Is Villa Grove Junior High School a good school?

Villa Grove Junior High School ranks 734 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Villa Grove Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 101 students attended Villa Grove Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Villa Grove Junior High School?

Students at Villa Grove Junior High School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Villa Grove Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Villa Grove Junior High School usually go on to attend Villa Grove High School

Villa Grove Junior High School

Summary:

Villa Grove Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Villa Grove, Illinois, with 111 students. The school is part of the Villa Grove CUSD 302 district, which is ranked 368 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Villa Grove Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois middle schools, ranging from 678 to 1197 out of around 1300 schools over the past 10 years, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. Male students have generally performed better than female students, while White students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students have struggled, ranking in the bottom quarter or half of Illinois middle schools. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.8% in 2019-2020 to 33.6% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools like Salt Fork Junior High School, St. Joseph Middle School, and the Champaign-area middle schools, Villa Grove Junior High School's performance is generally lower, with lower statewide rankings, worse academic proficiency rates, and higher chronic absenteeism. This may be due in part to the school's relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.85% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Detail:

Public 7-8

400 N Sycamore St
Villa Grove, IL 61956-9771

(217) 832-2261

District: Villa Grove CUSD 302

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,322

Students who attend Villa Grove Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Villa Grove High School

Feeder schools for Villa Grove Junior High School:

Elementary:

Villa Grove Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 101

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.1%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Villa Grove Junior High School ranks worse than 53.9% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.79. (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 (88.1%), Hispanic (6.9%), two or more races (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Villa Grove Junior High School is 15. (See more...)

Compare Villa Grove Junior High School employs 6.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Villa Grove Junior High School is $10,322.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Villa Grove Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Villa Grove Junior High School 734^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Villa Grove Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Villa Grove CUSD 302:

SchoolDigger ranks Villa Grove CUSD 302 368^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Villa Grove Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Villa Grove Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	52.97	634^th	1185	46.5%
2004	41.49	775^th	1204	35.6%
2005	67.82	450^th	1209	62.8%
2006	77.43	252^nd	1272	80.2%
2007	73.69	318^th	1287	75.3%
2008	78.65	230^th	1293	82.2%
2009	68.61	456^th	1318	65.4%
2010	69.32	438^th	1327	67.0%
2011	70.48	417^th	1344	69.0%
2012	69.80	417^th	1365	69.5%
2013	40.26	855^th	1367	37.5%
2015	19.68	1082^nd	1302	16.9%
2016	28.59	920^th	1294	28.9%
2017	42.39	708^th	1293	45.2%
2018	44.78	678^th	1293	47.6%
2019	32.62	898^th	1356	33.8%
2021	25.38	917^th	1241	26.1%
2022	37.32	798^th	1369	41.7%
2023	36.58	826^th	1367	39.6%
2024	40.79	734^th	1363	46.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Villa Grove Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	40.47	378^th	792	52.3%
2022	36.79	448^th	781	42.6%
2023	18.48	788^th	805	2.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.74	520^th	1161	55.2%
2019	28.59	929^th	1217	23.7%
2021	31.41	708^th	1019	30.5%
2022	37.53	715^th	1221	41.4%
2023	38.34	748^th	1234	39.4%
2024	37.39	740^th	1219	39.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Villa Grove Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.90	686^th	1226	44.0%
2019	22.13	1010^th	1276	20.8%
2021	27.51	731^st	1017	28.1%
2022	37.64	741^st	1286	42.4%
2023	29.50	865^th	1275	32.2%
2024	31.94	814^th	1251	34.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Villa Grove Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.77	620^th	1223	49.3%
2019	42.91	675^th	1296	47.9%
2021	21.70	859^th	1048	18.0%
2022	38.52	719^th	1286	44.1%
2023	41.35	694^th	1292	46.3%
2024	44.09	622^nd	1264	50.8%

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Rank History for White students at Villa Grove Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.01	646^th	889	27.3%
2019	15.04	818^th	905	9.6%
2021	13.59	750^th	813	7.7%
2022	23.09	733^rd	898	18.4%
2023	22.63	756^th	895	15.5%
2024	22.57	706^th	875	19.3%

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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 Villa Grove Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	133	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	135
1990	122	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	122
1991	125	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	125
1992	124	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	124
1993	121	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	121
1994	134	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	134
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	132	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	132
1998	140	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	140
1999	150	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	151
2000	140	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	140
2001	134	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	134
2002	123	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	123
2003	123	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	123
2004	101	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	102
2005	83	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	85
2006	104	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	106
2007	96	2	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	101
2008	81	2	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	88
2009	87	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	3	92
2010	80	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	4	84
2011	84	0	1	2	0	0	3	0	90
2012	86	0	1	3	0	0	3	0	93
2013	91	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	95
2014	89	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	92
2015	100	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	102
2016	107	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	111
2017	96	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	102
2018	83	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	87
2019	102	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	106
2020	104	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	110
2021	88	1	0	6	0	0	1	0	96
2022	94	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	100
2023	104	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	111
2024	89	1	0	7	1	0	3	0	101

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 Villa Grove Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	135	5.0	27.0	n/a
1990	122	5.0	24.4	n/a
1991	125	5.0	25.0	n/a
1992	124	5.0	24.8	n/a
1993	121	5.0	24.2	n/a
1994	134	5.0	26.8	n/a
1995	149	5.0	29.8	n/a
1996	149	5.0	29.8	n/a
1997	132	5.0	26.4	n/a
1998	140	5.0	28.0	n/a
1999	151	7.0	21.6	n/a
2000	140	7.0	20.0	n/a
2001	134	6.0	22.3	n/a
2002	123	6.0	20.5	32.5
2003	123	6.0	20.5	32.5
2004	102	5.0	20.4	30.4
2005	85	4.0	21.3	27.7
2006	106	3.0	35.3	27.9
2007	101	4.0	25.3	26
2008	88	4.0	22.0	29.1
2009	92	5.0	18.4	23.6
2010	84	4.5	18.6	41.3
2011	90	4.5	20.0	31.1
2012	93	4.0	23.2	34.4
2013	95	4.5	21.0	36.8
2014	92	5.0	18.4	33.7
2015	102	6.0	17.0	39.2
2016	111	5.0	22.2	31.5
2017	102	5.0	20.4	43.1
2018	87	5.7	15.1	46
2019	106	4.5	23.5	50
2020	110	5.5	19.8	58.2
2021	96	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	100	8.3	12.0	42
2023	111	5.5	19.9	46.8
2024	101	6.6	15.0	45.5

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 Villa Grove Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	135	5.0	27.0	n/a
1990	122	5.0	24.4	n/a
1991	125	5.0	25.0	n/a
1992	124	5.0	24.8	n/a
1993	121	5.0	24.2	n/a
1994	134	5.0	26.8	n/a
1995	149	5.0	29.8	n/a
1996	149	5.0	29.8	n/a
1997	132	5.0	26.4	n/a
1998	140	5.0	28.0	n/a
1999	151	7.0	21.6	n/a
2000	140	7.0	20.0	n/a
2001	134	6.0	22.3	n/a
2002	123	6.0	20.5	32.5
2003	123	6.0	20.5	32.5
2004	102	5.0	20.4	30.4
2005	85	4.0	21.3	27.7
2006	106	3.0	35.3	27.9
2007	101	4.0	25.3	26
2008	88	4.0	22.0	29.1
2009	92	5.0	18.4	23.6
2010	84	4.5	18.6	41.3
2011	90	4.5	20.0	31.1
2012	93	4.0	23.2	34.4
2013	95	4.5	21.0	36.8
2014	92	5.0	18.4	33.7
2015	102	6.0	17.0	39.2
2016	111	5.0	22.2	31.5
2017	102	5.0	20.4	43.1
2018	87	5.7	15.1	46
2019	106	4.5	23.5	50
2020	110	5.5	19.8	58.2
2021	96	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	100	8.3	12.0	42
2023	111	5.5	19.9	46.8
2024	101	6.6	15.0	45.5

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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