St Joseph Middle School

Set in Saint Joseph, Illinois, St Joseph Middle School is a modestly sized intermediate school, overseen by St Joseph CCSD 169. It teaches 325 students across grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 30% smaller than the state mean of about 462.

St Joseph CCSD 169 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 748 students. St Joseph Middle School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, St Joseph Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, St Joseph Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Champaign County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), St Joseph Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.7%, the actual is 70.3%, a residual of +9.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Champaign County put median household earnings sit near $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Champaign County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), St Joseph Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is St Joseph Elem School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around St Joseph Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts St Joseph Middle School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. St Joseph Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 369 (now 325). Class-load math has fell: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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