Enrollment
262
Middle
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOXVILLE CUSD 202·NCES 172139002406
Knoxville Jr High School
701 E Mill St, Knoxville, IL 61448 · (309) 289-4126 · Knox County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
95 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 5 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 31% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Knoxville Jr High School→Knoxville Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Knoxville CUSD 202. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.3pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 16.5% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Knoxville Jr High School
Knoxville Jr High School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville Jr High School this school | 262 | 36.3% | 39.0% |
| Cumberland Middle School Toledo | 282 | 35.8% | 30.1% |
| Staunton Jr High School Staunton | 240 | 39.6% | 57.8% |
| Pecatonica Comm Middle School Pecatonica | 269 | 33.5% | 43.1% |
| EPG Middle School Gridley | 345 | 34.8% | 53.4% |
| Morrison Jr High School Morrison | 215 | 37.2% | 39.9% |
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 Knoxville Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #345 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #386 of 640 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #333 of 640 ▲ 171 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #491 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #390 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.4% | #549 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #411 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #86 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
262
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 429
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 | 262 | 18.6 | 14.1:1 | 36% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 20.5 | 12.2:1 | 45% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 21.4 | 11.4:1 | 48% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 21.7 | 15.3:1 | 44% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 41% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 36% (117) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knoxville Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (331 to 262); teachers down 14% (21.7 to 18.6).
About Knoxville Jr High School
Knoxville Jr High School is a low-enrollment middle-grades school in Illinois, located in Knoxville. A federal count lists 262 students at the school, in grades 5 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Illinois) has about 462 students.
Knoxville Jr High School is run by Knoxville CUSD 202, whose 3 schools enroll 917 students.
At Knoxville Jr High School, White students make up 96% of the student body. Other students are 3% multiracial. By comparison, Knox County residents are about 82% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Knoxville Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 7%.
Dividing enrollment by its 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. Knoxville Jr High School reports 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Knox County average 64%.
allk12 grades Knoxville Jr High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Knoxville Jr High School is 11.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
In Knox County (population about 49,046), median household income is about $57,030, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 26 public schools operate in Knox County, serving about 6,359 students.
The shortest distance from Knoxville Jr High School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Knoxville Sr High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Knoxville Jr High School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Knoxville Jr High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 262, 6% below the 279 of 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,046
Census ACS
Median income
$57,030
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
6,359 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knoxville CUSD 202
- Mable Woolsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Knoxville Sr High SchoolHigh · 272 students
Other schools in Knoxville
- Mable Woolsey Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Knoxville Sr High SchoolHigh · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Knoxville Sr High School0.1 mi · 272
- Mable Woolsey Elementary School0.3 mi · 383
- King School4.3 mi · 510
- Lombard Middle School4.7 mi · 534
- Silas Willard Elementary School6.1 mi · 425
- Steele School6.9 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Knoxville Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Knoxville Jr High School?
Knoxville Jr High School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Knoxville Jr High School serve?
Knoxville Jr High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Knoxville Jr High School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Knoxville Jr High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Knoxville Jr High School?
At Knoxville Jr High School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Knoxville Jr High School?
Knoxville Jr High School is overseen by Knoxville CUSD 202 in Knox County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.