Enrollment
262
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWISTOWN CUSD 97·NCES 170015302517
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
15205 N State 100 Hwy, Lewistown, IL 61542 · (309) 547-2288 · Fulton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 25% of Illinois public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
128 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 41 | 16% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Lewistown CUSD 97. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
28.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
9.8%
IL avg 37.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 9.8% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 16.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewistown Jr/Sr High School this school | 262 | 48.9% | 29.2% |
| Knoxville Sr High School Knoxville | 272 | 49.3% | 33.5% |
| Cambridge Jr/Sr High School Cambridge | 237 | 48.1% | 47.0% |
| Midwest Central High School Manito | 235 | 47.7% | 37.8% |
| Havana High School Havana | 249 | 47.0% | 26.9% |
| Seymour High School Payson | 216 | 49.1% | 26.5% |
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 Lewistown Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #364 of 573 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #62 of 75 ▼ 20 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #64 of 75 ▼ 11 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #477 of 708 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #101 of 528 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.7% | #514 of 537 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #305 of 578 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #188 of 358 | 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
262
+13 (+5%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 262
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 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 49% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 23.1 | 11.6:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 21.6 | 12.8:1 | 52% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 287 | 24.5 | 11.7:1 | 44% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 46% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 30% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 25 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewistown Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (287 to 262); teachers down 10% (24.5 to 22).
About Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is a very small high school in Lewistown CUSD 97, located in Lewistown, Illinois. Federal data show 262 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
The district for Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is Lewistown CUSD 97, with 2 schools and 588 students.
White students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. A diversity index of 7% means there is a 7% chance two randomly chosen students at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School are from different groups.
There are about 11.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School, which has 22. High schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 49%. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Fulton County.
Among Illinois public high schools, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School outscored 25%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.2%, against a prediction of 43.3%.
For Fulton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,599 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Lewistown Jr/Sr High School, Fulton County has 24 public schools.
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School's nearest public school is Central Elementary School (about 1.7 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 249 (2020-21) to 262 (2024-25).
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,020
Census ACS
Median income
$60,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
4,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewistown CUSD 97
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
Other schools in Lewistown
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 326 students
- New HorizonsElementary
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School1.7 mi · 326
- Cuba Middle School5.1 mi · 80
- Cuba Sr High School5.1 mi · 118
- Cuba Elementary School6.1 mi · 188
- New Central Elementary School9.0 mi · 286
- Havana High School9.5 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Lewistown Jr/Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Lewistown Jr/Sr High School?
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 07-12.
Is Lewistown Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Lewistown Jr/Sr High School have?
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lewistown Jr/Sr High School?
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Lewistown CUSD 97 in Fulton County.
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