Enrollment
202
Middle
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IROQUOIS COUNTY CUSD 9·NCES 172017000820
Watseka Junior High School
138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka, IL 60970 · (815) 432-2115 · Iroquois County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% 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.
- ABeats 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
11.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
127 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 61 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 37% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Watseka Junior High School→Watseka Comm High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Iroquois County CUSD 9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 29.0% |
% 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
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Watseka Junior High School
Watseka Junior High School's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watseka Junior High School this school | 202 | 62.9% | 47.2% |
| Trico Jr High School Campbell Hill | 182 | 57.7% | 44.4% |
| West Carroll Middle School Mount Carroll | 162 | 61.7% | 23.5% |
| Argenta-Oreana Middle School Argenta | 180 | 60.0% | 39.6% |
| Fieldcrest Middle School Wenona | 196 | 58.7% | 46.2% |
| Parkview Jr High School Lawrenceville | 235 | 65.5% | 32.5% |
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 Watseka Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #233 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #257 of 640 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #227 of 640 ▼ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #558 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #111 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #335 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #154 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #23 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
202
-73 (-27%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 291
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 | 202 | 17.9 | 11.3:1 | 63% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 17.5 | 12.0:1 | 68% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 17.6 | 11.4:1 | 63% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 21.2 | 13.6:1 | 60% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 61% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 51% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Watseka Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (288 to 202); teachers down 15% (21.2 to 17.9).
About Watseka Junior High School
Watseka Junior High School is a small middle school in Watseka, Illinois, (ZIP code 60970). The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 202 students. That is 56% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
The district for Watseka Junior High School is Iroquois County CUSD 9, with 4 schools and 939 students.
The largest group at Watseka Junior High School is White students, at 75%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Iroquois County residents are about 89% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.
Teacher count: 17.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.3:1. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. Across public schools in Iroquois County, the average is 53%.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Watseka Junior High School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Watseka Junior High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.2%, compared with a predicted 35.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Iroquois County, median household income comes to about $66,255, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 24, with about 3,909 students.
Watseka Comm High School is the nearest public school to Watseka Junior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Watseka Junior High School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Watseka Junior High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 275 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 202 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Watseka Junior High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Iroquois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,449
Census ACS
Median income
$66,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iroquois County CUSD 9
- Glenn Raymond SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Watseka Comm High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Wanda Kendall Elementary SchoolElementary · 122 students
Other schools in Watseka
- Glenn Raymond SchoolElementary · 321 students
- Watseka Comm High SchoolHigh · 294 students
- Wanda Kendall Elementary SchoolElementary · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Watseka Comm High School0.0 mi · 294
- Wanda Kendall Elementary School0.2 mi · 122
- Glenn Raymond School0.5 mi · 321
- Crescent City Grade School6.6 mi · 54
- Milford Grade School East Campus8.2 mi · 1
- Donovan Elementary School9.6 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About Watseka Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Watseka Junior High School?
Watseka Junior High School enrolls approximately 202 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Watseka Junior High School serve?
Watseka Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Watseka Junior High School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Watseka Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Watseka Junior High School?
At Watseka Junior High School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Watseka Junior High School in?
Watseka Junior High School is part of Iroquois County CUSD 9.
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