Enrollment
40
Middle
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWESTERN CUSD 2·NCES 173054003173
Northwestern Jr High School
30889 Route 111, Palmyra, IL 62674 · (217) 436-2011 · Macoupin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL40 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Illinois public middle schools
- C-Test 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
7.9:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
21 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 20 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 50% |
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
Northwestern Jr High School→Northwestern High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Northwestern CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.2pp since 2023
Math
18.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.2% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Northwestern Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macoupin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40 | #689 of 691 | #7 of 7 |
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
40
+2 (+5%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 62
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 | 40 | 5.1 | 7.9:1 | 53% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 52 | 4.1 | 12.8:1 | 40% (21) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 4.2 | 12.8:1 | 44% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 38 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 42 | 5.5 | 7.6:1 | 67% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 45 | 4 | 11.3:1 | 49% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 41 | 6 | 6.8:1 | 54% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 3 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 62 | 6 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwestern Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (42 to 40); teachers down 8% (5.5 to 5.1).
About Northwestern Jr High School
Northwestern Jr High School runs as a very small middle-grades school in Palmyra, Illinois. Its enrollment is 40 students, spread over grades 7 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
The 3 schools of Northwestern CUSD 2, including Northwestern Jr High School, enroll 323 students.
The share of White students at Northwestern Jr High School is 93%. Next come 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. In Macoupin County overall, the White share is about 94%.
Northwestern Jr High School has 5.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 7.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 53% at Northwestern Jr High School.
Northwestern Jr High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Illinois public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Northwestern Jr High School ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.6%, against a prediction of 41.2%.
Census data for Macoupin County show median household income comes to about $70,805, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,221, Northwestern Jr High School among them.
The closest school to Northwestern Jr High School is Northwestern High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Northwestern Jr High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Northwestern Jr High School at 6th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 38 (2020-21) to 40 (2024-25).
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Macoupin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,350
Census ACS
Median income
$70,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwestern CUSD 2
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Northwestern High SchoolHigh · 94 students
Other schools in Palmyra
- Northwestern Elementary SchoolElementary · 189 students
- Northwestern High SchoolHigh · 94 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern High School0.0 mi · 94
- Northwestern Elementary School0.1 mi · 189
- Waverly Elementary School10.2 mi · 182
- Waverly Jr/Sr High School10.2 mi · 147
- North Mac Intermediate11.3 mi · 224
- North Mac Middle School11.3 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Northwestern Jr High SchoolHow large is Northwestern Jr High School?
Northwestern Jr High School enrolls approximately 40 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Northwestern Jr High School serve?
Northwestern Jr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Northwestern Jr High School?
Approximately 7.9:1 students per teacher at Northwestern Jr High School.
How diverse is Northwestern Jr High School?
Northwestern Jr High School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Northwestern Jr High School in?
Northwestern Jr High School is part of Northwestern CUSD 2.
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