Enrollment
166
Middle
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEUTOPOLIS CUSD 50·NCES 173876001890
Teutopolis Junior High School
904 W Water St, Teutopolis, IL 62467 · (217) 857-6678 · Effingham County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% of Illinois public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
16.0:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
24 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 74 | 45% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 55% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Teutopolis Junior High School→Teutopolis High School
Feeds from
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
81.4%
IL avg 51.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.4% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 53.4% |
% 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
72.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Teutopolis Junior High School
Teutopolis Junior High School's state test result (72.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Junior High School this school | 166 | 14.5% | 72.0% |
| Lexington Jr High School Lexington | 110 | 15.5% | 63.6% |
| Orion Middle School Orion | 244 | 19.3% | 56.7% |
| Riverdale Middle School Port Byron | 254 | 15.7% | 54.7% |
| Rockridge Jr High School Taylor Ridge | 234 | 21.8% | 45.4% |
| Tremont Middle School Tremont | 291 | 18.9% | 60.9% |
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 Teutopolis Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #23 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #68 of 640 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #63 of 640 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #601 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #565 of 581 |
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
166
+28 (+20%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 227
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 | 166 | 10.4 | 16.0:1 | 14% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 10.7 | 16.2:1 | 6% (10) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 10.7 | 16.6:1 | 4% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 138 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 10.4 | 14.1:1 | 12% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 10 | 15.1:1 | 13% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 11 | 17.2:1 | 11% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 12 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Teutopolis Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (147 to 166); teachers unchanged (10.4 to 10.4).
About Teutopolis Junior High School
Teutopolis Junior High School sits in Teutopolis, Illinois, and is classified as a middle school. Enrollment is 166 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 64% lower.
The district for Teutopolis Junior High School is Teutopolis CUSD 50, with 3 schools and 1,125 students.
The student body at Teutopolis Junior High School is 98% White. The county population is about 96% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 10.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.0:1. On average, middle schools in Illinois have 13.0:1, compared with 16.0:1 here. Around 14% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 37% average for public schools in Effingham County is 23 points higher.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Teutopolis Junior High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Teutopolis Junior High School, the prediction is 63.2% and the result is 72.0%.
In Effingham County (population about 34,522), the median household income is $80,404, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Teutopolis Junior High School is one of 18 public schools in the county.
Teutopolis High School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Nearby schools with test data average 52.9% proficiency; Teutopolis Junior High School posts 72.0%.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment has grown by 28 students since 2020-21, to 166.
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Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,522
Census ACS
Median income
$80,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Teutopolis CUSD 50
- Teutopolis Grade SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Teutopolis High SchoolHigh · 339 students
Other schools in Teutopolis
- Teutopolis Grade SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Teutopolis High SchoolHigh · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Teutopolis High School0.4 mi · 339
- Teutopolis Grade School1.1 mi · 620
- Effingham Unit 40 Preschool2.8 mi · 121
- South Side Grade School3.3 mi · 248
- Effingham Junior High School3.7 mi · 458
- Effingham High School3.9 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Teutopolis Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Teutopolis Junior High School?
Teutopolis Junior High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 07-08.
Is Teutopolis Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Teutopolis Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Teutopolis Junior High School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Teutopolis Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Teutopolis Junior High School?
At Teutopolis Junior High School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Teutopolis Junior High School public or private?
Teutopolis Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Teutopolis CUSD 50.
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