Enrollment
52
Middle
DISTRICT 86 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCALES MOUND CUSD 211·NCES 173561004828
Scales Mound Jr High School
210 Main St, Scales Mound, IL 61075 · (815) 845-2215 · Jo Daviess County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL52 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- 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
10.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
11 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 13 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 48% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Scales Mound Jr High School→Scales Mound High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Scales Mound CUSD 211. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 25.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Scales Mound Jr High School
Scales Mound Jr High School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scales Mound Jr High School this school | 52 | 21.2% | 50.4% |
| Prairieview-Ogden Jr High School Thomasboro | 68 | 20.6% | 67.2% |
| Cissna Park Jr High School Cissna Park | 66 | 27.3% | 50.8% |
| Valmeyer Jr High Valmeyer | 77 | 26.0% | 30.6% |
| LeRoy Junior High School Le Roy | 102 | 22.5% | 44.0% |
| Elmwood Junior High School Elmwood | 100 | 24.0% | 51.9% |
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 Scales Mound Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 52 | #679 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
52
-6 (-10%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 41
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 | 52 | 5.2 | 10.0:1 | 21% (11) |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 5.5 | 10.2:1 | 32% (18) |
| 2022-23 | 61 | 5.8 | 10.6:1 | 23% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 58 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 60 | 5.7 | 10.5:1 | 23% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 49 | 4 | 12.3:1 | 29% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 48 | 3 | 16.0:1 | 31% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 45 | 3 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 41 | 1 | 41.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scales Mound Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (60 to 52); teachers down 9% (5.7 to 5.2).
About Scales Mound Jr High School
Scales Mound Jr High School is a very small middle school in Scales Mound, Illinois. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 52 students. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 89% below average.
Within Scales Mound CUSD 211, Scales Mound Jr High School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 257 students.
The share of students at Scales Mound Jr High School who are White is 92%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. Jo Daviess County residents are about 94% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Scales Mound Jr High School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Scales Mound Jr High School, there are about 10.0 students; the school has 5.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 21%. Among public schools in Jo Daviess County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
Scales Mound Jr High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Illinois public middle schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Scales Mound Jr High School is 8.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Jo Daviess County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,993, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,012, Scales Mound Jr High School among them.
Scales Mound High School is the nearest public school to Scales Mound Jr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 56.2% proficiency; Scales Mound Jr High School posts 50.4%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 58 (2020-21) to 52 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Scales Mound Jr High School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jo Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,851
Census ACS
Median income
$73,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
3,012 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scales Mound CUSD 211
- Scales Mound Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
- Scales Mound High SchoolHigh · 67 students
Other schools in Scales Mound
- Scales Mound Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
- Scales Mound High SchoolHigh · 67 students
Nearby schools
- Scales Mound High School0.0 mi · 67
- Scales Mound Elementary School0.0 mi · 138
- Shullsburg Elementary7.0 mi · 143
- Shullsburg Junior High7.0 mi · 73
- Shullsburg High7.0 mi · 109
- Benton High9.3 mi · 61
Frequently asked questions
About Scales Mound Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Scales Mound Jr High School?
Scales Mound Jr High School enrolls approximately 52 students in grades 06-08.
Is Scales Mound Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Scales Mound Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Scales Mound Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Scales Mound Jr High School is approximately 10.0:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Scales Mound Jr High School?
At Scales Mound Jr High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Scales Mound Jr High School public or private?
Scales Mound Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scales Mound CUSD 211.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.