Jefferson Middle School
Champaign, IL · Champaign CUSD 4
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · City, small
472nd of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 31%· Stable
1115 Crescent Dr, Champaign, IL 61821
(217)351-3790NCES ID 170942000550Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Middle School 472nd of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 31% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 32th in 2019 to 31th in 2025.
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), Asian (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 711 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 33.7% | 46.4% | ▲ 12.7 pts | |
| White | 50.4% | 29.3% | ▼ 21.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 5.5% | 10.3% | ▲ 4.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.6% | 9.4% | ▲ 7.8 pts | |
| Asian | 8.3% | 4.6% | ▼ 3.7 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 $205K in zip 61821 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2001
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Jefferson Middle School
- #496Edison Middle SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 1.9 mi away496th of 685
ELA 39% ▼8 · Math 27% ▲3Compare - #522Franklin Middle SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.1 mi away522nd of 685
ELA 36% ▼11 · Math 27% ▲3Compare - #651Urbana Middle SchoolUrbana SD 116 · 4 mi away651st of 685
ELA 21% ▼26 · Math 12% ▼12Compare - #374Unity Jr High SchoolTolono CUSD 7 · 7.7 mi away374th of 685
ELA 54% ▲7 · Math 31% ▲7Compare - #101Mahomet-Seymour Jr High SchoolMahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 · 9.4 mi away101st of 685
ELA 74% ▲27 · Math 59% ▲35Compare - #43St Joseph Middle SchoolSt Joseph CCSD 169 · 13 mi away43rd of 685
ELA 83% ▲36 · Math 66% ▲42Compare - #434Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High SchBlue Ridge CUSD 18 · 13.7 mi away434th of 685
ELA 49% ▲2 · Math 27% ▲3Compare - #81Prairieview-Ogden Jr High SchPrairieview-Ogden CCSD 197 · 15 mi away81st of 685
ELA 86% ▲39 · Math 52% ▲28Compare
What school district is Jefferson Middle School in?
Jefferson Middle School is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district in Champaign, Illinois.
Is Jefferson Middle School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Jefferson Middle School 472nd of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 31% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Middle School?
Black 46%, White 29%, Hispanic 10%, Two or more races 9% (711 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Jefferson Middle School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61821 is $205K 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.