Enrollment
186
Middle
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL CUSD 2C·NCES 172487002696
Marshall Jr High School
806 N 6th St, Marshall, IL 62441 · (217) 826-2812 · Clark County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
77 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 7 | 99 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 47% |
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
Marshall Jr High School→Marshall High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marshall CUSD 2C. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.7pp since 2023
Math
37.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 24.9% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Marshall Jr High School
Marshall Jr High School's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Jr High School this school | 186 | 41.4% | 50.8% |
| Brown County Middle School Mount Sterling | 179 | 40.2% | 39.1% |
| Southwestern Middle School Piasa | 171 | 42.1% | 39.7% |
| Meridian Middle School Macon | 195 | 42.6% | 36.7% |
| Lena-Winslow Jr High School Lena | 173 | 40.5% | 58.9% |
| 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 Marshall Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #189 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #258 of 640 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #322 of 640 ▲ 137 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #576 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #373 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
186
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 219
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 | 186 | 14 | 13.3:1 | 41% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 198 | 13.7 | 14.4:1 | 46% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 39% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 38% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 39% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 11 | 18.8:1 | 32% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 220 | 9 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (196 to 186); teachers unchanged (14 to 14).
About Marshall Jr High School
Families in Marshall, Illinois, are served by Marshall Jr High School, a low-enrollment middle school. The school enrolls 186 students in grades 7 through 8. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 60% below that mark.
Marshall CUSD 2C is the local district for Marshall Jr High School. It runs 4 schools with 1,181 students.
The share of White students at Marshall Jr High School is 94%. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. In Clark County overall, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marshall Jr High School scores 12%.
Staffing at Marshall Jr High School comes to 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Marshall Jr High School counts 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Marshall Jr High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 62% of Illinois public middle schools.
Marshall Jr High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.8% is 3.1 points above the 47.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Looking at the county, Clark County, median household income comes to about $72,927, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 2,456 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Marshall High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Marshall Jr High School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Marshall Jr High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 187 in 2020-21, 186 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Marshall Jr High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,266
Census ACS
Median income
$72,927
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall CUSD 2C
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 350 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
Other schools in Marshall
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 350 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- H E L P MarshallElementary
Other Marshall Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Marshall Junior High. Marshall Jr High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Marshall Junior High SchoolMARSHALL, TX · 1,035 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall High School0.0 mi · 350
- North Elementary School0.2 mi · 339
- South Elementary School1.0 mi · 306
- Martinsville Elementary School10.3 mi · 238
- Martinsville Jr- Sr High School10.9 mi · 146
- West Vigo Middle School12.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Marshall Jr High School?
Marshall Jr High School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades 07-08.
Is Marshall Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Marshall Jr High School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Marshall Jr High School.
How diverse is Marshall Jr High School?
Marshall Jr High School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Jr High School?
Marshall Jr High School is overseen by Marshall CUSD 2C in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.