Enrollment
49
Middle
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEREDOSIA-CHAMBERSBURG CUSD 11·NCES 172568002777
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High
830 Main St, Meredosia, IL 62665 · (217) 584-1744 · Morgan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL49 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
38 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 18 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 29% |
Student demographics
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
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High→Meredosia-Chambersburg High School
Based on grade levels within Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
8.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.1% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12.5% | 0.0% |
% 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
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →
Where Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 49 | #681 of 691 |
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
49
+10 (+26%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 77
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 | 49 | 5.8 | 8.4:1 | 78% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 53 | 5.1 | 10.4:1 | 83% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 4 | 11.5:1 | 80% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 39 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 2.4 | 15.3:1 | 56% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 48 | 6 | 8.0:1 | 69% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 3 | 21.0:1 | 60% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 2 | 44.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 77 | 1 | 77.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (36 to 49); teachers up 147% (2.4 to 5.8).
About Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High
The public middle school Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High is located in Meredosia, Illinois. The student body numbers 49 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Illinois is about 462, so this school runs 89% smaller than that.
Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 oversees Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High and 2 other schools, with 212 students in total.
White students make up 94% of enrollment at Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High. Next come 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial.
A ratio of 8.4:1 comes from the school's 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 78% of students at Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Morgan County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High would be expected to post about 26.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 19.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Morgan County, the median household income is $66,306, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 28 public schools in Morgan County, enrolling about 4,446 students in all.
Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The school's 19.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 26% from its 2020-21 level of 39.
Threads on this page can be about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Other schools in Meredosia
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High SchoolHigh · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School0.0 mi · 116
- Meredosia-Chambersburg High School0.0 mi · 47
- Bluffs Junior High School5.4 mi · 37
- Bluffs High School5.4 mi · 51
- Bluffs Elementary School5.4 mi · 81
- Triopia Jr-Sr High School9.7 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr HighHow large is Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High enrolls approximately 49 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High serve?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High?
Approximately 8.4:1 students per teacher at Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High.
How diverse is Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High?
Meredosia-Chambersburg Jr High is overseen by Meredosia-Chambersburg CUSD 11 in Morgan County.
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