Enrollment
100
Middle
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZEIGLER-ROYALTON CUSD 188·NCES 174380004348
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School
4877 State Highway 148, Mulkeytown, IL 62865 · (618) 596-2121 · Franklin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
63 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 27 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 40% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 33% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.8pp since 2023
Math
11.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 11.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 3.1% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School this school | 100 | 63.0% | 25.7% |
| Sesser-Valier Jr High School Sesser | 121 | 66.1% | 43.0% |
| Sangamon Valley Middle School Illiopolis | 145 | 62.8% | 39.5% |
| Bushnell-Prairie City Jr High School Bushnell | 131 | 58.0% | 30.1% |
| Hardin County Jr High School Elizabethtown | 107 | 55.1% | 25.4% |
| Elverado Junior High School Vergennes | 69 | 68.1% | 48.7% |
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 Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #478 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.1% | #584 of 640 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #549 of 640 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #640 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.0% | #152 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
100
-18 (-15%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 113
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 | 100 | 8 | 12.6:1 | 63% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 103 | 8 | 12.9:1 | 61% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 6 | 19.0:1 | 62% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 7.1 | 18.6:1 | 72% (94) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | 65% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 13 | 8.2:1 | 73% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (131 to 100); teachers up 13% (7.1 to 8).
About Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is one of the public schools in Mulkeytown, Illinois. It is a small middle school. It serves 100 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students.
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188, which enrolls 489 students in total.
About 90% of the student body at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is White. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%.
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7%, compared with a predicted 35.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Among Franklin County residents, the median household income is $56,740, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is one of 25 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School declined 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 118 to 100 students.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188
- Zeigler-Royalton Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Zeigler-Royalton High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Other schools in Mulkeytown
- Zeigler-Royalton Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Zeigler-Royalton High SchoolHigh · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School0.0 mi · 258
- Zeigler-Royalton High School0.1 mi · 131
- Christopher Elementary School2.4 mi · 510
- Christopher High3.1 mi · 206
- Denning Elementary School6.6 mi · 439
- Frankfort Comm High School7.9 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School?
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School serve?
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is approximately 12.6:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School?
Student demographics at Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School in?
Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School is part of Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188.
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