Tri-City Jr High School
Buffalo, IL · Tri City CUSD 1
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
264th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 61%▲ Improving
324 W Charles St, Buffalo, IL 62515
(217)364-4530NCES ID 173945004860Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Tri-City Jr High School 264th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 61% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 29th in 2019 to 62th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 127 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.4% | 92.1% | ▼ 6.3 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.8% | 4.7% | ▲ 3.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.8% | 1.6% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 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.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Tri-City Jr High School
- #449Riverton Middle SchoolRiverton CUSD 14 · 6.3 mi away449th of 685
ELA 53% ▼7 · Math 22% ▼20Compare - #303Rochester Intermediate SchoolRochester CUSD 3A · 8.9 mi away303rd of 685
ELA 52% ▼8 · Math 43% ▲1Compare - #466Sangamon Valley Middle SchoolSangamon Valley CUSD 9 · 8.9 mi away466th of 685
ELA 54% ▼6 · Math 19% ▼23Compare - #257Rochester Jr High SchoolRochester CUSD 3A · 9.4 mi away257th of 685
ELA 67% ▲7 · Math 36% ▼6Compare - #65Williamsville Jr High SchoolWilliamsville CUSD 15 · 10 mi away65th of 685
ELA 82% ▲22 · Math 59% ▲17Compare - #685Washington Middle SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 11.5 mi away685th of 685
ELA 10% ▼50 · Math 3% ▼39Compare - #140Lincoln Magnet SchoolSpringfield SD 186 · 12.5 mi away140th of 685
ELA 78% ▲18 · Math 45% ▲3Compare - #597Edinburg Jr High SchoolEdinburg CUSD 4 · 13.1 mi away597th of 685
ELA 29% ▼31 · Math 19% ▼23Compare
What school district is Tri-City Jr High School in?
Tri-City Jr High School is part of the Tri City CUSD 1 district in Buffalo, Illinois.
Is Tri-City Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Tri-City Jr High School 264th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 61% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Tri-City Jr High School?
White 92%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 2% (127 students, 2023–24).
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.