Centralia Jr High School
Centralia, IL · Centralia SD 135
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 8 · Town, remote
611th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 11%· Stable
900 S Pine St, Centralia, IL 62801
(618)532-1907NCES ID 170927000535Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Centralia Jr High School 611th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 11% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 15th in 2019 to 11th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
Hispanic (last reported 2022), Black (last reported 2024) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) 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 584 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 67.4% | 59.6% | ▼ 7.8 pts | |
| Black | 29.0% | 17.8% | ▼ 11.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 15.4% | ▲ 15.4 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.2% | 6.2% | ▲ 4.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 1.0% | ▲ 0.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 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 $105K in zip 62801 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Centralia Jr High School
- #670Sandoval Jr High SchoolSandoval CUSD 501 · 7 mi away670th of 685
ELA 13% ▼22Compare - #321Franklin Park Middle SchoolSalem SD 111 · 12.7 mi away321st of 685
ELA 65% ▲30 · Math 28% ▲19Compare - #250Carlyle Junior High SchoolCarlyle CUSD 1 · 15.1 mi away250th of 685
ELA 70% ▲35 · Math 34% ▲25Compare - #465Patoka Jr High SchoolPatoka CUSD 100 · 17.3 mi away465th of 685
ELA 36% ▲1Compare - #630Zadok Casey Middle SchoolMount Vernon SD 80 · 18.1 mi away630th of 685
ELA 30% ▼5 · Math 10% ▲1Compare - #105Breese Elem SchoolBreese ESD 12 · 22 mi away105th of 685
ELA 78% ▲43 · Math 54% ▲45Compare - #620South Central Middle SchoolSouth Central CUD 401 · 23 mi away620th of 685
ELA 27% ▼8 · Math 15% ▲6Compare - #523Spring Garden Middle SchoolSpring Garden Community Consolidated School District 178 · 28.1 mi away523rd of 685
ELA 43% ▲8 · Math 19% ▲10Compare
What school district is Centralia Jr High School in?
Centralia Jr High School is part of the Centralia SD 135 district in Centralia, Illinois.
Is Centralia Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Centralia Jr High School 611th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 11% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Centralia Jr High School?
White 60%, Black 18%, Two or more races 15%, Hispanic 6% (584 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Centralia Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62801 is $105K 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.