New Athens Jr High

501 Hanft St, New Athens IL, 62264 | New Athens Community Unit School District 60 | 618-475-2172
  • grades 6-8
  • students 103
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 40% 19% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in New Athens
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
40%New Athens
33%Illinois

New Athens Jr High is a school servicing grades 6 to 8 and is located in the district of "New Athens Community Unit School District 60" in New Athens, IL. There are a total of 103 students and 8 teachers at New Athens Jr High, for a student to teacher ratio of 13 to 1.

New Athens Jr High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 39.5%, which is 19% higher than the Illinois average.

New Athens Jr High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students103
Teachers8
Student/Teacher ratio13:1

 

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 New Athens Jr High, 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
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
620-29%
720-29%
820-29%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
630-39%
750-59%
860-69%
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.

New Athens Jr High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 95.4% 95.0% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 3.1% 2.1% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.0% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.5% 0.7% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.7% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 1.4% 3.0% 3.1%

New Athens demographics profile

StatisticNew AthensIllinoisNational
Population1,92012,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)90922891
Median age40.737.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)66%55%55%
Speak English99%77%79%
Speak Spanish0%13%13%

Education level achieved in New Athens

IndexNew AthensIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade82.3%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school81.0%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college55.0%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree26.4%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors17.0%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters4.5%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The New Athens Jr High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.