Amboy Jr High School
Amboy, IL · Amboy CUSD 272
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Rural, distant
376th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 45%▲ Improving
240 N Metcalf Ave, Amboy, IL 61310
(815)857-3528NCES ID 170369000061Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Amboy Jr High School 376th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 45% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 29th in 2019 to 45th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 207 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.4% | 87.0% | ▼ 7.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.4% | 8.7% | ▲ 4.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.4% | 3.9% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $183K in zip 61310 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Amboy Jr High School
- #418Reagan Middle SchoolDixon USD 170 · 10.5 mi away418th of 685
ELA 52% ▲3 · Math 27% ▼8Compare - #384Northbrook SchoolMendota CCSD 289 · 15.6 mi away384th of 685
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ELA 51% ▲2Compare - #513Challand Middle SchoolSterling CUSD 5 · 19.1 mi away513th of 685
ELA 38% ▼11 · Math 26% ▼9Compare - #327Rock Falls Middle SchoolRock Falls ESD 13 · 19.4 mi away327th of 685
ELA 59% ▲10 · Math 33% ▼2Compare - #438Rochelle Middle SchoolRochelle CCSD 231 · 20.3 mi away438th of 685
ELA 53% ▲4 · Math 23% ▼12Compare - #433Aplington Middle SchoolPolo CUSD 222 · 22 mi away433rd of 685
ELA 53% ▲4 · Math 23% ▼12Compare - #435Logan Jr High SchoolPrinceton ESD 115 · 24.9 mi away435th of 685
ELA 48% ▼1 · Math 28% ▼7Compare
What school district is Amboy Jr High School in?
Amboy Jr High School is part of the Amboy CUSD 272 district in Amboy, Illinois.
Is Amboy Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Amboy Jr High School 376th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 45% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Amboy Jr High School?
White 87%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 4% (207 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Amboy Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61310 is $183K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.