Enrollment
189
Middle
DISTRICT 186 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERRARD CUSD 200·NCES 173618003748
Sherrard Jr High School
4701 176th Ave, Sherrard, IL 61281 · (309) 593-2135 · Rock Island County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
67 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 98 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 48% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Sherrard Jr High School→Sherrard High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sherrard CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
28.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 28.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Sherrard Jr High School
Sherrard Jr High School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherrard Jr High School this school | 189 | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| Cantrall Intermediate School Cantrall | 184 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
| Morrison Jr High School Morrison | 215 | 37.2% | 39.9% |
| Seneca Elementary School South Campus Seneca | 209 | 36.8% | 54.1% |
| Erie Middle School Erie | 171 | 33.9% | 53.8% |
| GCMS Middle School Gibson City | 211 | 38.9% | 54.5% |
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 Sherrard Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #313 of 578 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #373 of 640 ▲ 48 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #460 of 640 ▼ 27 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 189 | #571 of 691 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #416 of 581 | #7 of 9 |
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
189
-40 (-17%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 312
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 | 189 | 16.3 | 11.6:1 | 35% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 206 | 15.3 | 13.5:1 | 34% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 15.6 | 14.2:1 | 25% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 17.1 | 11.3:1 | 25% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 24% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 21% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 20 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherrard Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (194 to 189); teachers down 5% (17.1 to 16.3).
About Sherrard Jr High School
Sherrard Jr High School is one of the public schools in Sherrard, Illinois. It is a low-enrollment middle-grades school. The school counted 189 students in 2024-25, covering grades 7 through 8. That is 59% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Sherrard Jr High School is among 5 schools run by Sherrard CUSD 200, which serves 1,305 students.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Sherrard Jr High School. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Rock Island County overall, about 72% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sherrard Jr High School has a ratio of 11.6:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 35%. It compares with 65% for public schools in Rock Island County.
Sherrard Jr High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Illinois public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.0% at Sherrard Jr High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Rock Island County show that the median household earns about $67,159 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Rock Island County, 57 public schools serve about 21,921 students.
Sherrard High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Sherrard Jr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Sherrard Jr High School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 189, down from 229 in 2020-21.
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Rock Island County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
142,757
Census ACS
Median income
$67,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
21,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sherrard CUSD 200
- Sherrard High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Winola Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Sherrard Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Matherville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 182 students
Other schools in Sherrard
- Sherrard High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Sherrard Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Sherrard High School0.0 mi · 449
- Sherrard Elementary School1.9 mi · 224
- Ridgewood Elementary School6.4 mi · 260
- Matherville Intermediate School6.7 mi · 182
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School7.0 mi · 277
- Bicentennial Elementary School7.7 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Sherrard Jr High SchoolHow large is Sherrard Jr High School?
Sherrard Jr High School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Sherrard Jr High School serve?
Sherrard Jr High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Sherrard Jr High School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Sherrard Jr High School.
What is the student diversity at Sherrard Jr High School?
Student demographics at Sherrard Jr High School are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Sherrard Jr High School public or private?
Sherrard Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sherrard CUSD 200.
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