Is Carterville Junior High School a good school?

Carterville Junior High School ranks 164 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carterville Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 348 students attended Carterville Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Carterville Junior High School?

Students at Carterville Junior High School are 80% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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

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

Carterville Junior High School

Summary:

Carterville Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Carterville, Illinois, with 363 students. The school is part of the Carterville CUSD 5 district, which is ranked 87 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Carterville Junior High School has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 school years.

Carterville Junior High School consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for ELA and Math on the IAR assessments across all grades. In the 2023-2024 school year, 65.6% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%. For Math, the school's proficiency rate was 47.2%, compared to the state's 28.4%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 8th grade ELA, where 74.9% of students were proficient or better, significantly higher than the state's 49.9%. Carterville Junior High School also outperforms the district average in both ELA and Math proficiency rates. Additionally, the school has exceptional performance among its Hispanic and African American student subgroups, ranking in the top 35 and 39 out of over 600 Illinois middle schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Carterville Junior High School outperforms nearby schools like Cobden Junior High School, Murphysboro Middle School, and Zeigler-Royalton Junior High School in both ELA and Math proficiency rates, Herrin Middle School, located just 4 miles away, also demonstrates strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or even higher than Carterville Junior High School in certain grade levels and subject areas. Carterville Junior High School has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years, indicating a consistently high level of performance, though the school's relatively lower performance of students with disabilities and multi-racial students suggests an area for improvement and further investigation.

Detail:

Public 7-8

816 S Division St
Carterville, IL 62918-1527

(618) 985-4500

District: Carterville CUSD 5

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,791

Students who attend Carterville Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Carterville High School

Feeder schools for Carterville Junior High School:

Elementary:

Tri-C Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.4

Number of students: 348

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 43.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carterville Junior High School ranks better than 88% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 85.53. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (80.5%), Hispanic (8.6%), two or more races (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 43.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carterville Junior High School is 16.4. (See more...)

Compare Carterville Junior High School employs 21.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carterville Junior High School is $11,791.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carterville Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carterville Junior High School 164^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Carterville Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Carterville CUSD 5:

SchoolDigger ranks Carterville CUSD 5 87^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carterville Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	63.98	472^nd	1185	60.2%
2004	78.04	265^th	1204	78.0%
2005	76.27	291^st	1209	75.9%
2006	76.39	271^st	1272	78.7%
2007	80.92	176^th	1287	86.3%
2008	75.85	290^th	1293	77.6%
2009	69.31	442^nd	1318	66.5%
2010	76.27	287^th	1327	78.4%
2011	70.51	416^th	1344	69.0%
2012	74.28	327^th	1365	76.0%
2013	75.65	297^th	1367	78.3%
2014	69.54	376^th	1322	71.6%
2015	66.68	341^st	1302	73.8%
2016	66.17	358^th	1294	72.3%
2017	65.19	384^th	1293	70.3%
2018	83.96	171^st	1293	86.8%
2019	82.86	198^th	1356	85.4%
2021	71.41	282^nd	1241	77.3%
2022	74.38	286^th	1369	79.1%
2023	78.60	233^rd	1367	83.0%
2024	85.53	164^th	1363	88.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.12	54^th	164	67.1%
2019	82.57	23^rd	179	87.2%
2022	31.25	129^th	195	33.8%
2023	44.77	99^th	194	49.0%
2024	47.17	88^th	184	52.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.14	193^rd	602	67.9%
2019	62.77	161^st	792	79.7%
2021	35.71	328^th	548	40.1%
2023	51.86	261^st	805	67.6%
2024	43.64	364^th	802	54.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.22	118^th	1161	89.8%
2019	91.77	39^th	1217	96.8%
2021	77.03	110^th	1019	89.2%
2022	76.34	157^th	1221	87.1%
2023	76.23	168^th	1234	86.4%
2024	77.41	162^nd	1219	86.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.94	167^th	1226	86.4%
2019	84.32	152^nd	1276	88.1%
2021	76.32	193^rd	1017	81.0%
2022	77.74	232^nd	1286	82.0%
2023	80.72	196^th	1275	84.6%
2024	84.73	147^th	1251	88.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.27	137^th	674	79.7%
2024	32.00	439^th	639	31.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.60	168^th	1223	86.3%
2019	79.40	212^th	1296	83.6%
2021	60.30	319^th	1048	69.6%
2022	69.84	298^th	1286	76.8%
2023	74.60	249^th	1292	80.7%
2024	83.76	163^rd	1264	87.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.48	39^th	569	93.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	63.55	176^th	639	72.5%
2022	55.37	222^nd	662	66.5%
2023	80.55	80^th	661	87.9%
2024	90.42	35^th	643	94.6%

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Rank History for White students at Carterville Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	70.90	219^th	889	75.4%
2019	67.88	250^th	905	72.4%
2021	59.04	292^nd	813	64.1%
2022	61.82	301^st	898	66.5%
2023	63.17	269^th	895	69.9%
2024	73.88	179^th	875	79.5%

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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 Carterville Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	221	3	2	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	232
1989	222	2	4	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	232
1990	217	1	2	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	228
1991	239	1	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	243
1992	252	5	3	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	268
1993	263	4	1	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	274
1994	263	1	3	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	273
1995	228	9	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1996	228	9	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	240
1997	236	5	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
1998	233	6	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	245
1999	254	8	1	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	269
2000	258	8	4	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
2001	251	5	6	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	263
2002	501	17	5	9	12	n/a	n/a	0	544
2003	501	17	5	9	12	n/a	n/a	0	544
2004	487	15	4	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	517
2005	478	11	6	8	6	n/a	n/a	4	513
2006	469	12	2	10	9	n/a	n/a	11	513
2007	500	8	4	4	5	n/a	n/a	15	536
2008	467	6	4	9	2	n/a	n/a	20	508
2009	481	10	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	18	520
2010	494	12	7	7	1	n/a	n/a	20	541
2011	478	15	6	8	2	0	21	0	530
2012	521	12	6	10	3	1	6	0	559
2013	553	20	6	14	2	0	19	0	614
2014	275	11	1	8	0	0	14	0	309
2015	290	12	4	9	0	0	13	0	328
2016	289	9	6	9	0	0	23	0	336
2017	302	5	4	12	2	0	22	0	347
2018	298	7	4	16	2	0	19	0	346
2019	269	10	7	19	1	0	22	0	328
2020	244	9	11	16	0	0	15	0	295
2021	264	12	14	25	0	0	20	0	335
2022	294	14	10	24	0	0	29	0	371
2023	303	12	5	25	0	0	18	0	363
2024	280	9	8	30	0	0	21	0	348

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 Carterville Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	232	14.0	16.5	n/a
1989	232	12.0	19.3	n/a
1990	228	13.0	17.5	n/a
1991	243	13.0	18.6	n/a
1992	268	13.0	20.6	n/a
1993	274	13.0	21.1	n/a
1994	273	13.0	21.0	n/a
1995	240	10.4	23.1	n/a
1996	240	10.4	23.1	n/a
1997	244	10.4	23.5	n/a
1998	245	10.4	23.6	n/a
1999	269	10.0	26.9	n/a
2000	272	10.0	27.2	n/a
2001	263	10.0	26.3	n/a
2002	544	26.0	20.9	30
2003	544	26.0	20.9	30
2004	517	27.0	19.1	28.4
2005	513	27.0	19.0	29.1
2006	513	26.3	19.5	34.3
2007	536	26.0	20.6	33.2
2008	508	28.0	18.1	36.7
2009	520	27.0	19.3	34.7
2010	541	28.0	19.3	38.4
2011	530	26.0	20.3	35.1
2012	559	28.3	19.7	36
2013	614	n/a	n/a	43.2
2014	309	11.8	26.1	44
2015	328	13.0	25.2	42.1
2016	336	14.0	24.0	35.4
2017	347	13.5	25.7	36.6
2018	346	14.0	24.7	31.5
2019	328	15.3	21.3	32
2020	295	15.5	19.0	35.9
2021	335	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	371	18.3	20.2	44.5
2023	363	20.4	17.7	43
2024	348	21.2	16.4	43.4

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 Carterville Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	232	14.0	16.5	n/a
1989	232	12.0	19.3	n/a
1990	228	13.0	17.5	n/a
1991	243	13.0	18.6	n/a
1992	268	13.0	20.6	n/a
1993	274	13.0	21.1	n/a
1994	273	13.0	21.0	n/a
1995	240	10.4	23.1	n/a
1996	240	10.4	23.1	n/a
1997	244	10.4	23.5	n/a
1998	245	10.4	23.6	n/a
1999	269	10.0	26.9	n/a
2000	272	10.0	27.2	n/a
2001	263	10.0	26.3	n/a
2002	544	26.0	20.9	30
2003	544	26.0	20.9	30
2004	517	27.0	19.1	28.4
2005	513	27.0	19.0	29.1
2006	513	26.3	19.5	34.3
2007	536	26.0	20.6	33.2
2008	508	28.0	18.1	36.7
2009	520	27.0	19.3	34.7
2010	541	28.0	19.3	38.4
2011	530	26.0	20.3	35.1
2012	559	28.3	19.7	36
2013	614	n/a	n/a	43.2
2014	309	11.8	26.1	44
2015	328	13.0	25.2	42.1
2016	336	14.0	24.0	35.4
2017	347	13.5	25.7	36.6
2018	346	14.0	24.7	31.5
2019	328	15.3	21.3	32
2020	295	15.5	19.0	35.9
2021	335	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	371	18.3	20.2	44.5
2023	363	20.4	17.7	43
2024	348	21.2	16.4	43.4

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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