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Central Junior High School

Summary:

Central Junior High School is a public middle school located in West Frankfort, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 219 students. The school is part of the Frankfort CUSD 168 district, which is ranked 650 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Junior High School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 32.3% to 34.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Math on the IAR assessments, is consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 31.4% of all students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 41.2%, and only 12% were proficient or better in Math, compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile of Illinois middle schools for White students and students with disabilities in both ELA and Math.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Sesser-Valier Junior High School, Carterville Intermediate School, and Carterville Junior High School, Central Junior High School consistently underperforms in academic measures, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, the school has performed relatively well in serving its homeless student population, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois middle schools for this subgroup in 2018-2019 and 2021-2022.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1600 E 9th St
       West Frankfort, IL  62896-1600

(618) 937-2444

District: Frankfort CUSD 168

SchoolDigger Rank:
919th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,037 Help


Students who attend Central Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Frankfort Community High School

Feeder schools for Central Junior High School:

Elementary:    Denning Elementary School
    Frankfort Intermediate School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  218

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.7%
Hispanic:
4.1%
Two or more races:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  54.6% Help


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Compare Details Central Junior High School ranks worse than 67.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.18. (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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.7%), Hispanic (4.1%), two or more races (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 54.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Central Junior High School is 11.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Central Junior High School is $17,037.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Central Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Central Junior High School 919th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Central Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Frankfort CUSD 168:

SchoolDigger ranks Frankfort CUSD 168 650th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Central Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 63.28 484th 1185 59.2%
2004 50.70 686th 1204 43.0%
2005 68.94 424th 1209 64.9%
2006 26.15 1005th 1272 21.0%
2007 26.09 1023rd 1287 20.5%
2008 38.66 897th 1293 30.6%
2009 23.93 1064th 1318 19.3%
2010 16.88 1154th 1327 13.0%
2011 12.24 1231st 1344 8.4%
2012 26.33 1093rd 1365 19.9%
2013 34.93 945th 1367 30.9%
2014 37.26 866th 1322 34.5%
2015 15.56 1156th 1302 11.2%
2016 19.93 1094th 1294 15.5%
2017 15.80 1137th 1293 12.1%
2018 21.02 1034th 1293 20.0%
2019 28.48 965th 1356 28.8%
2021 27.72 872nd 1241 29.7%
2022 44.02 685th 1369 50.0%
2023 38.76 795th 1367 41.8%
2024 29.18 919th 1363 32.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.64 570th 602 5.3%
2019 29.51 593rd 792 25.1%
2021 26.00 472nd 548 13.9%
2022 33.51 516th 781 33.9%
2023 23.17 689th 805 14.4%
2024 24.03 661st 802 17.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.26 1025th 1161 11.7%
2019 30.63 896th 1217 26.4%
2021 32.13 698th 1019 31.5%
2022 50.49 509th 1221 58.3%
2023 41.85 677th 1234 45.1%
2024 37.91 731st 1219 40.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.92 5th 36 86.1%
2022 59.49 8th 34 76.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.60 968th 1226 21.0%
2019 33.41 852nd 1276 33.2%
2021 30.00 699th 1017 31.3%
2022 42.34 674th 1286 47.6%
2023 33.60 805th 1275 36.9%
2024 33.27 795th 1251 36.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 35.60 407th 674 39.6%
2024 28.44 492nd 639 23.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.67 1020th 1223 16.6%
2019 25.03 972nd 1296 25.0%
2021 20.72 873rd 1048 16.7%
2022 43.68 639th 1286 50.3%
2023 43.22 655th 1292 49.3%
2024 25.18 923rd 1264 27.0%
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Rank History for White students at Central Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.17 852nd 889 4.2%
2019 11.14 848th 905 6.3%
2021 15.96 730th 813 10.2%
2022 25.00 702nd 898 21.8%
2023 23.40 745th 895 16.8%
2024 14.34 787th 875 10.1%
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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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Enrollment information for Central 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 327 n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 328
1990 322 n/a 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0 323
1991 327 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 327
1992 316 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1993 350 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 350
1994 320 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 320
1995 270 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1996 270 0 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 273
1997 285 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 286
1998 310 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 311
1999 319 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2000 323 0 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 325
2001 278 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 279
2002 294 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2003 294 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2004 286 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 287
2005 274 1 0 2 1 n/a n/a 4 282
2006 286 1 1 6 4 n/a n/a 2 300
2007 275 3 0 5 1 n/a n/a 2 286
2008 283 2 1 3 0 n/a n/a 4 293
2009 274 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a 5 284
2010 301 1 3 0 0 n/a n/a 5 310
2011 296 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 301
2012 295 3 0 0 2 2 2 0 304
2013 297 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 301
2014 288 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 296
2015 265 2 2 2 3 0 3 0 277
2016 246 4 3 5 3 0 4 0 265
2017 258 5 3 6 1 0 4 0 277
2018 243 2 1 4 0 0 5 0 255
2019 244 2 0 4 1 0 6 0 257
2020 235 3 0 4 1 0 7 0 250
2021 233 3 0 3 1 0 8 0 248
2022 230 2 3 3 0 0 10 0 248
2023 196 3 4 6 1 0 9 0 219
2024 200 2 2 9 1 0 4 0 218

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 Central Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 328 18.0 18.2 n/a
1990 323 18.0 17.9 n/a
1991 327 17.4 18.7 n/a
1992 316 17.8 17.7 n/a
1993 350 19.0 18.4 n/a
1994 320 18.0 17.8 n/a
1995 273 17.5 15.6 n/a
1996 273 17.5 15.6 n/a
1997 286 17.5 16.3 n/a
1998 311 18.0 17.3 n/a
1999 319 16.8 19.0 n/a
2000 325 16.3 19.9 n/a
2001 279 17.4 16.0 n/a
2002 294 17.6 16.7 39.8
2003 294 17.6 16.7 39.8
2004 287 16.0 17.9 40.4
2005 282 17.0 16.6 47.5
2006 300 14.5 20.7 44.6
2007 286 11.0 26.0 42.3
2008 293 11.0 26.6 40.8
2009 284 14.5 19.6 48.4
2010 310 16.5 18.7 57.7
2011 301 16.5 18.2 56.1
2012 304 15.5 19.6 66.4
2013 301 7.0 43.0 68.8
2014 296 n/a n/a 63.2
2015 277 17.0 16.2 62.5
2016 265 16.0 16.5 52.1
2017 277 15.0 18.4 51.6
2018 255 17.0 15.0 53.3
2019 257 15.9 16.1 57.6
2020 250 17.1 14.5 62.4
2021 248 n/a n/a n/a
2022 248 18.0 13.7 52
2023 219 19.7 11.0 54.3
2024 218 18.5 11.7 54.6

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 Central Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 328 18.0 18.2 n/a
1990 323 18.0 17.9 n/a
1991 327 17.4 18.7 n/a
1992 316 17.8 17.7 n/a
1993 350 19.0 18.4 n/a
1994 320 18.0 17.8 n/a
1995 273 17.5 15.6 n/a
1996 273 17.5 15.6 n/a
1997 286 17.5 16.3 n/a
1998 311 18.0 17.3 n/a
1999 319 16.8 19.0 n/a
2000 325 16.3 19.9 n/a
2001 279 17.4 16.0 n/a
2002 294 17.6 16.7 39.8
2003 294 17.6 16.7 39.8
2004 287 16.0 17.9 40.4
2005 282 17.0 16.6 47.5
2006 300 14.5 20.7 44.6
2007 286 11.0 26.0 42.3
2008 293 11.0 26.6 40.8
2009 284 14.5 19.6 48.4
2010 310 16.5 18.7 57.7
2011 301 16.5 18.2 56.1
2012 304 15.5 19.6 66.4
2013 301 7.0 43.0 68.8
2014 296 n/a n/a 63.2
2015 277 17.0 16.2 62.5
2016 265 16.0 16.5 52.1
2017 277 15.0 18.4 51.6
2018 255 17.0 15.0 53.3
2019 257 15.9 16.1 57.6
2020 250 17.1 14.5 62.4
2021 248 n/a n/a n/a
2022 248 18.0 13.7 52
2023 219 19.7 11.0 54.3
2024 218 18.5 11.7 54.6

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.

Immunization Rates

Central Junior High School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPMeningococcal
201599.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%
201699.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
201799.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.3%99.6%99.6%49.8%
201899.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%98.8%99.2%99.2%99.2%
201999.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%
202199.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.2%99.6%99.6%99.2%
202299.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%97.6%
202399.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%96.3%
202499.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%98.2%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Central Junior High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $342 (3.7%) $8,948 (96.3%) $9,290
2020 $843 (7.0%) $11,163 (93.0%) $12,006
2021 $950 (7.7%) $11,395 (92.3%) $12,345
2022 $950 (7.7%) $11,395 (92.3%) $12,345
2023 $1,816 (12.3%) $12,966 (87.7%) $14,783
2024 $1,404 (8.2%) $15,633 (91.8%) $17,037

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Central Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 965th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 795th of 1367 Middle schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Central Junior High School)27.128.8
 1.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Frankfort CUSD 168)27.128.8
 1.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Central Junior High School)10.29.7
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Frankfort CUSD 168)10.29.7
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Central Junior High School)31.837.6
 5.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Frankfort CUSD 168)31.837.6
 5.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Central Junior High School)10.26.4
 3.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Frankfort CUSD 168)10.26.4
 3.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Central Junior High School)37.454.2
 16.8%
   8th Grade Science (Frankfort CUSD 168)37.454.2
 16.8%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students257219
 14.8%
African American23
 50%
American Indian11
Asian04
Hispanic46
 50%
Pacific Islander00
White244196
 19.7%
Two or More Races69
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.6%54.3%
 3.2%

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Central Junior High School ranks 919th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Central Junior High School are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 218 students attended Central Junior High School.

Students who attend Central Junior High School usually go on to attend Frankfort Community High School


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