Enrollment
199
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABASH CUSD 348·NCES 174047004372
Mt Carmel Junior High School
201 N Pear St, Mount Carmel, IL 62863 · (618) 262-8886 · Wabash County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Illinois public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
6.0:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
113 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 101 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 49% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.0pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 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 up about 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 9.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 5.5% |
% 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
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Mt Carmel Junior High School
Mt Carmel Junior High School's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Carmel Junior High School this school | 199 | 56.8% | 31.7% |
| Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell | 202 | 55.4% | 33.2% |
| Westville Jr High School Westville | 205 | 58.0% | 16.1% |
| Sumner Attendance Center Sumner | 193 | 56.5% | 40.3% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| North Mac Middle School Girard | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
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 Mt Carmel Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #419 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.6% | #598 of 640 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #427 of 640 ▲ 116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #561 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #213 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #277 of 440 |
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
199
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 372
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 | 199 | 33.1 | 6.0:1 | 57% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 16.1 | 13.2:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 50% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 13.9 | 15.7:1 | 52% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 49% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 23 | 16.2:1 | 45% (166) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Carmel Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (218 to 199); teachers up 139% (13.9 to 33.1).
About Mt Carmel Junior High School
Mt Carmel Junior High School is a small middle-grades school with its address in Mount Carmel, Illinois. The latest federal count shows 199 students in grades 7 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 57% lower.
Wabash CUSD 348 oversees Mt Carmel Junior High School and 3 other schools, with 1,382 students in total.
The student body at Mt Carmel Junior High School is 92% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Wabash County residents. Mt Carmel Junior High School's diversity index is 15%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 6.0:1. This ratio sits 7.0 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 57%. That tracks the 54% average for public schools in Wabash County.
allk12 grades Mt Carmel Junior High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mt Carmel Junior High School's results are 7.0 points below predicted: 31.7% against 38.7%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Wabash County, the median household income is $57,086, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 5 public schools in Wabash County, enrolling about 1,513 students in all.
The closest public school to Mt Carmel Junior High School is Mount Carmel High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Mt Carmel Junior High School is behind the 36.8% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 196 students in 2020-21 and 199 in 2024-25.
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Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,119
Census ACS
Median income
$57,086
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wabash CUSD 348
- Mount Carmel High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Mt Carmel Grade SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Mt Carmel Grade SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Carmel High School0.0 mi · 452
- Mt Carmel Elementary School1.2 mi · 361
- Mt Carmel Grade School1.5 mi · 370
- Allendale Elementary School8.5 mi · 131
- Princeton Comm Primary School9.8 mi · 417
- Princeton Community Middle9.8 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolHow large is Mt Carmel Junior High School?
Mt Carmel Junior High School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades 07-08.
Is Mt Carmel Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt Carmel Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Mt Carmel Junior High School have?
Mt Carmel Junior High School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mt Carmel Junior High School?
Student demographics at Mt Carmel Junior High School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mt Carmel Junior High School in?
Mt Carmel Junior High School is part of Wabash CUSD 348.
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