Enrollment
182
Middle
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRICO CUSD 176·NCES 170825000436
Trico Jr High School
16533 Highway 4, Campbell Hill, IL 62916 · (618) 426-1111 · Jackson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test 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
13.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
105 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 6 | 66 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 33% |
Student demographics
33%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
Trico Jr High School→Trico Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Trico CUSD 176. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 16.8% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Trico Jr High School
Trico Jr High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trico Jr High School this school | 182 | 57.7% | 44.4% |
| Fieldcrest Middle School Wenona | 196 | 58.7% | 46.2% |
| West Carroll Middle School Mount Carroll | 162 | 61.7% | 23.5% |
| Watseka Junior High School Watseka | 202 | 62.9% | 47.2% |
| Norwood Elementary School Peoria | 150 | 56.7% | 38.0% |
| Hoopeston Area Middle School Hoopeston | 248 | 55.2% | 23.2% |
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 Trico Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #274 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #436 of 640 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #299 of 640 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #583 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #201 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #210 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
182
+1 (+1%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 142
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 | 182 | 13.9 | 13.1:1 | 58% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 13.7 | 13.4:1 | 57% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 14 | 12.0:1 | 62% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 13.9 | 14.9:1 | 54% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 54% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 12 | 17.3:1 | 46% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 13 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 10 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trico Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (208 to 182); teachers down 1% (13.9 to 13.9).
About Trico Jr High School
Trico Jr High School is a very small middle-grades school. Its address is in Campbell Hill, Illinois. There are 182 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
Trico CUSD 176 has 3 schools; together they serve 879 students.
Roughly 80% of students at Trico Jr High School are White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Trico Jr High School scores 33%.
There are 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.0:1. On the income side, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 73%.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Trico Jr High School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Trico Jr High School is 6.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
The school is in Jackson County, where median household income comes to about $48,763, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County counts 32 public schools with about 6,811 students.
Trico Jr High School's nearest public school is Trico Senior High School (less than a tenth of a mile). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Trico Jr High School is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 181 to 182.
The allk12 page for Trico Jr High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,064
Census ACS
Median income
$48,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trico CUSD 176
- Trico Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Trico Senior High SchoolHigh · 220 students
Other schools in Campbell Hill
- Trico Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Trico Senior High SchoolHigh · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Trico Senior High School0.1 mi · 220
- Trico Elementary School0.1 mi · 477
- Steeleville High School6.2 mi · 148
- Steeleville Elementary School6.2 mi · 323
- Elverado Junior High School12.4 mi · 69
- Elverado Intermediate School12.4 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Trico Jr High SchoolHow large is Trico Jr High School?
Trico Jr High School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Trico Jr High School serve?
Trico Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Trico Jr High School have?
Trico Jr High School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trico Jr High School?
At Trico Jr High School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Trico Jr High School?
Trico Jr High School is overseen by Trico CUSD 176 in Jackson County.
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