Pontiac Jr High School
Fairview Heights, IL · Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Suburb, large
528th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 23%▼ Declining
400 Ashland Ave, Fairview Heights, IL 62208
(618)233-6004NCES ID 173219003367Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Pontiac Jr High School 528th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 23% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 62th in 2019 to 23th in 2025 — declining.
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 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 218 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 48.7% | 45.0% | ▼ 3.7 pts | |
| White | 35.4% | 31.7% | ▼ 3.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.4% | 12.4% | ▲ 4.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.0% | 7.8% | ▲ 3.8 pts | |
| Asian | 3.1% | 3.2% | ▲ 0.1 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 $196K in zip 62208 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2004
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Pontiac Jr High School
- #346Joseph Arthur Middle SchoolCentral SD 104 · 1.2 mi away346th of 685
ELA 56% ▲7 · Math 34% ▲21Compare - #512Grant Middle SchoolGrant CCSD 110 · 2.1 mi away512th of 685
ELA 50% ▲1 · Math 13% =Compare - #149Wolf Branch Middle SchoolWolf Branch SD 113 · 2.4 mi away149th of 685
ELA 69% ▲20 · Math 53% ▲40Compare - #429West Jr High SchoolBelleville SD 118 · 3.3 mi away429th of 685
ELA 56% ▲7 · Math 20% ▲7Compare - #525Whiteside Middle SchoolWhiteside SD 115 · 3.6 mi away525th of 685
ELA 44% ▼5 · Math 18% ▲5Compare - #91Fulton Jr High SchoolO Fallon CCSD 90 · 3.6 mi away91st of 685
ELA 79% ▲30 · Math 56% ▲43Compare - #165Shiloh Middle SchoolShiloh Village SD 85 · 4.2 mi away165th of 685
ELA 69% ▲20 · Math 50% ▲37Compare - #186Amelia V Carriel Jr HighO Fallon CCSD 90 · 4.6 mi away186th of 685
ELA 70% ▲21 · Math 45% ▲32Compare
What school district is Pontiac Jr High School in?
Pontiac Jr High School is part of the Pontiac-W Holliday SD 105 district in Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Is Pontiac Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Pontiac Jr High School 528th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 23% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Pontiac Jr High School?
Black 45%, White 32%, Two or more races 12%, Hispanic 8% (218 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Pontiac Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62208 is $196K 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.