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Sherrard Junior High School

Summary:

Sherrard Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Sherrard, Illinois, with 220 students. While the school was once a high performer, it has seen a decline in academic outcomes in recent years, with proficiency rates below state averages and a drop in its statewide ranking from 195 out of 1,356 Illinois middle schools in 2018-2019 to 774 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top half of Illinois middle schools for special education students but in the bottom half for white students and the bottom third for low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, Sherrard Junior High School has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 15.4% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. Despite higher spending per student, the school's academic outcomes are not commensurate with the level of investment, indicating a need to evaluate the effectiveness of resource allocation and instructional practices.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Rockridge Junior High School and Orion Middle School, Sherrard Junior High School's performance is generally lower, with these neighboring schools having higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Addressing the challenges faced by Sherrard Junior High School, including declining academic performance, subgroup disparities, and rising chronic absenteeism, should be a priority for the school and the Sherrard CUSD 200 district to improve outcomes for all students.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 4701 176th Ave
       Sherrard, IL  61281-9603

(309) 593-2135

District: Sherrard CUSD 200

SchoolDigger Rank:
774th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,589 Help


Students who attend Sherrard Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Sherrard High School

Feeder schools for Sherrard Junior High School:

Elementary:    Sherrard Elementary School
    Winola Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  220

Racial breakdown:

White:
87.7%
Two or more races:
6.4%
Hispanic:
5.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25% Help


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Compare Details Sherrard Junior High School ranks worse than 56.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.1. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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 The average total spent per student at Sherrard Junior High School is $10,589.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sherrard Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherrard Junior High School 774th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Sherrard Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Sherrard CUSD 200:

SchoolDigger ranks Sherrard CUSD 200 486th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sherrard Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 59.58 533rd 1185 55.0%
2004 60.71 548th 1204 54.5%
2005 52.36 681st 1209 43.7%
2006 47.13 787th 1272 38.1%
2007 50.23 758th 1287 41.1%
2008 47.26 800th 1293 38.1%
2009 57.46 662nd 1318 49.8%
2010 63.39 559th 1327 57.9%
2011 56.30 684th 1344 49.1%
2012 71.86 381st 1365 72.1%
2013 68.20 400th 1367 70.7%
2014 71.97 340th 1322 74.3%
2015 72.78 283rd 1302 78.3%
2016 72.73 286th 1294 77.9%
2017 66.81 358th 1293 72.3%
2018 70.79 314th 1293 75.7%
2019 83.03 195th 1356 85.6%
2021 72.74 267th 1241 78.5%
2022 50.01 593rd 1369 56.7%
2023 51.48 574th 1367 58.0%
2024 38.10 774th 1363 43.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.24 112th 602 81.4%
2019 41.32 360th 792 54.5%
2021 51.66 168th 548 69.3%
2022 47.73 275th 781 64.8%
2023 40.17 399th 805 50.4%
2024 29.54 559th 802 30.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.39 345th 1161 70.3%
2019 73.00 213th 1217 82.5%
2021 61.58 261st 1019 74.4%
2022 31.79 845th 1221 30.8%
2023 37.70 765th 1234 38.0%
2024 34.97 785th 1219 35.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.74 243rd 1226 80.2%
2019 79.93 216th 1276 83.1%
2021 74.15 218th 1017 78.6%
2022 54.37 480th 1286 62.7%
2023 52.41 518th 1275 59.4%
2024 35.41 767th 1251 38.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.70 651st 674 3.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.30 358th 1223 70.7%
2019 83.07 176th 1296 86.4%
2021 62.98 293rd 1048 72.0%
2022 44.36 628th 1286 51.2%
2023 51.29 542nd 1292 58.0%
2024 39.86 682nd 1264 46.0%
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Rank History for White students at Sherrard Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.65 382nd 889 57.0%
2019 69.67 237th 905 73.8%
2021 58.57 295th 813 63.7%
2022 30.06 644th 898 28.3%
2023 32.60 617th 895 31.1%
2024 22.65 702nd 875 19.8%
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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 Sherrard 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 193 6 3 1 n/a n/a n/a 0 203
1989 278 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 279
1990 295 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 296
1991 310 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1992 287 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 288
1993 296 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 298
1994 309 2 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 312
1995 328 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1996 328 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 330
1997 274 0 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1998 254 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 261
1999 281 0 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 289
2000 300 0 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 310
2001 304 0 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2002 300 3 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2003 300 3 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 306
2004 285 3 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 292
2005 278 0 1 4 0 n/a n/a 2 285
2006 268 1 2 8 0 n/a n/a 1 280
2007 266 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 2 274
2008 263 0 1 2 0 n/a n/a 2 268
2009 230 3 3 4 0 n/a n/a 6 246
2010 225 3 2 2 1 n/a n/a 4 237
2011 220 0 4 2 3 0 3 0 232
2012 213 1 4 8 0 0 11 0 237
2013 224 2 2 9 0 0 12 0 249
2014 239 4 1 10 0 0 12 0 266
2015 217 6 0 12 0 0 9 0 244
2016 202 3 3 15 0 0 6 0 229
2017 197 3 3 8 0 0 2 0 213
2018 175 4 1 10 0 0 4 0 194
2019 186 2 2 12 0 0 9 0 211
2020 209 1 2 16 0 0 11 0 239
2021 198 1 0 20 1 1 8 0 229
2022 203 0 0 15 1 1 8 0 228
2023 193 0 0 13 0 0 14 0 220

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 Sherrard Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 203 12.7 15.9 n/a
1989 279 17.0 16.4 n/a
1990 296 17.0 17.4 n/a
1991 312 18.0 17.3 n/a
1992 288 16.0 18.0 n/a
1993 298 16.0 18.6 n/a
1994 312 15.0 20.8 n/a
1995 330 16.0 20.6 n/a
1996 330 16.0 20.6 n/a
1997 279 16.0 17.4 n/a
1998 261 15.0 17.4 n/a
1999 289 16.0 18.1 n/a
2000 310 16.0 19.4 n/a
2001 312 20.0 15.6 n/a
2002 306 19.0 16.1 17.6
2003 306 19.0 16.1 17.6
2004 292 21.0 13.9 25.3
2005 285 25.0 11.4 26.5
2006 280 24.0 11.7 25.4
2007 274 20.0 13.7 19.5
2008 268 15.0 17.9 20.7
2009 246 17.0 14.5 21.3
2010 237 17.1 13.8 21.5
2011 232 17.0 13.6 20.7
2012 237 17.0 13.9 23.2
2013 249 22.8 10.8 34.5
2014 266 18.0 14.7 30.5
2015 244 18.0 13.5 32.4
2016 229 19.0 12.0 24
2017 213 17.2 12.3 24.4
2018 194 17.1 11.3 24.7
2019 211 15.3 13.7 29.4
2020 239 15.5 15.3 29.3
2021 229 n/a n/a n/a
2022 228 14.6 15.5 23.2
2023 220 15.5 14.1 25

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 Sherrard Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 203 12.7 15.9 n/a
1989 279 17.0 16.4 n/a
1990 296 17.0 17.4 n/a
1991 312 18.0 17.3 n/a
1992 288 16.0 18.0 n/a
1993 298 16.0 18.6 n/a
1994 312 15.0 20.8 n/a
1995 330 16.0 20.6 n/a
1996 330 16.0 20.6 n/a
1997 279 16.0 17.4 n/a
1998 261 15.0 17.4 n/a
1999 289 16.0 18.1 n/a
2000 310 16.0 19.4 n/a
2001 312 20.0 15.6 n/a
2002 306 19.0 16.1 17.6
2003 306 19.0 16.1 17.6
2004 292 21.0 13.9 25.3
2005 285 25.0 11.4 26.5
2006 280 24.0 11.7 25.4
2007 274 20.0 13.7 19.5
2008 268 15.0 17.9 20.7
2009 246 17.0 14.5 21.3
2010 237 17.1 13.8 21.5
2011 232 17.0 13.6 20.7
2012 237 17.0 13.9 23.2
2013 249 22.8 10.8 34.5
2014 266 18.0 14.7 30.5
2015 244 18.0 13.5 32.4
2016 229 19.0 12.0 24
2017 213 17.2 12.3 24.4
2018 194 17.1 11.3 24.7
2019 211 15.3 13.7 29.4
2020 239 15.5 15.3 29.3
2021 229 n/a n/a n/a
2022 228 14.6 15.5 23.2
2023 220 15.5 14.1 25

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

Sherrard Junior High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201598.0%98.0%98.0%98.0%98.4%98.8%98.4%
201699.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%98.3%98.3%
2017100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%47.0%
201899.0%99.0%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%99.0%97.9%
201998.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%98.6%99.1%98.2%
202199.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%98.7%
202296.9%96.5%96.5%96.5%96.9%96.5%96.9%96.5%
202398.6%98.2%98.2%98.2%98.6%98.2%98.6%97.3%
202499.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%99.0%98.6%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sherrard Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $311 (3.8%) $7,918 (96.2%) $8,229
2020 $40 (0.5%) $7,943 (99.5%) $7,984
2021 $20 (0.2%) $8,259 (99.8%) $8,279
2022 $20 (0.2%) $8,259 (99.8%) $8,279
2023 $146 (1.6%) $9,142 (98.4%) $9,288
2024 $252 (2.4%) $10,337 (97.6%) $10,589

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sherrard Junior High 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 195th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 574th of 1367 Middle schools
 27.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Sherrard Junior High School)56.631.8
 24.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Sherrard CUSD 200)56.631.8
 24.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Sherrard Junior High School)44.324.3
 20%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Sherrard CUSD 200)44.324.3
 20%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Sherrard Junior High School)5636.3
 19.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Sherrard CUSD 200)5636.3
 19.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Sherrard Junior High School)51.226.5
 24.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Sherrard CUSD 200)51.226.5
 24.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Sherrard Junior High School)66.750.5
 16.2%
   8th Grade Science (Sherrard CUSD 200)66.750.5
 16.2%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students211220
 4.3%
African American20
 100%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic1213
 8.3%
Pacific Islander00
White186193
 3.8%
Two or More Races914
 55.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients29.4%25%
 4.4%

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In the 2022-23 school year, 220 students attended Sherrard Junior High School.

Sherrard Junior High School ranks 774th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at Sherrard Junior High School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.


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