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Putnam County Jr High School

Mc Nabb, IL · Putnam County CUSD 535

Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant

458th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 33% Improving

13183 N 350th Ave, Mc Nabb, IL 61335

(815)882-2800NCES ID 173296003409Directory 202324

171
Students
2023–24 enrollment
12.2:1
Student / teacher ratio
37%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
20.4%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Putnam County Jr High School 458th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 33% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 26th in 2019 to 33th in 2025 — improving.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%33%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Putnam County Jr High School
47%
IL average
52%
Math
Putnam County Jr High School
27%
IL average
38%
Science
Putnam County Jr High School
57%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Putnam County Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%47%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Putnam County Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%27%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Putnam County Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%57%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%49%30%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%31%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%82%62%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2019) 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.

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 171 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic15%White82%
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categories changedHispanic 15%White 82%96%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White91.3%81.9% 9.4 pts
Hispanic4.4%14.6% 10.2 pts
Two or more races1.6%2.3% 0.7 pts
Black2.2%1.2% 1.0 pts
Asian0.5%0.0% 0.5 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.

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What school district is Putnam County Jr High School in?

Putnam County Jr High School is part of the Putnam County CUSD 535 district in Mc Nabb, Illinois.

Is Putnam County Jr High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Putnam County Jr High School 458th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 33% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Putnam County Jr High School?

White 82%, Hispanic 15%, Two or more races 2%, Black 1% (171 students, 2023–24).

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.