Enrollment
248
Middle
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANA CUSD 8·NCES 173063003184
Pana Jr High School
203 W 8th St, Pana, IL 62557 · (217) 562-6543 · Christian County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
132 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 6 | 81 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 31% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Pana Jr High School→Pana Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pana CUSD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 36.0% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Pana Jr High School
Pana Jr High School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pana Jr High School this school | 248 | 53.2% | 51.4% |
| North Mac Middle School Girard | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| Havana Jr High School Havana | 284 | 51.8% | 46.0% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
| Chillicothe Jr High Chillicothe | 229 | 52.4% | 54.1% |
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 Pana Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #180 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #216 of 640 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #261 of 640 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #506 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #107 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #525 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #262 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #198 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
248
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 214
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 | 248 | 22.1 | 11.2:1 | 53% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 21.1 | 12.2:1 | 70% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 264 | 21.8 | 12.1:1 | 68% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 22.3 | 12.8:1 | 64% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 67% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 15 | 14.0:1 | 65% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 214 | 8 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pana Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (286 to 248); teachers down 1% (22.3 to 22.1).
About Pana Jr High School
Pana Jr High School is a public middle-grades school run by Pana CUSD 8 in Pana, Illinois. The school's 248 students are in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 46% lower than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Pana CUSD 8 operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,454 students.
Pana Jr High School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Christian County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The chance that two students picked at random at Pana Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
With 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Pana Jr High School was 11.2:1. The 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 53%. Across public schools in Christian County, the average is about the same, 50%.
Pana Jr High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pana Jr High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.4%, compared with a predicted 40.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Christian County show that median household income is about $62,611, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Pana Jr High School is one of 19 public schools in Christian County, which together enroll about 4,740 students.
The next-closest public school is Pana Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Pana Jr High School. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Pana Jr High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Pana Jr High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 271 to 248.
The Pana Jr High School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,538
Census ACS
Median income
$62,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,740 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pana CUSD 8
- Pana Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Pana Sr High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Pana
- Pana Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Pana Sr High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Pana Elementary School0.1 mi · 507
- Pana Sr High School0.2 mi · 404
- Washington Elementary School0.5 mi · 295
- Central A & M Middle School9.4 mi · 177
- Bond Primary9.4 mi · 154
- North Elementary School12.0 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Pana Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Pana Jr High School?
Pana Jr High School enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Pana Jr High School serve?
Pana Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pana Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pana Jr High School is approximately 11.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pana Jr High School?
Student demographics at Pana Jr High School are roughly 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Pana Jr High School public or private?
Pana Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pana CUSD 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.