New Athens Jr High
New Athens, IL · New Athens CUSD 60
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
100th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 85%▲ Improving
501 Hanft St, New Athens, IL 62264
(618)475-2172NCES ID 172796004764Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks New Athens Jr High 100th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 85% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 57th in 2019 to 86th in 2025 — improving.
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 93 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.7% | 96.8% | ▲ 0.1 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 1.1% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Black | 3.3% | 1.1% | ▼ 2.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 1.1% | ▲ 1.1 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 $163K in zip 62264 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 New Athens Jr High
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ELA 74% ▼5 · Math 58% ▲2Compare - #170Mascoutah Middle SchoolMascoutah CUD 19 · 12.9 mi away170th of 685
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ELA 77% ▼2 · Math 63% ▲7Compare - #525Whiteside Middle SchoolWhiteside SD 115 · 15.8 mi away525th of 685
ELA 44% ▼35 · Math 18% ▼38Compare - #290Coulterville Junior High SchoolCoulterville USD 1 · 16.8 mi away290th of 685
ELA 49% ▼30Compare - #165Shiloh Middle SchoolShiloh Village SD 85 · 16.9 mi away165th of 685
ELA 69% ▼10 · Math 50% ▼6Compare
What school district is New Athens Jr High in?
New Athens Jr High is part of the New Athens CUSD 60 district in New Athens, Illinois.
Is New Athens Jr High a good school?
SchoolRow ranks New Athens Jr High 100th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 85% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of New Athens Jr High?
White 97%, Asian 1%, Black 1%, Two or more races 1% (93 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near New Athens Jr High cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62264 is $163K 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.