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What's something J W Eater Jr High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
477
Middle
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANTOUL CITY SD 137·NCES 173321003441
J W Eater Jr High School
400 E Wabash Ave, Rantoul, IL 61866 · (217) 893-5401 · Champaign County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
416 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 164 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 31% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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 Rantoul City SD 137. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
35.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
11.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.9% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 5.8% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 J W Eater Jr High School
J W Eater Jr High School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J W Eater Jr High School this school | 477 | 87.2% | 22.7% |
| Kankakee Junior High School Kankakee | 501 | 90.6% | 21.3% |
| Clinton Rosette Middle School DeKalb | 575 | 74.1% | 17.3% |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle School Rockford | 736 | 80.2% | 14.9% |
| Zion Central Middle School Zion | 330 | 85.5% | 13.6% |
| Shiloh Park Middle School Zion | 358 | 85.8% | 12.2% |
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 J W Eater Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #503 of 578 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #585 of 640 ▲ 13 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #529 of 640 ▲ 25 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #308 of 691 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #52 of 558 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.6% | #14 of 560 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.2% | #47 of 581 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #389 of 440 | #4 of 6 |
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
477
-77 (-14%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 447
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 | 477 | 46.2 | 10.3:1 | 87% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 47 | 11.0:1 | 89% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 45.5 | 11.3:1 | 91% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 45.2 | 11.0:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 447 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 100% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 85% (377) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 35 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J W Eater Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (495 to 477); teachers up 2% (45.2 to 46.2).
About J W Eater Jr High School
J W Eater Jr High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Rantoul, Illinois. There are 477 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8.
Rantoul City SD 137 has a total of 6 schools and 1,656 students, J W Eater Jr High School among them.
No group is above 50% at J W Eater Jr High School; the largest is Hispanic, at 35%. After that, the student body is 28% Black, 25% White, and 12% multiracial. Among all residents of Champaign County, the Hispanic share is about 8%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 73%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 10.3:1. The school has 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 2.7 students per teacher. In all, 87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 53% average for public schools in Champaign County is 34 points.
J W Eater Jr High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Illinois public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.1% for J W Eater Jr High School. The school posts 22.7%, 1.6 points above the prediction.
The school is in Champaign County, where median household income comes to about $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Champaign County counts 66 public schools with about 25,919 students.
J W Eater Jr High School's nearest public school is Early Childhood Center (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, J W Eater Jr High School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes J W Eater Jr High School as Town: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 14%.
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Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rantoul City SD 137
- Pleasant Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Eastlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Broadmeadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 161 students
- Rise Academy at JW EaterMiddle
Other schools in Rantoul
- Rantoul Twp High SchoolHigh · 901 students
- Pleasant Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Eastlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Broadmeadow Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolElementary · 218 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 161
- Rantoul Twp High School0.3 mi · 901
- Northview Elementary School0.6 mi · 218
- Broadmeadow Elementary School0.8 mi · 231
- Eastlawn Elementary School1.2 mi · 276
- Pleasant Acres Elementary School1.5 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About J W Eater Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at J W Eater Jr High School?
J W Eater Jr High School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does J W Eater Jr High School serve?
J W Eater Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J W Eater Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J W Eater Jr High School is approximately 10.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J W Eater Jr High School?
J W Eater Jr High School reports a student body of 25% White, 35% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees J W Eater Jr High School?
J W Eater Jr High School is overseen by Rantoul City SD 137 in Champaign County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.