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Alumni: what's one memory from Logan Jr High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
443
Middle
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON ESD 115·NCES 173267003390
Logan Jr High School
302 W Central Ave, Princeton, IL 61356 · (815) 875-6415 · Bureau County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL443 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
234 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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 Princeton ESD 115. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
443
-21 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.2:1
% White
89%
was 91%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Logan Jr High School
Logan Jr High School is an intermediate school of mid-tier scale in Princeton, Illinois, operated by Princeton ESD 115, works with 443 students in grades 5 through 8.
Princeton ESD 115 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,091 students. Logan Jr High School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Logan Jr High School logs that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Logan Jr High School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 53% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Logan Jr High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.9%.
In the surrounding community, Bureau County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,257, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Logan Jr High School is one of 22 public schools in Bureau County (combined enrollment of about 4,547 students).
Jefferson Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Logan Jr High School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 33.1%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Five-year trend. Logan Jr High School's enrollment has edged down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 443). Class-load math has tightened: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for Logan Jr High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bureau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,866
Census ACS
Median income
$69,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Princeton ESD 115
- Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · 220 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Behavior Disorder Program CoopCombined
Other schools in Princeton
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · 220 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · 211 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elem School0.3 mi · 220
- Princeton High School0.6 mi · 479
- Lincoln Elem School0.6 mi · 211
- Douglas Elementary School0.7 mi · 217
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet6.0 mi · 126
- Malden Grade School6.5 mi · 79
Frequently asked questions
About Logan Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Logan Jr High School?
Logan Jr High School enrolls approximately 443 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Logan Jr High School serve?
Logan Jr High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Logan Jr High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Logan Jr High School.
How diverse is Logan Jr High School?
Logan Jr High School reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Logan Jr High School public or private?
Logan Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Princeton ESD 115.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.