 · McLean County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
91 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 17% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Heyworth CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.2pp since 2023
Math
53.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 53.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 33.1% |
% 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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Heyworth Jr-Sr High School
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heyworth Jr-Sr High School this school | 401 | 22.7% | 55.8% |
| Eureka High School Eureka | 513 | 23.2% | 59.0% |
| Rockridge High School Taylor Ridge | 330 | 20.6% | 42.5% |
| Unity High School Tolono | 480 | 25.0% | 51.6% |
| Byron High School 9-12 Byron | 464 | 24.4% | 57.7% |
| Sherrard High School Sherrard | 449 | 25.8% | 41.8% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Heyworth Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #55 of 573 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #8 of 75 ▲ 7 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #8 of 75 ▲ 15 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #375 of 708 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #276 of 528 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #452 of 537 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.7% | #540 of 578 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #110 of 191 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
401
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+116% since 1990-91, when it was 186
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 | 401 | 27.6 | 14.5:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 406 | 28.3 | 14.3:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 22% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 26.5 | 14.3:1 | 25% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 27% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 19% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 14 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heyworth Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (380 to 401); teachers up 4% (26.5 to 27.6).
About Heyworth Jr-Sr High School
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School is one of the public schools in Heyworth, Illinois. It is a small high school. The school's 401 students are in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment is 52% lower than the average for high schools in Illinois, which is about 834.
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School is part of a district of 2 schools: Heyworth CUSD 4, with 873 students.
White students are the large majority at Heyworth Jr-Sr High School, with 93% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, McLean County residents are about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Heyworth Jr-Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teachers at Heyworth Jr-Sr High School total 27.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.5:1. The 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 91 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 23%. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in McLean County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Heyworth Jr-Sr High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Illinois, Heyworth Jr-Sr High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 55.8% actual against a predicted 58.4%.
Federal survey data for McLean County show that median household income is about $79,905, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 60 public schools operate in McLean County, serving about 23,759 students.
Heyworth Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Heyworth Jr-Sr High School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 55.8% against a local average of 52.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Heyworth Jr-Sr High School as Rural: Distant.
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School had 408 students in 2020-21 and 401 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Heyworth Jr-Sr High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Heyworth CUSD 4
- Heyworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Heyworth Elementary School0.6 mi · 472
- Tri-Valley High School8.4 mi · 329
- Tri-Valley Middle School8.4 mi · 450
- Tri-Valley Elementary School8.4 mi · 295
- Evans Junior High School8.9 mi · 778
- Cedar Ridge Elementary School9.0 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Heyworth Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Heyworth Jr-Sr High School?
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Heyworth Jr-Sr High School serve?
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Heyworth Jr-Sr High School have?
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Heyworth Jr-Sr High School?
Student demographics at Heyworth Jr-Sr High School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Heyworth Jr-Sr High School in?
Heyworth Jr-Sr High School is part of Heyworth CUSD 4.
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