Mt Carmel Junior High School
Mount Carmel, IL · Wabash CUSD 348
Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Town, distant
547th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 20%▼ Declining
201 N Pear St, Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618)262-8886NCES ID 174047004372Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Mt Carmel Junior High School 547th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 20% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 51th in 2019 to 20th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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 213 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 2001, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.7% | 92.5% | ▼ 3.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.5% | 4.7% | ▲ 4.2 pts | |
| Black | 0.3% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.2% | 0.9% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 2001. 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 $131K in zip 62863 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Mt Carmel Junior High School
- #493Parkview Jr High SchoolLawrence County CUD 20 · 21.7 mi away493rd of 685
ELA 52% ▲3 · Math 15% ▲6Compare - #366Sumner Attendance CenterRed Hill CUSD 10 · 21.9 mi away366th of 685
ELA 60% ▲11 · Math 26% ▲17Compare - #267Richland County Middle SchoolRichland County CUSD 1 · 28.4 mi away267th of 685
ELA 63% ▲14 · Math 38% ▲29Compare
What school district is Mt Carmel Junior High School in?
Mt Carmel Junior High School is part of the Wabash CUSD 348 district in Mount Carmel, Illinois.
Is Mt Carmel Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Mt Carmel Junior High School 547th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 20% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Mt Carmel Junior High School?
White 93%, Hispanic 5% (213 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Mt Carmel Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62863 is $131K 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.