Taylorville Jr High School

120 E Bidwell St, Taylorville IL, 62568 | Taylorville Community Unit School District 3 | 217-824-4924
  • grades 5-8
  • students 772
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 44% 31% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Taylorville
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
32%Taylorville
33%Illinois

Taylorville Jr High School is a school servicing grades 5 to 8 and is located in the district of "Taylorville Community Unit School District 3" in Taylorville, IL. There are a total of 772 students and 44 teachers at Taylorville Jr High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Taylorville Jr High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 43.5%, which is 31% higher than the Illinois average.

Taylorville Jr High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students772
Teachers44
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Taylorville Jr High School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All36%
3n/a
4n/a
530-34%
630-34%
730-34%
845-49%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All51%
3n/a
4n/a
545-49%
645-49%
745-49%
865-69%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Taylorville Jr High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 95.2% 94.4% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 0.5% 0.9% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.5% 0.6% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4% 1.2% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.4% 2.8% 3.0% 3.1%

Taylorville demographics profile

StatisticTaylorvilleIllinoisNational
Population10,76612,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,04422891
Median age42.437.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)55%55%55%
Speak English99%77%79%
Speak Spanish0%13%13%

Education level achieved in Taylorville

IndexTaylorvilleIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade83.0%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school80.4%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college43.8%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree23.9%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors15.5%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters4.6%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.5%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.6%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Taylorville Jr High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.