Enrollment
58
Middle
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARL CITY CUSD 200·NCES 173102004791
Pearl City Jr High School
100 S Summit St, Pearl City, IL 61062 · (815) 443-2715 · Stephenson County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
23 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 27 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 53% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Pearl City Jr High School→Pearl City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pearl City CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
37.3%
IL avg 51.0% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
28.8%
IL avg 37.9% . -18.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 28.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 47.4% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Pearl City Jr High School
Pearl City Jr High School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl City Jr High School this school | 58 | 39.7% | 39.1% |
| V I T Jr High School Table Grove | 69 | 39.1% | 39.7% |
| Chrisman-Scottland Jr High School Chrisman | 54 | 40.7% | 25.2% |
| Delavan Jr High School Delavan | 55 | 36.4% | 32.5% |
| West Prairie Junior High School Colchester | 80 | 40.0% | 52.1% |
| Lincolnwood Jr High School Raymond | 90 | 40.0% | 37.8% |
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 Pearl City Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #674 of 691 |
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
58
-19 (-25%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 82
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 | 58 | 5.8 | 10.1:1 | 40% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 5.6 | 13.7:1 | 45% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 5.9 | 13.7:1 | 38% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 77 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 6.2 | 11.1:1 | 35% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 5 | 13.2:1 | 32% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 7 | 13.7:1 | 26% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 67 | 4 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 82 | 3 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl City Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (69 to 58); teachers down 7% (6.2 to 5.8).
About Pearl City Jr High School
A very small middle-grades school in Pearl City, Illinois, Pearl City Jr High School is part of Pearl City CUSD 200. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 58 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 87% below that mark.
Pearl City CUSD 200 enrolls 418 students, and its 3 schools include Pearl City Jr High School.
By race and ethnicity, Pearl City Jr High School is 86% White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 5.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 10.1:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is higher. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Stephenson County is 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pearl City Jr High School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Illinois public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pearl City Jr High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.1%; the prediction is 48.6%.
For the population of Stephenson County, the median household earns about $64,043 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Stephenson County, 23 public schools serve about 6,092 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pearl City Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Pearl City Jr High School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Pearl City Jr High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 58, compared with 77 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Pearl City Jr High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pearl City CUSD 200
- Pearl City Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Pearl City High SchoolHigh · 147 students
Other schools in Pearl City
- Pearl City Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Pearl City High SchoolHigh · 147 students
Nearby schools
- Pearl City Elementary School0.0 mi · 213
- Pearl City High School0.0 mi · 147
- Lena-Winslow Elementary School7.6 mi · 412
- Lena-Winslow Jr High School7.7 mi · 173
- Lena-Winslow High School7.8 mi · 232
- Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate8.1 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl City Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pearl City Jr High School?
Pearl City Jr High School enrolls approximately 58 students in grades 07-08.
Is Pearl City Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pearl City Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Pearl City Jr High School have?
Pearl City Jr High School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Pearl City Jr High School?
Student demographics at Pearl City Jr High School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pearl City Jr High School in?
Pearl City Jr High School is part of Pearl City CUSD 200.
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