Enrollment
110
Middle
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON CUSD 7·NCES 172271002518
Lexington Jr High School
100 E Wall St, Lexington, IL 61753 · (309) 365-2711 · McLean County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL110 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B-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
16.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
17 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 33 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 35% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Lexington Jr High School→Lexington High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lexington CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
81.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.6pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.8% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 30.6% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Lexington Jr High School
Lexington Jr High School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Jr High School this school | 110 | 15.5% | 63.6% |
| Teutopolis Junior High School Teutopolis | 166 | 14.5% | 72.0% |
| LeRoy Junior High School Le Roy | 102 | 22.5% | 44.0% |
| Elmwood Junior High School Elmwood | 100 | 24.0% | 51.9% |
| Prairieview-Ogden Jr High School Thomasboro | 68 | 20.6% | 67.2% |
| Roanoke-Benson Jr High School Benson | 142 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
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 Lexington Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #72 of 578 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #203 of 640 ▲ 35 | #2 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #60 of 640 ▲ 132 | #1 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 110 | #635 of 691 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #560 of 581 | #10 of 11 |
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
110
-15 (-12%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 99
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 | 110 | 6.8 | 16.3:1 | 15% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 110 | 5.5 | 20.0:1 | 20% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 113 | 6.5 | 17.4:1 | 29% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 6.9 | 15.9:1 | 31% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 106 | 6 | 17.7:1 | 30% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 66 | 5 | 13.2:1 | 17% (11) |
| 2000-01 | 72 | 3 | 24.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 99 | 4 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lexington Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (109 to 110); teachers down 1% (6.9 to 6.8).
About Lexington Jr High School
Lexington Jr High School is a very small middle school located in Lexington, Illinois. Federal data show 110 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 76% below that mark.
Lexington CUSD 7 (3 schools, 511 students) runs Lexington Jr High School.
Of every 100 students at Lexington Jr High School, about 92 are White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial. Census figures show McLean County is about 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.3:1 is based on 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. In all, 15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in McLean County average 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lexington Jr High School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Illinois public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.6% for Lexington Jr High School. The school posts 63.6%, 1.0 points above the prediction.
Census data for McLean County show the median household earns about $79,905 a year, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in McLean County number 60, with about 23,759 students.
Lexington Jr High School's nearest public school is Lexington Elementary School (less than a tenth of a mile). In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Lexington Jr High School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lexington Jr High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lexington Jr High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% decrease, from 125 to 110.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lexington Jr High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington CUSD 7
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Lexington High SchoolHigh · 163 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Lexington High SchoolHigh · 163 students
Other Lexington Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lexington Junior High. Lexington Jr High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lexington Junior HighCypress, CA · 1,188 students
- Lexington Junior High SchoolLexington, OH · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Lexington Elementary School0.0 mi · 238
- Lexington High School0.0 mi · 163
- Prairie Central Primary West7.2 mi · 244
- Towanda Elementary School8.3 mi · 193
- EPG Middle School8.8 mi · 345
- Ridgeview Jr High School10.4 mi · 107
Frequently asked questions
About Lexington Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Lexington Jr High School?
Lexington Jr High School enrolls approximately 110 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lexington Jr High School serve?
Lexington Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lexington Jr High School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Lexington Jr High School.
How diverse is Lexington Jr High School?
Lexington Jr High School reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lexington Jr High School in?
Lexington Jr High School is part of Lexington CUSD 7.
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