Southeastern Jr/Sr High School
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Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 34% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Southeastern Jr/Sr High School
Southeastern Jr/Sr High School operates as a tiny four-year high school in Augusta, Illinois, run under Southeastern CUSD 337. Current enrollment sits at 182 students spanning grades 7 through 12. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 834 students each, so Southeastern Jr/Sr High School sits 78% leaner than that benchmark.
Southeastern CUSD 337 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 429 students. Southeastern Jr/Sr High School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Southeastern Jr/Sr High School reports that nearly all students (96%) are White. Other groups include 3% multiracial. Compared to Hancock County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, Southeastern Jr/Sr High School logs 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Southeastern Jr/Sr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.1%, the actual is 33.9%, a residual of -6.2 points.
Around the school, census data for Hancock County shows median household income runs about $65,865, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Southeastern Jr/Sr High School is one of 15 public schools in Hancock County (combined enrollment of about 2,703 students).
Nearest neighbor: Southeastern Elementary School, around 6.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southeastern Jr/Sr High School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.5%.
Southeastern Jr/Sr High School operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 217 students in 2018 compared to 182 in 2025.
On the community side, members of the Southeastern Jr/Sr High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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