Enrollment
162
Middle
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUTNAM COUNTY CUSD 535·NCES 173296003409
Putnam County Jr High School
13183 N 350th Ave, Mc Nabb, IL 61335 · (815) 882-2800 · Putnam County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
C
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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.
- 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
10.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
62 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 6 | 49 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 30% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 16.9% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Putnam County Jr High School
Putnam County Jr High School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County Jr High School this school | 162 | 38.3% | 41.5% |
| GCMS Middle School Gibson City | 211 | 38.9% | 54.5% |
| Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Middle School Mazon | 144 | 42.4% | 37.7% |
| Athens Junior High School Athens | 144 | 40.3% | 44.6% |
| Sherrard Jr High School Sherrard | 189 | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| Seneca Elementary School South Campus Seneca | 209 | 36.8% | 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 Putnam County Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #307 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #387 of 640 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #434 of 640 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #604 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #395 of 581 |
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
162
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 246
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 | 162 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 38% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 14.5 | 11.8:1 | 43% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 14.5 | 11.2:1 | 44% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 15 | 11.5:1 | 34% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 15 | 12.3:1 | 34% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 183 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 27% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 16 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Putnam County Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (173 to 162); teachers up 7% (15 to 16).
About Putnam County Jr High School
Putnam County Jr High School is a public middle-grades school in Mc Nabb, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 162 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 65% lower than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Putnam County Jr High School is a school in Putnam County CUSD 535. The district has 4 schools and 773 students.
Most students at Putnam County Jr High School are White: 84% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Putnam County Jr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Putnam County Jr High School operates with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.1:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Putnam County, the average is about the same, 37%.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Putnam County 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.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.4% for Putnam County Jr High School. The school posts 41.5%, 7.9 points below the prediction.
Within Putnam County, median household income is about $75,590, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Putnam County number 4 and enroll about 773.
Henry-Senachwine Grade School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.4 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Putnam County Jr High School at 3rd of 8.
Putnam County Jr High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Putnam County Jr High School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Putnam County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,601
Census ACS
Median income
$75,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Putnam County CUSD 535
- Putnam County High SchoolHigh · 245 students
- Putnam Co Primary SchoolElementary · 208 students
- Putnam County Elementary SchoolElementary · 158 students
Nearby schools
- Henry-Senachwine Grade School7.4 mi · 387
- Putnam County High School7.8 mi · 245
- Putnam Co Primary School7.8 mi · 208
- Lostant Elementary School8.1 mi · 63
- Henry-Senachwine High School8.3 mi · 147
- Tonica Grade School9.3 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Putnam County Jr High SchoolHow large is Putnam County Jr High School?
Putnam County Jr High School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades 06-08.
Is Putnam County Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Putnam County Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Putnam County Jr High School have?
Putnam County Jr High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Putnam County Jr High School?
Putnam County Jr High School reports a student body of 84% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Putnam County Jr High School?
Putnam County Jr High School is overseen by Putnam County CUSD 535 in Putnam County.
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