Carterville Jr High Sch
Carterville, IL · Carterville CUSD 5
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Town, remote
192nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 72%▼ Declining
816 S Division St, Carterville, IL 62918
(618)985-4500NCES ID 170864000505Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Carterville Jr High Sch 192nd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 72% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 90th in 2019 to 72th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop 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), Asian (last reported 2022) and Black (last reported 2023) stop 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), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop 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 348 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 90.2% | 80.5% | ▼ 9.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.5% | 8.6% | ▲ 7.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.0% | 6.0% | ▲ 2.0 pts | |
| Black | 2.8% | 2.6% | ▼ 0.2 pts | |
| Asian | 1.1% | 2.3% | ▲ 1.2 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 $199K in zip 62918 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2008
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Carterville Jr High Sch
- #68Carterville Intermediate SchCarterville CUSD 5 · 0.8 mi away68th of 685
ELA 74% ▲10 · Math 67% ▲18Compare - #282Herrin Middle SchoolHerrin CUSD 4 · 4 mi away282nd of 685
ELA 63% ▼1 · Math 36% ▼13Compare - #624Carbondale Middle SchoolCarbondale ESD 95 · 7 mi away624th of 685
ELA 28% ▼36 · Math 12% ▼37Compare - #443Marion Jr High SchoolMarion CUSD 2 · 7.3 mi away443rd of 685
ELA 44% ▼20 · Math 31% ▼18Compare - #565Washington Middle SchoolJohnston City CUSD 1 · 9.4 mi away565th of 685
ELA 38% ▼26 · Math 17% ▼32Compare - #609Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolZeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 · 12.4 mi away609th of 685
ELA 33% ▼31 · Math 11% ▼38Compare - #579Central Jr High SchoolFrankfort CUSD 168 · 13.9 mi away579th of 685
ELA 40% ▼24 · Math 12% ▼37Compare - #559Murphysboro Middle SchoolMurphysboro CUSD 186 · 15 mi away559th of 685
ELA 36% ▼28 · Math 20% ▼29Compare
What school district is Carterville Jr High Sch in?
Carterville Jr High Sch is part of the Carterville CUSD 5 district in Carterville, Illinois.
Is Carterville Jr High Sch a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Carterville Jr High Sch 192nd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 72% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Carterville Jr High Sch?
White 81%, Hispanic 9%, Two or more races 6%, Black 3% (348 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Carterville Jr High Sch cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62918 is $199K 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.