Is Effingham Junior High School a good school?

Effingham Junior High School ranks 619 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Effingham Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 522 students attended Effingham Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Effingham Junior High School?

Students at Effingham Junior High School are 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Effingham Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Effingham Junior High School usually go on to attend Effingham High School

Effingham Junior High School

Summary:

Effingham Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Effingham, Illinois, with an enrollment of 522 students. The school is part of the Effingham CUSD 40 district, which is ranked 336 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Effingham Junior High School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates of 37.1% in ELA and 26.4% in Math, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. However, the school's performance in Science is relatively stronger, with 59% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 53.2%. The school has also experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 5.8% in 2019-2020 to 31.6% in 2020-2021 and 29.3% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Multi-racial students generally performing better than their White and Special Education peers. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Hispanic students ranked 317 out of 643 Illinois middle schools, while the White students ranked 637 out of 875. The school's Special Education students also struggle, ranking 489 out of 802 Illinois middle schools in the same year. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased from $7,146 in 2020-2021 to $9,173 in 2022-2023, but this spending level is still below the state average. Nearby Teutopolis Junior High School significantly outperforms Effingham Junior High School, while St. Elmo Junior High School has much lower academic performance, highlighting the stark differences in educational outcomes within the region.

Detail:

Public 6-8

600 S Henrietta St
Effingham, IL 62401-1951

(217) 540-1300

District: Effingham CUSD 40

SchoolDigger Rank:
619^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,743

Students who attend Effingham Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Effingham High School

Feeder schools for Effingham Junior High School:

Elementary:	Central Grade School
	Early Learning Center
	South Side Grade School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.2

Number of students: 522

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

7.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Effingham Junior High School ranks better than 54.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.71. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Effingham Junior High School is $13,743.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Effingham Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Effingham Junior High School 619^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Effingham Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Effingham CUSD 40:

SchoolDigger ranks Effingham CUSD 40 336^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Effingham Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	63.90	473^rd	1185	60.1%
2004	79.19	240^th	1204	80.1%
2005	78.00	259^th	1209	78.6%
2006	79.86	201^st	1272	84.2%
2007	79.19	213^th	1287	83.4%
2008	78.76	228^th	1293	82.4%
2009	78.32	246^th	1318	81.3%
2010	73.69	352^nd	1327	73.5%
2011	72.29	374^th	1344	72.2%
2012	68.69	439^th	1365	67.8%
2013	62.22	506^th	1367	63.0%
2014	66.60	416^th	1322	68.5%
2015	69.56	307^th	1302	76.4%
2016	66.71	349^th	1294	73.0%
2017	48.05	619^th	1293	52.1%
2018	55.46	527^th	1293	59.2%
2019	46.45	671^st	1356	50.5%
2021	42.17	617^th	1241	50.3%
2022	51.26	567^th	1369	58.6%
2023	53.85	532^nd	1367	61.1%
2024	47.71	619^th	1363	54.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	46.64	94^th	179	47.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	59.19	113^th	486	76.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.02	367^th	602	39.0%
2019	36.94	437^th	792	44.8%
2021	31.20	393^rd	548	28.3%
2022	37.06	441^st	781	43.5%
2023	27.72	595^th	805	26.1%
2024	33.30	489^th	802	39.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.14	580^th	1161	50.0%
2019	42.14	682^nd	1217	44.0%
2021	40.62	570^th	1019	44.1%
2022	43.62	622^nd	1221	49.1%
2023	44.43	634^th	1234	48.6%
2024	47.27	567^th	1219	53.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	42.45	40^th	70	42.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.60	422^nd	1226	65.6%
2019	47.31	634^th	1276	50.3%
2021	37.50	585^th	1017	42.5%
2022	48.89	567^th	1286	55.9%
2023	52.85	513^th	1275	59.8%
2024	45.99	620^th	1251	50.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.95	325^th	674	51.8%
2024	51.98	208^th	639	67.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.49	623^rd	1223	49.1%
2019	44.43	645^th	1296	50.2%
2021	41.11	544^th	1048	48.1%
2022	53.86	500^th	1286	61.1%
2023	53.59	511^th	1292	60.4%
2024	49.14	555^th	1264	56.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	58.60	215^th	639	66.4%
2021	26.97	410^th	517	20.7%
2022	26.41	519^th	662	21.6%
2023	45.54	309^th	661	53.3%
2024	43.52	317^th	643	50.7%

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Rank History for White students at Effingham Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.65	587^th	889	34.0%
2019	26.31	700^th	905	22.7%
2021	27.15	602^nd	813	26.0%
2022	34.57	586^th	898	34.7%
2023	36.02	572^nd	895	36.1%
2024	29.17	637^th	875	27.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Effingham Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	927	2	11	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	943
1996	927	2	11	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	943
1997	913	4	12	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	930
1998	896	2	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	905
1999	669	2	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	678
2000	648	7	7	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
2001	611	2	7	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	633
2002	649	3	4	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
2003	649	3	4	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	668
2004	646	3	8	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	667
2005	670	4	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	3	684
2006	678	5	5	6	0	n/a	n/a	6	700
2007	657	3	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	12	680
2008	612	2	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	14	638
2009	588	4	4	10	0	n/a	n/a	10	616
2010	577	2	3	14	0	n/a	n/a	15	611
2011	614	3	5	12	3	0	15	0	652
2012	584	3	3	15	0	0	10	0	615
2013	536	3	2	15	0	0	13	0	569
2014	488	4	3	16	1	0	13	0	525
2015	520	4	4	18	1	0	17	0	564
2016	537	3	8	16	1	0	19	0	584
2017	535	1	11	20	1	0	26	0	594
2018	516	1	14	21	4	1	24	0	581
2019	527	4	11	22	2	1	27	0	594
2020	502	7	8	19	2	0	24	0	562
2021	511	12	8	33	2	0	23	0	589
2022	492	14	8	41	1	0	5	0	561
2023	460	6	5	41	0	0	10	0	522

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Effingham Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	943	46.0	20.5	n/a
1996	943	46.0	20.5	n/a
1997	930	49.6	18.8	n/a
1998	905	50.0	18.1	n/a
1999	678	42.0	16.1	n/a
2000	664	40.6	16.4	n/a
2001	633	39.2	16.1	n/a
2002	668	41.0	16.3	28.6
2003	668	41.0	16.3	28.6
2004	667	40.0	16.7	32.7
2005	684	41.0	16.7	33.8
2006	700	40.0	17.5	34.3
2007	680	37.0	18.4	38
2008	638	32.0	19.9	38.9
2009	616	37.0	16.6	40.4
2010	611	38.0	16.0	44.3
2011	652	37.5	17.3	41.6
2012	615	36.0	17.0	45.5
2013	569	54.0	10.5	45.9
2014	525	33.9	15.4	48.6
2015	564	34.0	16.5	50.9
2016	584	32.0	18.2	44.2
2017	594	33.3	17.8	45.5
2018	581	32.6	17.8	50.3
2019	594	34.0	17.4	50.2
2020	562	34.3	16.3	45
2021	589	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	561	35.0	16.0	40.8
2023	522	34.3	15.2	47.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Effingham Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	943	46.0	20.5	n/a
1996	943	46.0	20.5	n/a
1997	930	49.6	18.8	n/a
1998	905	50.0	18.1	n/a
1999	678	42.0	16.1	n/a
2000	664	40.6	16.4	n/a
2001	633	39.2	16.1	n/a
2002	668	41.0	16.3	28.6
2003	668	41.0	16.3	28.6
2004	667	40.0	16.7	32.7
2005	684	41.0	16.7	33.8
2006	700	40.0	17.5	34.3
2007	680	37.0	18.4	38
2008	638	32.0	19.9	38.9
2009	616	37.0	16.6	40.4
2010	611	38.0	16.0	44.3
2011	652	37.5	17.3	41.6
2012	615	36.0	17.0	45.5
2013	569	54.0	10.5	45.9
2014	525	33.9	15.4	48.6
2015	564	34.0	16.5	50.9
2016	584	32.0	18.2	44.2
2017	594	33.3	17.8	45.5
2018	581	32.6	17.8	50.3
2019	594	34.0	17.4	50.2
2020	562	34.3	16.3	45
2021	589	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	561	35.0	16.0	40.8
2023	522	34.3	15.2	47.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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