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Sherrard Jr High School

Sherrard, IL · Sherrard CUSD 200

Regular public school · Grades 7 - 8 · Rural, fringe

460th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 33% Declining

4701 176th Ave, Sherrard, IL 61281

(309)593-2135NCES ID 173618003748Directory 202324

206
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
35%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Sherrard Jr High School 460th 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 81th in 2019 to 33th in 2025 — declining.

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
Sherrard Jr High School
45%
IL average
52%
Math
Sherrard Jr High School
28%
IL average
38%
Science
Sherrard Jr High School
59%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Sherrard Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%45%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Sherrard Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%28%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Sherrard Jr High School IL average
25%50%75%59%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%46%36%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%29%8%0%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%60%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

7%White88%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 88%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.8%87.9% 6.9 pts
Hispanic0.9%6.8% 5.9 pts
Two or more races1.3%4.4% 3.1 pts
Black0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts
Pacific Islander0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts
Asian1.7%0.0% 1.7 pts
American Indian1.3%0.0% 1.3 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 $256K in zip 61281 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012

$62K$124K$185K$247K$236K2012201520202025

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What school district is Sherrard Jr High School in?

Sherrard Jr High School is part of the Sherrard CUSD 200 district in Sherrard, Illinois.

Is Sherrard Jr High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Sherrard Jr High School 460th 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 Sherrard Jr High School?

White 88%, Hispanic 7%, Two or more races 4% (206 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Sherrard Jr High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61281 is $256K 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.