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North Jacksonville School

Summary:

North Jacksonville School is an elementary school serving 158 students in grades K-5 in Jacksonville, Illinois, which is part of the Jacksonville School District 117. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Jacksonville School faces significant challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate that has risen from 5.5% to 24.8% in recent years, well above the district and state averages. Academically, the school underperforms compared to the district and state, with only 18.7% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 21.3% in Mathematics, compared to 30.8% and 19.8% for the district, respectively. The school also struggles to support certain student subgroups, with male students and white students ranking in the bottom 25% and 10% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively, while low socioeconomic status students perform better, ranking in the top 40%.

When comparing North Jacksonville School to other nearby schools within the same district, such as Eisenhower Elementary School and Murrayville-Woodson Elementary School, it becomes clear that North Jacksonville School is underperforming. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate and struggles to support certain student subgroups may be contributing to its overall academic underperformance, and the significant increase in spending per student without corresponding improvements in outcomes suggests the need for the district to re-evaluate its resource allocation and instructional strategies to better support the school and its students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1626 State Highway 78 N
       Jacksonville, IL  62650-6228

(217) 245-4084

District: Jacksonville School District 117

SchoolDigger Rank:
1341st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,252 Help


Students who attend North Jacksonville School usually attend:

Middle:    Jacksonville Middle School
High:    Jacksonville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.4 Help
Number of students:  158

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.4%
Two or more races:
11.4%
Hispanic:
7.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.4% Help


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Compare Details North Jacksonville School ranks worse than 64.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Jacksonville School District 117. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.11. (See more...)
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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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Compare Details North Jacksonville School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Jacksonville School District 117.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Jacksonville School is $15,252, which is the 2nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Jacksonville School District 117.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Jacksonville School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Jacksonville School 1341st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See North Jacksonville School in the ranking list.)

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Jacksonville School District 117:

SchoolDigger ranks Jacksonville School District 117 594th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Jacksonville School

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Rank History for all students at North Jacksonville School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 74.35 565th 2020 72.0%
2004 71.38 653rd 2030 67.8%
2005 76.99 406th 2022 79.9%
2006 68.26 773rd 2086 62.9%
2007 57.24 1130th 2095 46.1%
2008 62.57 976th 2092 53.3%
2009 74.38 588th 2120 72.3%
2010 61.92 1001st 2139 53.2%
2011 48.67 1322nd 2147 38.4%
2012 58.62 1075th 2166 50.4%
2013 37.95 1441st 2167 33.5%
2014 38.70 1340th 2093 36.0%
2015 41.61 1096th 2052 46.6%
2016 48.20 987th 2046 51.8%
2017 55.88 836th 2044 59.1%
2018 57.67 800th 2037 60.7%
2019 49.55 978th 2086 53.1%
2021 48.96 878th 1948 54.9%
2022 47.88 989th 2082 52.5%
2023 42.50 1122nd 2077 46.0%
2024 32.11 1341st 2067 35.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Jacksonville School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.71 936th 1765 47.0%
2019 48.48 874th 1816 51.9%
2021 43.62 775th 1514 48.8%
2022 59.76 563rd 1763 68.1%
2023 61.14 542nd 1808 70.0%
2024 37.76 1120th 1793 37.5%
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Rank History for Female students at North Jacksonville School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.28 847th 1964 56.9%
2019 28.59 1452nd 2019 28.1%
2021 53.69 683rd 1680 59.3%
2022 62.38 658th 1970 66.6%
2023 59.57 694th 1957 64.5%
2024 37.83 1127th 1942 42.0%
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Rank History for Male students at North Jacksonville School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.56 681st 1972 65.5%
2019 53.12 850th 2019 57.9%
2021 28.96 1168th 1707 31.6%
2022 31.35 1277th 1977 35.4%
2023 24.13 1476th 1984 25.6%
2024 25.43 1436th 1959 26.7%
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Rank History for White students at North Jacksonville School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.89 829th 1463 43.3%
2019 31.35 1047th 1462 28.4%
2021 39.90 780th 1308 40.4%
2022 26.36 1126th 1425 21.0%
2023 17.60 1247th 1419 12.1%
2024 13.69 1284th 1392 7.8%
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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.

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Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for North Jacksonville School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 287 5 2 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 296
1990 283 4 1 2 n/a n/a n/a 0 290
1991 244 1 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1992 243 1 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 247
1993 273 1 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 278
1994 265 5 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1995 248 5 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1996 248 5 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1997 241 5 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 250
1998 211 8 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 222
1999 202 12 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 218
2000 200 13 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 219
2001 211 15 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 233
2002 210 19 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 234
2003 210 19 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 234
2004 210 13 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 230
2005 239 14 0 9 0 n/a n/a 13 275
2006 231 17 0 10 0 n/a n/a 10 268
2007 230 10 0 9 0 n/a n/a 18 267
2008 213 10 0 9 0 n/a n/a 22 254
2009 199 9 0 9 0 n/a n/a 19 236
2010 179 6 0 6 0 n/a n/a 25 216
2011 188 6 0 13 0 0 18 0 225
2012 190 10 0 12 0 0 17 0 229
2013 236 8 0 9 0 0 20 0 273
2014 215 7 0 15 0 0 22 0 259
2015 202 9 0 18 0 0 19 0 248
2016 180 8 0 9 0 0 15 0 212
2017 192 12 0 7 2 0 12 0 225
2018 187 8 0 10 0 0 11 0 216
2019 110 5 0 6 0 0 6 0 127
2020 100 9 1 3 0 0 10 0 123
2021 120 15 1 9 1 0 12 0 158
2022 125 10 2 14 0 0 13 0 164
2023 116 10 2 12 0 0 18 0 158

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 North Jacksonville School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 296 14.0 21.1 n/a
1990 290 14.0 20.7 n/a
1991 250 14.0 17.8 n/a
1992 247 13.0 19.0 n/a
1993 278 14.4 19.3 n/a
1994 273 16.0 17.1 n/a
1995 258 14.0 18.4 n/a
1996 258 14.0 18.4 n/a
1997 250 14.0 17.9 n/a
1998 222 13.0 17.1 n/a
1999 218 14.8 14.7 n/a
2000 219 14.8 14.8 n/a
2001 233 15.8 14.7 n/a
2002 234 17.0 13.8 48.3
2003 234 17.0 13.8 48.3
2004 230 14.0 16.4 51.7
2005 275 17.0 16.2 63.4
2006 268 16.0 16.8 59.7
2007 267 15.0 17.8 59.8
2008 254 16.0 15.9 54.7
2009 236 19.0 12.4 56.7
2010 216 17.0 12.7 58.1
2011 225 14.0 16.0 62.7
2012 229 14.0 16.3 57.6
2013 273 13.0 20.9 63.4
2014 259 19.0 13.6 98.8
2015 248 14.0 17.7 98.8
2016 212 12.0 17.6 100
2017 225 12.0 18.7 60.4
2018 216 13.0 16.6 61.1
2019 127 7.5 16.9 55.9
2020 123 10.0 12.3 63.4
2021 158 n/a n/a n/a
2022 164 13.6 12.0 65.2
2023 158 12.6 12.4 68.4

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 North Jacksonville School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 296 14.0 21.1 n/a
1990 290 14.0 20.7 n/a
1991 250 14.0 17.8 n/a
1992 247 13.0 19.0 n/a
1993 278 14.4 19.3 n/a
1994 273 16.0 17.1 n/a
1995 258 14.0 18.4 n/a
1996 258 14.0 18.4 n/a
1997 250 14.0 17.9 n/a
1998 222 13.0 17.1 n/a
1999 218 14.8 14.7 n/a
2000 219 14.8 14.8 n/a
2001 233 15.8 14.7 n/a
2002 234 17.0 13.8 48.3
2003 234 17.0 13.8 48.3
2004 230 14.0 16.4 51.7
2005 275 17.0 16.2 63.4
2006 268 16.0 16.8 59.7
2007 267 15.0 17.8 59.8
2008 254 16.0 15.9 54.7
2009 236 19.0 12.4 56.7
2010 216 17.0 12.7 58.1
2011 225 14.0 16.0 62.7
2012 229 14.0 16.3 57.6
2013 273 13.0 20.9 63.4
2014 259 19.0 13.6 98.8
2015 248 14.0 17.7 98.8
2016 212 12.0 17.6 100
2017 225 12.0 18.7 60.4
2018 216 13.0 16.6 61.1
2019 127 7.5 16.9 55.9
2020 123 10.0 12.3 63.4
2021 158 n/a n/a n/a
2022 164 13.6 12.0 65.2
2023 158 12.6 12.4 68.4

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201699.5%99.5%99.5%99.5%14.5%99.5%85.1%14.5%
201799.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%14.6%99.6%99.6%14.2%
201899.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%16.6%98.6%99.1%15.6%
201999.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
2021100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
2022100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202399.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%
202499.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%99.3%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for North Jacksonville School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,298 (11.4%) $10,118 (88.6%) $11,416
2020 $1,262 (10.4%) $10,852 (89.6%) $12,114
2021 $2,188 (19.1%) $9,259 (80.9%) $11,447
2022 $2,188 (19.1%) $9,259 (80.9%) $11,447
2023 $1,653 (10.8%) $13,624 (89.2%) $15,278
2024 $1,633 (10.7%) $13,619 (89.3%) $15,252

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Jacksonville School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 978th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1122nd of 2077 Elementary schools
 7.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Jacksonville School)35.318.8
 16.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jacksonville School District 117)27.718.4
 9.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (North Jacksonville School)47.131.3
 15.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville School District 117)36.128.6
 7.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Jacksonville School)3514.8
 20.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Jacksonville School District 117)34.622
 12.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Jacksonville School)3518.5
 16.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville School District 117)24.721.6
 3.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (North Jacksonville School)31.823.3
 8.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Jacksonville School District 117)26.723.6
 3.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Jacksonville School)4.533.3
 28.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jacksonville School District 117)18.324.1
 5.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (North Jacksonville School)63.651.6
 12%
   5th Grade Science (Jacksonville School District 117)54.152.4
 1.7%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students127158
 24.4%
African American510
 100%
American Indian00
Asian02
Hispanic612
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White110116
 5.5%
Two or More Races618
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients55.9%68.4%
 12.4%

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Students at North Jacksonville School are 73% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

Students who attend North Jacksonville School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jacksonville Middle School
High : Jacksonville High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 158 students attended North Jacksonville School.

North Jacksonville School ranks 1341st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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