Enrollment
155
Middle
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BERLIN CUSD 16·NCES 172799002959
New Berlin Jr High School
300 W Ellis St, New Berlin, IL 62670 · (217) 488-6012 · Sangamon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Illinois public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
45 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 53 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 26% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Berlin Jr High School→New Berlin High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within New Berlin CUSD 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
65.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
41.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 32.1% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Berlin Jr High School
New Berlin Jr High School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin Jr High School this school | 155 | 29.0% | 56.2% |
| Illini Bluffs Middle School Glasford | 181 | 29.8% | 52.7% |
| Roanoke-Benson Jr High School Benson | 142 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
| Matherville Intermediate School Matherville | 182 | 30.8% | 39.2% |
| Erie Middle School Erie | 171 | 33.9% | 53.8% |
| Dee-Mack Intermediate School Deer Creek | 217 | 29.0% | 58.4% |
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 Berlin Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #127 of 578 | #4 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #222 of 640 ▼ 1 | #7 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #234 of 640 ▼ 129 | #7 of 17 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #607 of 691 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #466 of 581 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.8% | #48 of 440 | #3 of 13 |
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
155
-41 (-21%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 86
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 | 155 | 12.7 | 12.2:1 | 29% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 11.8 | 14.1:1 | 33% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 14.1 | 12.5:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 196 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 12.5 | 16.5:1 | 36% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 11 | 18.8:1 | 30% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 6 | 29.0:1 | 21% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 117 | 5 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 86 | 5 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Berlin Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (206 to 155); teachers up 1% (12.5 to 12.7).
About New Berlin Jr High School
New Berlin Jr High School is a very small middle school based in New Berlin, Illinois. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 155 students. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
New Berlin Jr High School falls under New Berlin CUSD 16, which has 3 schools enrolling 863 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at New Berlin Jr High School. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Sangamon County's population at about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
New Berlin Jr High School lists 12.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.2 students per teacher. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 29% of the student body. That is 19 points below the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County.
New Berlin Jr High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Illinois public middle schools.
In Illinois, New Berlin Jr High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 56.2% actual against a predicted 54.8%.
The school's county is Sangamon County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,357 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sangamon County number 77, with about 27,345 students.
New Berlin Jr High School is less than a tenth of a mile from New Berlin High School, its nearest public school. New Berlin Jr High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: New Berlin Jr High School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 56.2% versus a 42.0% average.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 196 students in 2020-21 to 155 in 2024-25.
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Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Berlin CUSD 16
- New Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- New Berlin High SchoolHigh · 256 students
Other schools in New Berlin
- New Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- New Berlin High SchoolHigh · 256 students
Nearby schools
- New Berlin High School0.0 mi · 256
- New Berlin Elementary School0.2 mi · 452
- Pleasant Plains Middle School9.1 mi · 393
- Farmingdale Elementary School9.3 mi · 485
- Waverly Jr/Sr High School9.7 mi · 147
- Waverly Elementary School9.8 mi · 182
Frequently asked questions
About New Berlin Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New Berlin Jr High School?
New Berlin Jr High School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does New Berlin Jr High School serve?
New Berlin Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does New Berlin Jr High School have?
New Berlin Jr High School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at New Berlin Jr High School?
Student demographics at New Berlin Jr High School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is New Berlin Jr High School in?
New Berlin Jr High School is part of New Berlin CUSD 16.
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