Enrollment
129
Middle
DISTRICT 114 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI POINT CUSD 6-J·NCES 173948000171
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary
519 S Margaret Ave, Piper City, IL 60959 · (815) 686-2247 · Ford County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL129 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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
9.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
124 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 19% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary→Tri-Point High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tri Point CUSD 6-J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 41.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 16% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary this school | 129 | 96.1% | 49.8% |
| Cobden Jr High School Cobden | 96 | 93.8% | 37.5% |
| Egyptian Jr High School Tamms | 69 | 100.0% | 8.6% |
| Dongola Jr High School Dongola | 51 | 100.0% | 26.9% |
| Sandoval Jr High School Sandoval | 84 | 78.6% | 11.4% |
| Parkview Jr High School Creve Coeur | 193 | 78.2% | 15.7% |
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 Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #199 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #192 of 640 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #409 of 640 ▼ 119 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 129 | #625 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #25 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
129
-8 (-6%) vs 2020
-57% since 2000-01, when it was 299
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 | 129 | 13 | 9.9:1 | 96% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 83% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 94% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 155 | 12.5 | 12.4:1 | 64% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 14 | 11.0:1 | 68% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 55% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (155 to 129); teachers up 4% (12.5 to 13).
About Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is one of the public schools in Piper City, Illinois. It is a small middle school. Enrollment is 129 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 4 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 72% lower.
Tri Point CUSD 6-J runs 3 schools with a combined 343 students. Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is one of them.
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary enrolls a student body that is 82% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Ford County overall, about 90% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary comes in at 31%.
The count of teachers at Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is 13 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.9:1. Among middle schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.0:1. The school counts 124 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 96%. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Ford County.
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After accounting for student poverty, Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is in the top 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.8% is 33.8 points above the 16.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Ford County (population about 13,406), median household income is about $62,439, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. A total of 9 public schools operate in Ford County, serving about 2,450 students.
Prairie Central Primary East is the public school closest to Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary, about 5.5 miles away. Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary has 4 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary at 3rd of 8.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 129 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 137.
The Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Ford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,406
Census ACS
Median income
$62,439
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,450 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri Point CUSD 6-J
- Tri Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 116 students
- Tri-Point High SchoolHigh · 98 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Central Primary East5.5 mi · 148
- Iroquois West Elementary School/Thawville6.5 mi · 104
- Iroquois West Middle School9.6 mi · 215
- Tri-Point High School9.8 mi · 98
- Iroquois West Elementary School/Gilman10.3 mi · 159
- Iroquois West High School10.6 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-Point Jr High/ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary?
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary enrolls approximately 129 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary serve?
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary have?
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary?
Student demographics at Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary are roughly 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary public or private?
Tri-Point Jr High/Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tri Point CUSD 6-J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.