Effingham Junior High School
Effingham, IL · Effingham CUSD 40
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, remote
401st of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 41%▲ Improving
600 S Henrietta St, Effingham, IL 62401
(217)540-1300NCES ID 171356000654Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Effingham Junior High School 401st of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 41% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 33th in 2019 to 42th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Asian (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2022) 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 2023), Asian (last reported 2019), Black (last reported 2022) 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 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) 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 486 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1994, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.2% | 84.6% | ▼ 9.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.8% | 9.5% | ▲ 7.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.3% | 3.3% | ▲ 1.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 1.4% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1994. 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 $234K in zip 62401 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Effingham Junior High School in?
Effingham Junior High School is part of the Effingham CUSD 40 district in Effingham, Illinois.
Is Effingham Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Effingham Junior High School 401st of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 41% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Effingham Junior High School?
White 85%, Hispanic 10%, Two or more races 3%, Asian 1% (486 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Effingham Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62401 is $234K 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.