Enrollment
173
Middle
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENA WINSLOW CUSD 202·NCES 172253002511
Lena-Winslow Jr High School
517 Fremont St, Lena, IL 61048 · (815) 369-2525 · Stephenson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Illinois public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
70 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 6 | 57 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 38% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Lena-Winslow Jr High School→Lena-Winslow High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lena Winslow CUSD 202. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.4% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 41.8% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lena-Winslow Jr High School
Lena-Winslow Jr High School's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena-Winslow Jr High School this school | 173 | 40.5% | 58.9% |
| Brown County Middle School Mount Sterling | 179 | 40.2% | 39.1% |
| Marshall Jr High School Marshall | 186 | 41.4% | 50.8% |
| Southwestern Middle School Piasa | 171 | 42.1% | 39.7% |
| Meridian Middle School Macon | 195 | 42.6% | 36.7% |
| Medora Intermediate School Medora | 160 | 40.6% | 52.6% |
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 Lena-Winslow Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #104 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #194 of 640 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #133 of 640 ▼ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #593 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #383 of 581 |
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
173
-7 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 238
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 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 13.9 | 12.2:1 | 40% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 13 | 12.7:1 | 40% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 13 | 13.6:1 | 42% (75) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 35% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 33% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 12 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lena-Winslow Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (177 to 173); teachers down 8% (13 to 12).
About Lena-Winslow Jr High School
Lena-Winslow Jr High School is a middle school with a street address in Lena, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 173 students. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
The district, Lena Winslow CUSD 202, operates 3 schools serving 817 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Lena-Winslow Jr High School is White, at 90%. Other reported shares: 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Stephenson County's residents are about 80% White, 10 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lena-Winslow Jr High School scores 19%.
The school lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 70 students, or 40%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Stephenson County average 50%.
Lena-Winslow Jr High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Illinois public middle schools.
Lena-Winslow Jr High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.9% and a predicted 48.1%.
Looking at the county, Stephenson County, the median household earns about $64,043 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Lena-Winslow Jr High School, Stephenson County has 23 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lena-Winslow Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lena-Winslow Jr High School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 173, from 180 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Lena-Winslow Jr High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lena Winslow CUSD 202
- Lena-Winslow Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Lena-Winslow High SchoolHigh · 232 students
Other schools in Lena
- Lena-Winslow Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Lena-Winslow High SchoolHigh · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Lena-Winslow Elementary School0.0 mi · 412
- Lena-Winslow High School0.1 mi · 232
- Pearl City High School7.7 mi · 147
- Pearl City Jr High School7.7 mi · 58
- Pearl City Elementary School7.7 mi · 213
- Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate9.6 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Lena-Winslow Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lena-Winslow Jr High School?
Lena-Winslow Jr High School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lena-Winslow Jr High School serve?
Lena-Winslow Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lena-Winslow Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lena-Winslow Jr High School is approximately 14.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lena-Winslow Jr High School?
Lena-Winslow Jr High School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lena-Winslow Jr High School?
Lena-Winslow Jr High School is overseen by Lena Winslow CUSD 202 in Stephenson County.
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