Is South Fork Junior Senior High School a good school?

South Fork Junior Senior High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Illinois high schools.

How many students attend South Fork Junior Senior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 136 students attended South Fork Junior Senior High School.

What is the racial makeup of South Fork Junior Senior High School?

Students at South Fork Junior Senior High School are 88% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools feed into South Fork Junior Senior High School?

South Fork Junior Senior High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : South Fork Elementary School

South Fork Junior Senior High School

Summary:

South Fork Junior Senior High School is a public high school located in Kincaid, Illinois, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 155 students. The school is part of the South Fork School District 14, which is ranked 787 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Fork Junior Senior High School consistently performs below the state average in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 0% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics and SAT English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.1% and 31.1%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has been declining over the years, from 82.6% in 2019-2020 to 73.9% in 2023-2024, which is significantly lower than the state average. Additionally, South Fork Junior Senior High School has an alarmingly high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching 54.4% in 2021-2022, more than double the state average. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.35% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Glenwood High School, Rochester High School, and Pawnee Junior/Senior High School, South Fork Junior Senior High School significantly underperforms in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics. These nearby schools, which are also public high schools, demonstrate that higher levels of academic success are possible in the region.

Detail:

Public 6-12

612 Dial Street
Kincaid, IL 62540

(217) 237-4333

District: South Fork School District 14

SchoolDigger Rank:
680^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,217

Feeder schools for South Fork Junior Senior High School:

Elementary:

South Fork Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.5

Number of students: 136

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.2%

Two or more races:

5.9%

Hispanic:

5.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Fork Junior Senior High School ranks worse than 67.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.86. (See more...)

Compare Details South Fork Junior Senior High School ranks worse than 97.6% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.68. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at South Fork Junior Senior 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.2%), two or more races (5.9%), Hispanic (5.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Fork Junior Senior High School is 13.5. (See more...)

Compare South Fork Junior Senior High School employs 10 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Fork Junior Senior High School is $16,217.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Fork Junior Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Fork Junior Senior High School 926^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See South Fork Junior Senior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks South Fork Junior Senior High School 680^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See South Fork Junior Senior High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

White students:

South Fork School District 14:

SchoolDigger ranks South Fork School District 14 787^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Fork Junior Senior High School

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Rank History for all middle school students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	84.74	144^th	1185	87.8%
2004	56.71	609^th	1204	49.4%
2005	61.65	555^th	1209	54.1%
2006	57.10	641^st	1272	49.6%
2007	45.77	827^th	1287	35.7%
2008	51.17	745^th	1293	42.4%
2009	58.94	630^th	1318	52.2%
2010	46.50	841^st	1327	36.6%
2011	40.68	917^th	1344	31.8%
2012	33.34	1009^th	1365	26.1%
2013	30.29	1014^th	1367	25.8%
2014	22.49	1087^th	1322	17.8%
2015	39.92	718^th	1302	44.9%
2016	28.24	926^th	1294	28.4%
2017	25.80	968^th	1293	25.1%
2018	26.46	951^st	1293	26.5%
2019	31.59	921^st	1356	32.1%
2021	21.18	1004^th	1241	19.1%
2022	22.24	1060^th	1369	22.6%
2023	28.01	947^th	1367	30.7%
2024	28.86	926^th	1363	32.1%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.55	795^th	1161	31.5%
2019	41.94	689^th	1217	43.4%
2022	22.40	1050^th	1221	14.0%
2023	39.23	730^th	1234	40.8%
2024	22.56	1014^th	1219	16.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.71	938^th	1226	23.5%
2019	31.83	888^th	1276	30.4%
2021	13.86	945^th	1017	7.1%
2022	30.15	864^th	1286	32.8%
2023	21.03	1013^th	1275	20.5%
2024	20.62	1009^th	1251	19.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.67	682^nd	1223	44.2%
2019	23.55	998^th	1296	23.0%
2022	22.79	988^th	1286	23.2%
2023	28.23	905^th	1292	30.0%
2024	37.62	715^th	1264	43.4%

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Rank History for middle school White students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.43	826^th	889	7.1%
2019	11.55	843^rd	905	6.9%
2021	13.11	756^th	813	7.0%
2022	10.36	859^th	898	4.3%
2023	14.11	819^th	895	8.5%
2024	16.08	774^th	875	11.5%

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

Rank History for South Fork Junior Senior High School

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Rank History for all high school students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	34.27	452^nd	586	22.9%
2004	19.92	496^th	592	16.2%
2005	57.34	285^th	590	51.7%
2006	12.81	521^st	596	12.6%
2007	9.66	541^st	612	11.6%
2008	32.33	472^nd	624	24.4%
2009	14.01	545^th	632	13.8%
2010	21.85	522^nd	643	18.8%
2011	30.37	489^th	655	25.3%
2012	32.08	502^nd	665	24.5%
2013	72.95	177^th	670	73.6%
2014	30.28	503^rd	670	24.9%
2016	24.88	506^th	643	21.3%
2017	32.99	452^nd	642	29.6%
2018	18.37	541^st	647	16.4%
2019	27.98	515^th	701	26.5%
2021	34.69	436^th	688	36.6%
2022	11.68	619^th	699	11.4%
2023	21.76	554^th	699	20.7%
2024	9.68	680^th	697	2.4%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	14.81	573^rd	639	10.3%
2023	13.37	588^th	644	8.7%

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Rank History for high school Female students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	26.98	492^nd	665	26.0%
2021	22.06	490^th	639	23.3%
2022	12.64	572^nd	658	13.1%
2024	10.08	632^nd	664	4.8%

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Rank History for high school Male students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2021	54.51	266^th	653	59.3%
2022	9.92	620^th	664	6.6%
2023	25.82	506^th	668	24.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at South Fork Junior Senior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.83	534^th	548	2.6%
2019	15.39	504^th	552	8.7%
2021	18.93	471^st	553	14.8%
2022	3.33	557^th	560	0.5%
2023	7.05	545^th	557	2.2%
2024	4.46	552^nd	554	0.4%

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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 South Fork Junior Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	199	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	199
1990	183	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	183
1991	163	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	163
1992	147	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	147
1993	166	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	166
1994	152	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	152
1995	149	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	149
1996	149	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	149
1997	180	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
1998	168	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	170
1999	166	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	167
2000	179	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
2001	219	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2002	248	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
2003	248	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	253
2004	242	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	245
2005	238	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
2006	252	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	254
2007	239	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	242
2008	232	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	4	236
2009	247	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	253
2010	230	5	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	238
2011	215	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	224
2012	226	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	234
2013	209	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	219
2014	178	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	185
2015	170	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	176
2016	160	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	167
2017	152	1	1	4	0	0	5	0	163
2018	154	1	0	4	0	0	8	0	167
2019	138	0	0	5	1	0	7	0	151
2020	148	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	160
2021	131	1	0	0	0	0	12	0	144
2022	139	0	0	8	0	0	13	0	160
2023	133	0	0	9	1	0	12	0	155
2024	120	0	0	7	1	0	8	0	136

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 South Fork Junior Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	199	14.5	13.7	n/a
1990	183	14.5	12.6	n/a
1991	163	13.0	12.5	n/a
1992	147	12.0	12.2	n/a
1993	166	12.0	13.8	n/a
1994	152	12.0	12.7	n/a
1995	149	12.0	12.4	n/a
1996	149	12.0	12.4	n/a
1997	180	13.7	13.1	n/a
1998	170	13.8	12.3	n/a
1999	167	13.0	12.8	n/a
2000	180	14.0	12.9	n/a
2001	220	17.0	12.9	n/a
2002	253	16.0	15.8	32.8
2003	253	16.0	15.8	32.8
2004	245	16.5	14.8	35.9
2005	238	17.0	14.0	36.1
2006	254	17.0	14.9	29.5
2007	242	14.0	17.3	45.5
2008	236	17.0	13.9	57.3
2009	253	12.0	21.1	50.6
2010	238	11.0	21.6	54.2
2011	224	11.0	20.3	50.9
2012	234	10.0	23.4	44.4
2013	219	17.2	12.7	45.7
2014	185	13.0	14.2	50.3
2015	176	17.0	10.3	57.4
2016	167	15.0	11.1	46.1
2017	163	15.2	10.6	59.5
2018	167	14.0	11.9	56.3
2019	151	12.5	12.0	57.6
2020	160	10.5	15.2	52.5
2021	144	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	160	10.0	16.0	51.9
2023	155	8.0	19.3	59.4
2024	136	10.0	13.5	46.3

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 South Fork Junior Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	199	14.5	13.7	n/a
1990	183	14.5	12.6	n/a
1991	163	13.0	12.5	n/a
1992	147	12.0	12.2	n/a
1993	166	12.0	13.8	n/a
1994	152	12.0	12.7	n/a
1995	149	12.0	12.4	n/a
1996	149	12.0	12.4	n/a
1997	180	13.7	13.1	n/a
1998	170	13.8	12.3	n/a
1999	167	13.0	12.8	n/a
2000	180	14.0	12.9	n/a
2001	220	17.0	12.9	n/a
2002	253	16.0	15.8	32.8
2003	253	16.0	15.8	32.8
2004	245	16.5	14.8	35.9
2005	238	17.0	14.0	36.1
2006	254	17.0	14.9	29.5
2007	242	14.0	17.3	45.5
2008	236	17.0	13.9	57.3
2009	253	12.0	21.1	50.6
2010	238	11.0	21.6	54.2
2011	224	11.0	20.3	50.9
2012	234	10.0	23.4	44.4
2013	219	17.2	12.7	45.7
2014	185	13.0	14.2	50.3
2015	176	17.0	10.3	57.4
2016	167	15.0	11.1	46.1
2017	163	15.2	10.6	59.5
2018	167	14.0	11.9	56.3
2019	151	12.5	12.0	57.6
2020	160	10.5	15.2	52.5
2021	144	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	160	10.0	16.0	51.9
2023	155	8.0	19.3	59.4
2024	136	10.0	13.5	46.3

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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