Enrollment
325
Middle
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST JOSEPH CCSD 169·NCES 173738005765
St Joseph Middle School
606 E Peters Dr, Saint Joseph, IL 61873 · (217) 469-2334 · Champaign County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
61 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 5 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 28% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within St Joseph CCSD 169. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
83.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
65.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 50.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 St Joseph Middle School
St Joseph Middle School's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Middle School this school | 325 | 18.8% | 70.3% |
| Tremont Middle School Tremont | 291 | 18.9% | 60.9% |
| Germantown Hills Middle School Germantown Hills | 374 | 16.8% | 79.4% |
| Rochester Intermediate School Rochester | 394 | 15.2% | 46.4% |
| Riverdale Middle School Port Byron | 254 | 15.7% | 54.7% |
| Orion Middle School Orion | 244 | 19.3% | 56.7% |
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 St Joseph Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #29 of 578 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #45 of 640 ▲ 33 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #50 of 640 ▲ 28 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 325 | #432 of 691 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #361 of 558 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #514 of 560 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #535 of 581 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #220 of 440 | #1 of 6 |
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
325
-35 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 381
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 | 325 | 23.7 | 13.7:1 | 19% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 336 | 22.3 | 15.1:1 | 21% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 346 | 22.5 | 15.4:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 23.3 | 15.9:1 | 15% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 22 | 17.5:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 13% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Joseph Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (369 to 325); teachers up 2% (23.3 to 23.7).
About St Joseph Middle School
St Joseph Middle School, located in Saint Joseph, Illinois, is a small middle school. Enrollment stands at 325 students, covering grades 5 through 8. That puts enrollment 30% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
St Joseph Middle School is in St Joseph CCSD 169, a district with 748 students across 2 schools.
St Joseph Middle School is 92% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Champaign County's population at about 64%. The diversity index for St Joseph Middle School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. Public schools in Champaign County average 53%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 60.7% for St Joseph Middle School. The school posts 70.3%, 9.6 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Champaign County show that median household income comes to about $63,683, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 66, with about 25,919 students.
St Joseph Elementary School sits about 0.1 miles from St Joseph Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. St Joseph Middle School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 35 students, from 360 to 325.
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Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Joseph CCSD 169
- St Joseph Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Saint Joseph
- St Joseph-Ogden High SchoolHigh · 457 students
- St Joseph Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
Nearby schools
- St Joseph Elementary School0.1 mi · 423
- St Joseph-Ogden High School0.6 mi · 457
- Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School4.2 mi · 116
- Heritage JH and Elementary School6.1 mi · 270
- Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School7.0 mi · 91
- Urbana Early Childhood Center7.6 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About St Joseph Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St Joseph Middle School?
St Joseph Middle School enrolls approximately 325 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does St Joseph Middle School serve?
St Joseph Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many teachers does St Joseph Middle School have?
St Joseph Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at St Joseph Middle School?
Student demographics at St Joseph Middle School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is St Joseph Middle School in?
St Joseph Middle School is part of St Joseph CCSD 169.
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