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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Taylorville Jr High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
614
Middle
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAYLORVILLE CUSD 3·NCES 173870003937
Taylorville Jr High School
120 E Bidwell St, Taylorville, IL 62568 · (217) 824-4924 · Christian County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% 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.
- B+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
13.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
290 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 129 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 151 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 27% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Taylorville Jr High School→Taylorville Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Taylorville CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.4% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 24.7% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Taylorville Jr High School
Taylorville Jr High School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorville Jr High School this school | 614 | 47.2% | 50.0% |
| Wilbur Trimpe Middle School Bethalto | 556 | 46.9% | 37.6% |
| Vandalia Junior High School Vandalia | 502 | 49.8% | 36.3% |
| Jersey Community Middle School Jerseyville | 489 | 45.2% | 48.7% |
| Moulton Elementary School Shelbyville | 455 | 44.8% | 51.2% |
| Central Jr High School East Peoria | 434 | 46.5% | 38.4% |
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 Taylorville Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #196 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #286 of 640 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #201 of 640 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #205 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #373 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #530 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #317 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.5% | #91 of 440 |
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
614
-115 (-16%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 606
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 | 614 | 44.2 | 13.9:1 | 47% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 43.3 | 15.0:1 | 49% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 683 | 39.2 | 17.4:1 | 47% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 729 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 772 | 44 | 17.6:1 | 55% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 44 | 17.7:1 | 55% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 46% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 712 | 43 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylorville Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (772 to 614); teachers up 1% (44 to 44.2).
About Taylorville Jr High School
Taylorville, Illinois, is home to Taylorville Jr High School, a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 614 students across grades 5 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Federal data list 4 schools in Taylorville CUSD 3, with 2,172 students enrolled.
Taylorville Jr High School is 93% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. That is in line with Christian County, where about 92% of residents are White. The diversity index for Taylorville Jr High School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Taylorville Jr High School, there are about 13.9 students; the school has 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Illinois, 13.0:1, is lower. There are 290 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 47% of enrollment.
Taylorville Jr High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Illinois public middle schools.
The model predicts 44.2% for a school in Illinois with Taylorville Jr High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Taylorville Jr High School posts 50.0%.
In the wider Christian County area, the median household earns about $62,611 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Taylorville Jr High School shares Christian County with 18 other public schools.
Taylorville Jr High School's nearest public school is North Elementary School (about 0.1 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Taylorville Jr High School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Taylorville Jr High School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 729 to 614, a 16% decline.
Taylorville Jr High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,538
Census ACS
Median income
$62,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,740 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taylorville CUSD 3
- Taylorville Sr High SchoolHigh · 739 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Other schools in Taylorville
- Taylorville Sr High SchoolHigh · 739 students
- North Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 297 students
Nearby schools
- North Elementary School0.1 mi · 522
- Taylorville Sr High School0.6 mi · 739
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 297
- South Fork Jr Sr High School6.7 mi · 134
- South Fork Elementary School6.8 mi · 150
- Edinburg Elementary School8.7 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About Taylorville Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Taylorville Jr High School?
Taylorville Jr High School enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 05-08.
Is Taylorville Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylorville Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Taylorville Jr High School have?
Taylorville Jr High School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Taylorville Jr High School?
Taylorville Jr High School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylorville Jr High School?
Taylorville Jr High School is overseen by Taylorville CUSD 3 in Christian County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.