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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
262
-25 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.7:1
% White
97%
was 99%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lewistown Jr/Sr High School
As a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Lewistown, Illinois, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School caters to 262 students from grades 7 through 12, operated by Lewistown CUSD 97. That puts it 69% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 834 students.
Within Lewistown CUSD 97, which oversees 2 schools and 588 students, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%).
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 49% of students at Lewistown Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.3%; Lewistown Jr/Sr High School posts 29.2%, -14.1 points below that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Fulton County indicate the typical household earns roughly $60,599 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Lewistown Jr/Sr High School is one of 24 public schools in Fulton County (combined enrollment of about 4,160 students).
Nearest neighbor: Central Elem School, around 1.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lewistown Jr/Sr High School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 34.9%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 287 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lewistown Jr/Sr High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- Central Elem SchoolElementary · 326 students
- New HorizonsElementary
Nearby schools
- Central Elem School1.7 mi · 326
- Cuba Middle School5.1 mi · 80
- Cuba Sr High School5.1 mi · 118
- Cuba Elem School6.1 mi · 188
- New Central Elem 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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