Enrollment
146
Middle
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN CUSD 12·NCES 170138705901
Western Jr High School
300 Chaney St, Kinderhook, IL 62345 · (217) 432-8324 · Pike County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
81 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 53 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 18% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Western Jr High School→Western High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Western CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
53.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.9% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.9% | 21.3% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Western Jr High School
Western Jr High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Jr High School this school | 146 | 55.5% | 44.3% |
| South Central Middle School Kinmundy | 140 | 56.4% | 24.9% |
| Stark County Junior High School Toulon | 140 | 55.7% | 37.7% |
| Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School Bushnell | 131 | 58.0% | 30.1% |
| West Central Middle School Stronghurst | 169 | 59.2% | 25.3% |
| Sumner Attendance Center Sumner | 193 | 56.5% | 40.3% |
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 Western Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #281 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #378 of 640 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #363 of 640 ▼ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #611 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.5% | #235 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
146
-35 (-19%) vs 2020
-31% since 2010-11, when it was 213
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 | 146 | 10.6 | 13.8:1 | 55% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 14.7 | 10.1:1 | 55% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 13.8 | 11.6:1 | 59% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 10.8 | 17.2:1 | 56% (103) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 10 | 18.3:1 | 64% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 14 | 15.2:1 | 46% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Western Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (185 to 146); teachers down 2% (10.8 to 10.6).
About Western Jr High School
Kinderhook, Illinois, is home to Western Jr High School, a very small middle school. There are 146 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 462.
District-wide, Western CUSD 12 has 3 schools and 512 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Pike County residents, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Western Jr High School are from different groups.
With 10.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.8:1. The average for middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Western Jr High School, 55% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Pike County average a similar 55%.
Western Jr High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.3% is 4.8 points above the 39.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Pike County, the median household earns about $59,777 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Western Jr High School shares Pike County with 11 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Western High School is closest at about 5.5 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Nearby schools with test data average 42.2% proficiency; Western Jr High School posts 44.3%.
NCES describes the area around Western Jr High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 146, down from 181 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Western Jr High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,469
Census ACS
Median income
$59,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western CUSD 12
- Western Barry Elementary SchoolElementary · 225 students
- Western High SchoolHigh · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Western High School5.5 mi · 141
- Western Barry Elementary School5.5 mi · 225
- Seymour High School9.6 mi · 216
- Seymour Elementary School9.6 mi · 233
- A. D. STOWELL ELEM.10.8 mi · 221
- EUGENE FIELD ELEM.11.9 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Western Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Western Jr High School?
Western Jr High School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Western Jr High School serve?
Western Jr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Western Jr High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Western Jr High School.
How diverse is Western Jr High School?
Western Jr High School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Western Jr High School public or private?
Western Jr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western CUSD 12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.