Enrollment
176
Middle
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER COUNTY CUD 1·NCES 172038002298
Jasper Co Jr High
1104 W Jourdan St, Newton, IL 62448 · (618) 783-4202 · Jasper County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
80 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 87 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 51% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Jasper Co Jr High→Newton Comm High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jasper County CUD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
16.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.2% | 16.1% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Jasper Co Jr High
Jasper Co Jr High's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Co Jr High this school | 176 | 45.5% | 35.5% |
| Central A & M Middle School Assumption | 177 | 44.6% | 29.9% |
| Midwest Central Middle School Green Valley | 183 | 47.5% | 40.6% |
| Southwestern Middle School Piasa | 171 | 42.1% | 39.7% |
| Illini Central Middle School Mason City | 139 | 45.3% | 35.7% |
| Meridian Middle School Macon | 195 | 42.6% | 36.7% |
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 Jasper Co Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #382 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #526 of 640 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #477 of 640 ▼ 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #591 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #337 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #155 of 440 |
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
176
+17 (+11%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 128
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 | 176 | 9.3 | 18.8:1 | 45% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 10.3 | 19.8:1 | 39% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 192 | 9.5 | 20.2:1 | 37% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 159 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 8.3 | 25.3:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 8 | 24.5:1 | 37% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 192 | 11 | 17.4:1 | 51% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 142 | 6 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 5 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jasper Co Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (209 to 176); teachers up 13% (8.3 to 9.3).
About Jasper Co Jr High
Jasper Co Jr High is a small middle-grades school in Newton, Illinois, (ZIP code 62448). School enrollment was 176 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 8. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
Jasper Co Jr High is part of Jasper County CUD 1, where 4 schools serve 1,197 students.
Jasper Co Jr High's enrollment is 97% White. The next largest groups are 2% Hispanic. County-wide, about 97% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.8:1, with 9.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Jasper Co Jr High is 45%. For comparison, public schools in Jasper County average 46%.
allk12 grades Jasper Co Jr High a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jasper Co Jr High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.5% and a predicted 45.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jasper County show that the median household income is $74,755, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jasper Co Jr High is one of 6 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Newton Comm High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Jasper Co Jr High is 7th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Jasper Co Jr High is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment at Jasper Co Jr High climbed 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 159 to 176 students.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,180
Census ACS
Median income
$74,755
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,197 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jasper County CUD 1
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Newton Comm High SchoolHigh · 412 students
- Ste Marie Elementary SchoolElementary · 133 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- Newton Comm High SchoolHigh · 412 students
Nearby schools
- Newton Comm High School0.1 mi · 412
- Newton Elementary School0.9 mi · 476
- Ste Marie Elementary School9.1 mi · 133
- Dieterich Elementary School12.1 mi · 359
- Dieterich Jr/Sr High School12.1 mi · 273
- Oblong Elementary School14.0 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Jasper Co Jr HighHow many students attend Jasper Co Jr High?
Jasper Co Jr High enrolls approximately 176 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Jasper Co Jr High serve?
Jasper Co Jr High serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jasper Co Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jasper Co Jr High is approximately 18.8:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jasper Co Jr High?
At Jasper Co Jr High, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Jasper Co Jr High public or private?
Jasper Co Jr High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jasper County CUD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.