Is Johnston City High School a good school?

Johnston City High School ranks 397 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Johnston City High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 337 students attended Johnston City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Johnston City High School?

Students at Johnston City High School are 86% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Johnston City High School?

Johnston City High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Jefferson Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Middle : Washington Middle School

Johnston City High School

Summary:

Johnston City High School is a public high school serving 337 students in grades 9-12 in Johnston City, Illinois, which is part of the Johnston City CUSD 1 district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois high schools over the past 10 years and faces significant challenges in academic performance, graduation rates, and student demographics compared to both the state average and nearby high-performing schools.

Johnston City High School's academic performance is significantly below the state average, with only 18.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and 15.3% proficient or better in SAT English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 79.4% and 85.6% over the past five years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 57.57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Compared to nearby schools, Benton Cons High School and Carterville High School have consistently outperformed Johnston City High School on academic measures, with higher test scores and graduation rates. In contrast, Thompsonville High School, located just 10.77 miles away, has even lower academic performance than Johnston City High School, ranking in the bottom 15% of Illinois high schools. These comparisons highlight the significant challenges facing Johnston City High School and the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1500 Jefferson Ave
Johnston City, IL 62951-1501

(618) 983-4700

District: Johnston City CUSD 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
397^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,314

Feeder schools for Johnston City High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
Middle:	Washington Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 337

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.4%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Hispanic:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 57.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Johnston City High School ranks worse than 57% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.08. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Johnston City High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 Johnston City High School is $14,314.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Johnston City High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnston City High School 397^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Johnston City High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Johnston City CUSD 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Johnston City CUSD 1 605^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Johnston City High School

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Rank History for all students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	13.20	512^th	586	12.6%
2004	46.57	372^nd	592	37.2%
2005	27.39	481^st	590	18.5%
2006	29.46	469^th	596	21.3%
2007	21.03	512^th	612	16.3%
2008	59.66	284^th	624	54.5%
2009	70.27	188^th	632	70.3%
2010	64.31	248^th	643	61.4%
2011	65.91	247^th	655	62.3%
2012	52.08	367^th	665	44.8%
2013	52.92	356^th	670	46.9%
2014	34.40	475^th	670	29.1%
2015	31.54	415^th	614	32.4%
2016	39.56	397^th	643	38.3%
2017	39.18	406^th	642	36.8%
2018	37.39	425^th	647	34.3%
2019	32.56	489^th	701	30.2%
2021	37.02	419^th	688	39.1%
2022	46.38	371^st	699	46.9%
2023	49.10	343^rd	699	50.9%
2024	39.08	397^th	697	43.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	29.55	306^th	473	35.3%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2023	29.66	305^th	476	35.9%
2024	20.75	377^th	482	21.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	56.04	228^th	585	61.0%
2019	49.41	301^st	639	52.9%
2021	39.90	344^th	611	43.7%
2022	51.77	267^th	626	57.3%
2023	53.29	263^rd	644	59.2%
2024	40.02	359^th	639	43.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.62	353^rd	620	43.1%
2019	34.09	442^nd	665	33.5%
2021	33.83	396^th	639	38.0%
2022	49.00	330^th	658	49.8%
2023	47.71	334^th	656	49.1%
2024	32.64	432^nd	664	34.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.48	292^nd	428	31.8%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.59	439^th	619	29.1%
2019	30.41	478^th	675	29.2%
2021	38.95	374^th	653	42.7%
2022	40.37	396^th	664	40.4%
2023	48.27	327^th	668	51.0%
2024	44.56	333^rd	668	50.1%

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Rank History for White students at Johnston City High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.26	463^rd	548	15.5%
2019	16.51	500^th	552	9.4%
2021	22.30	443^rd	553	19.9%
2022	32.00	387^th	560	30.9%
2023	31.29	387^th	557	30.5%
2024	20.21	456^th	554	17.7%

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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 Johnston City High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	412	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	412
1990	410	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	410
1991	392	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1992	394	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	394
1993	399	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
1994	390	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	390
1995	391	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1996	391	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	392
1997	405	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1998	408	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
1999	365	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
2000	378	1	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	383
2001	353	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
2002	363	2	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
2003	363	2	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	370
2004	357	1	0	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	364
2005	381	5	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	390
2006	374	7	0	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
2007	363	6	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	381
2008	342	3	4	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	353
2009	373	5	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	1	386
2010	351	3	0	6	2	n/a	n/a	3	365
2011	3	4	0	4	2	0	338	0	351
2012	310	4	0	11	4	0	7	0	336
2013	308	2	0	9	3	0	6	0	328
2014	304	3	0	4	2	0	5	0	318
2015	315	4	0	3	0	0	4	0	326
2016	322	4	0	5	1	0	2	0	334
2017	319	3	0	8	1	0	3	0	334
2018	320	3	2	11	1	0	8	0	345
2019	338	2	0	10	1	0	7	0	358
2020	328	2	1	6	0	0	14	0	351
2021	317	4	1	5	0	0	17	0	344
2022	295	3	1	8	0	0	22	0	329
2023	291	5	1	14	2	0	24	0	337

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 Johnston City High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	412	22.2	18.5	n/a
1990	410	22.2	18.4	n/a
1991	393	22.2	17.7	n/a
1992	394	21.0	18.7	n/a
1993	399	21.0	19.0	n/a
1994	390	22.0	17.7	n/a
1995	392	21.3	18.4	n/a
1996	392	21.3	18.4	n/a
1997	407	21.3	19.1	n/a
1998	410	21.3	19.2	n/a
1999	368	20.3	18.1	n/a
2000	383	20.3	18.9	n/a
2001	356	19.9	17.9	n/a
2002	370	20.0	18.5	31.1
2003	370	20.0	18.5	31.1
2004	364	19.5	18.7	33.5
2005	390	18.5	21.1	37.2
2006	388	17.6	22.0	47.4
2007	381	19.0	20.1	44.6
2008	353	19.0	18.6	42.5
2009	386	19.3	20.0	43.6
2010	365	20.1	18.1	48.3
2011	351	19.7	17.8	52.7
2012	336	20.7	16.2	53
2013	328	21.6	15.1	52.1
2014	318	17.5	18.0	53.1
2015	326	19.0	17.1	63.8
2016	334	20.0	16.7	57.2
2017	334	20.7	16.1	53
2018	345	22.1	15.5	56.5
2019	358	21.0	17.0	60.9
2020	351	22.6	15.4	50.1
2021	344	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	329	26.5	12.4	56.5
2023	337	26.3	12.7	57.6

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 Johnston City High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	412	22.2	18.5	n/a
1990	410	22.2	18.4	n/a
1991	393	22.2	17.7	n/a
1992	394	21.0	18.7	n/a
1993	399	21.0	19.0	n/a
1994	390	22.0	17.7	n/a
1995	392	21.3	18.4	n/a
1996	392	21.3	18.4	n/a
1997	407	21.3	19.1	n/a
1998	410	21.3	19.2	n/a
1999	368	20.3	18.1	n/a
2000	383	20.3	18.9	n/a
2001	356	19.9	17.9	n/a
2002	370	20.0	18.5	31.1
2003	370	20.0	18.5	31.1
2004	364	19.5	18.7	33.5
2005	390	18.5	21.1	37.2
2006	388	17.6	22.0	47.4
2007	381	19.0	20.1	44.6
2008	353	19.0	18.6	42.5
2009	386	19.3	20.0	43.6
2010	365	20.1	18.1	48.3
2011	351	19.7	17.8	52.7
2012	336	20.7	16.2	53
2013	328	21.6	15.1	52.1
2014	318	17.5	18.0	53.1
2015	326	19.0	17.1	63.8
2016	334	20.0	16.7	57.2
2017	334	20.7	16.1	53
2018	345	22.1	15.5	56.5
2019	358	21.0	17.0	60.9
2020	351	22.6	15.4	50.1
2021	344	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	329	26.5	12.4	56.5
2023	337	26.3	12.7	57.6

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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