Enrollment
235
Middle
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY CUD 20·NCES 172215002492
Parkview Jr High School
1802 Cedar St, Lawrenceville, IL 62439 · (618) 943-2327 · Lawrence County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL235 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- 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
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
154 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 33% |
Student demographics
20%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
Parkview Jr High School→Lawrenceville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lawrence County CUD 20. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.1pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.7% | 12.2% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Parkview Jr High School
Parkview Jr High School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Jr High School this school | 235 | 65.5% | 32.5% |
| Eldorado Middle School Eldorado | 246 | 68.3% | 50.2% |
| Gillespie Middle School Gillespie | 244 | 62.7% | 41.2% |
| Center Street Elementary School Fairfield | 296 | 67.2% | 41.7% |
| Washington Middle School Johnston City | 296 | 62.2% | 28.7% |
| Mary Miller Junior High School Georgetown | 192 | 69.8% | 33.5% |
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 Parkview Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #410 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #542 of 640 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #384 of 640 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 235 | #524 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #205 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.7% | #477 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #129 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #298 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
235
-45 (-16%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 375
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 | 235 | 19.2 | 12.2:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 19.2 | 11.7:1 | 59% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 19.5 | 12.0:1 | 56% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 280 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 24.4 | 10.4:1 | 59% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 21 | 12.0:1 | 65% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 50% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkview Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (254 to 235); teachers down 21% (24.4 to 19.2).
About Parkview Jr High School
Located in Lawrenceville, Illinois, Parkview Jr High School is a small middle school. The latest federal count shows 235 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Illinois is about 462 students, so this school is 49% smaller than average.
The district, Lawrence County CUD 20, has 1,061 students enrolled across 3 schools.
The large majority of students at Parkview Jr High School, 89%, are White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Parkview Jr High School has a diversity index of 20%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Parkview Jr High School, 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 66% of enrollment.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Parkview Jr High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Parkview Jr High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.5%, compared with a predicted 33.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Lawrence County show that median household income is about $55,324, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Parkview Jr High School is among the 6 public schools in Lawrence County.
The closest public school, Parkside Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Parkview Jr High School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Parkview Jr High School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 280 in 2020-21 and 235 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease.
Discussions about Parkview Jr High School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,031
Census ACS
Median income
$55,324
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,964 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County CUD 20
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Lawrenceville High SchoolHigh · 298 students
Other schools in Lawrenceville
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Lawrenceville High SchoolHigh · 298 students
Other Parkview Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Parkview Junior High. Parkview Jr High School is the largest of the 3.
- Parkview Jr High SchoolCreve Coeur, IL · 193 students
- Parkview Junior HighOrfordville, WI · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Parkside Elementary School0.2 mi · 528
- Lawrenceville High School0.4 mi · 298
- Red Hill Jr/Sr High School3.6 mi · 396
- Bridgeport Grade School3.8 mi · 314
- Sumner Attendance Center9.2 mi · 193
- Francis Vigo Elementary School9.9 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Parkview Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Parkview Jr High School?
Parkview Jr High School enrolls approximately 235 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Parkview Jr High School serve?
Parkview Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Parkview Jr High School have?
Parkview Jr High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parkview Jr High School?
At Parkview Jr High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Parkview Jr High School in?
Parkview Jr High School is part of Lawrence County CUD 20.
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