Enrollment
202
Middle
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT FORK CUSD 512·NCES 170141806384
Salt Fork Junior High School
7087 N 600 East Rd, Sidell, IL 61876 · (217) 288-9306 · Vermilion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
112 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 67 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 33% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Salt Fork Junior High School→Salt Fork High School
Based on grade levels within Salt Fork CUSD 512. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.8% | 9.2% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Salt Fork Junior High School
Salt Fork Junior High School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Fork Junior High School this school | 202 | 55.4% | 33.2% |
| Mt Carmel Junior High School Mount Carmel | 199 | 56.8% | 31.7% |
| Central Jr High School West Frankfort | 215 | 53.5% | 28.9% |
| North Mac Middle School Girard | 228 | 54.4% | 28.1% |
| Westville Jr High School Westville | 205 | 58.0% | 16.1% |
| Mayo Middle School Paris | 241 | 55.6% | 53.2% |
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 Salt Fork Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #405 of 578 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #524 of 640 ▲ 23 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #362 of 640 ▲ 29 | #2 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #557 of 691 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #514 of 558 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.7% | #493 of 560 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #236 of 581 | #5 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
202
+21 (+12%) vs 2020
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 | 202 | 12.1 | 16.7:1 | 55% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 11.2 | 18.0:1 | 51% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 186 | 10.9 | 17.1:1 | 54% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 10.9 | 17.1:1 | 46% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 20% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salt Fork Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (185 to 202); teachers up 12% (10.9 to 12.1).
About Salt Fork Junior High School
Salt Fork Junior High School is a small middle school in Illinois, located in Sidell. Federal data show 202 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Salt Fork CUSD 512, which runs Salt Fork Junior High School, has 4 schools and 878 students.
Of every 100 students at Salt Fork Junior High School, about 91 are White. The school is also 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is higher than the 78% White share among all Vermilion County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
Salt Fork Junior High School has 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.7:1. Middle schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 55%. That is lower than the 71% average for public schools in Vermilion County.
Salt Fork Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 33.2%, compared with a predicted 39.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Vermilion County, the median household earns about $56,877 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Salt Fork Junior High School shares Vermilion County with 40 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Salt Fork South Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 7 other public schools sit within ten miles of Salt Fork Junior High School. Salt Fork Junior High School places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 12%, from 181 to 202.
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Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salt Fork CUSD 512
- Salt Fork North Elementary SchoolElementary · 274 students
- Salt Fork High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Salt Fork South Elementary SchoolElementary · 154 students
Nearby schools
- Salt Fork South Elementary School0.0 mi · 154
- Heritage JH and Elementary School8.9 mi · 270
- Salt Fork High School8.9 mi · 248
- Salt Fork North Elementary School9.1 mi · 274
- Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School9.6 mi · 243
- Mary Miller Junior High School9.7 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Salt Fork Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Salt Fork Junior High School?
Salt Fork Junior High School enrolls approximately 202 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Salt Fork Junior High School serve?
Salt Fork Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Salt Fork Junior High School have?
Salt Fork Junior High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Salt Fork Junior High School?
Student demographics at Salt Fork Junior High School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Salt Fork Junior High School?
Salt Fork Junior High School is overseen by Salt Fork CUSD 512 in Vermilion County.
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