Enrollment
95
Middle
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ATHENS CUSD 60·NCES 172796004764
New Athens Jr High
501 Hanft St, New Athens, IL 62264 · (618) 475-2172 · St. Clair County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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.
- A-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
14.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
33 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 42 | 44% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 25% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
New Athens Jr High→New Athens High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Athens CUSD 60. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
79.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
56.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 56.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.4% | 44.1% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 New Athens Jr High
New Athens Jr High's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Athens Jr High this school | 95 | 34.7% | 62.6% |
| Griggsville-Perry Middle School Perry | 92 | 40.2% | 46.5% |
| Lincolnwood Jr High School Raymond | 90 | 40.0% | 37.8% |
| Stockton Middle School Stockton | 100 | 37.0% | 59.3% |
| West Prairie Junior High School Colchester | 80 | 40.0% | 52.1% |
| Crestwood Jr High School Paris | 134 | 37.3% | 49.1% |
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 New Athens Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #646 of 691 | #20 of 20 |
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
95
-33 (-26%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 146
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 | 95 | 6.8 | 14.0:1 | 35% (33) |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 6.3 | 14.8:1 | 33% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 6.8 | 16.1:1 | 40% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 128 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 8 | 12.9:1 | 30% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 126 | 7 | 18.0:1 | 41% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 37% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 158 | 6 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 6 | 24.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Athens Jr High.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (103 to 95); teachers down 15% (8 to 6.8).
About New Athens Jr High
New Athens Jr High is a small middle school in New Athens, Illinois, administered by New Athens CUSD 60. It serves 95 students in grades 6 through 8. The average among middle schools in Illinois is roughly 462 students; this school is 79% smaller than that.
New Athens CUSD 60 has 3 schools; together they serve 488 students.
The student body at New Athens Jr High is 95% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, St. Clair County residents are about 60% White. New Athens Jr High's diversity index is 10%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 6.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 14.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 35% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in St. Clair County, the average is 54%.
New Athens Jr High is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for New Athens Jr High is 51.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in St. Clair County, the median household income is $73,854, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, St. Clair County has 96 public schools and roughly 40,879 students.
The next-closest public school is New Athens High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, New Athens Jr High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
New Athens Jr High's enrollment dropped from 128 in 2020-21 to 95 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,694
Census ACS
Median income
$73,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
96
40,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Athens CUSD 60
- New Athens Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
- New Athens High SchoolHigh · 164 students
Other schools in New Athens
- New Athens Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
- New Athens High SchoolHigh · 164 students
Nearby schools
- New Athens High School0.0 mi · 164
- New Athens Elementary School0.0 mi · 229
- Freeburg Primary Center7.4 mi · 244
- Freeburg Elementary School7.5 mi · 508
- Marissa Jr & Sr High School7.5 mi · 226
- Freeburg Community High School7.6 mi · 689
Frequently asked questions
About New Athens Jr HighHow large is New Athens Jr High?
New Athens Jr High enrolls approximately 95 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does New Athens Jr High serve?
New Athens Jr High serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at New Athens Jr High?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at New Athens Jr High.
How diverse is New Athens Jr High?
New Athens Jr High reports a student body of 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is New Athens Jr High in?
New Athens Jr High is part of New Athens CUSD 60.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.