Taylorville Jr High School
Taylorville, IL · Taylorville CUSD 3
Regular public school · Grades 5 - 8 · Town, distant
249th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 64%▼ Declining
120 E Bidwell St, Taylorville, IL 62568
(217)824-4924NCES ID 173870003937Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Taylorville Jr High School 249th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 64% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 70th in 2019 to 64th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
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.
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.
Two or more races (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.
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 650 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.0% | 92.6% | ▼ 2.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.1% | 4.8% | ▲ 1.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.6% | 1.2% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.5% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.4 pts | |
| Asian | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.0 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 $146K in zip 62568 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Taylorville Jr High School
- #597Edinburg Jr High SchoolEdinburg CUSD 4 · 8.7 mi away597th of 685
ELA 29% ▼39 · Math 19% ▼17Compare - #272Morrisonville Jr High SchoolMorrisonville CUSD 1 · 12.8 mi away272nd of 685
ELA 79% ▲11 · Math 21% ▼15Compare - #545Central A & M Middle SchoolCentral A & M CUD 21 · 13.5 mi away545th of 685
ELA 46% ▼22 · Math 13% ▼23Compare - #247Pana Jr High SchoolPana CUSD 8 · 16.3 mi away247th of 685
ELA 62% ▼6 · Math 42% ▲6Compare - #303Rochester Intermediate SchoolRochester CUSD 3A · 17.8 mi away303rd of 685
ELA 52% ▼16 · Math 43% ▲7Compare - #462Meridian Middle SchoolMeridian CUSD 15 · 18.7 mi away462nd of 685
ELA 47% ▼21 · Math 26% ▼10Compare - #257Rochester Jr High SchoolRochester CUSD 3A · 18.7 mi away257th of 685
ELA 67% ▼1 · Math 36% =Compare - #203Auburn Jr High at DivernonAuburn CUSD 10 · 19.1 mi away203rd of 685
ELA 75% ▲7 · Math 37% ▲1Compare
What school district is Taylorville Jr High School in?
Taylorville Jr High School is part of the Taylorville CUSD 3 district in Taylorville, Illinois.
Is Taylorville Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Taylorville Jr High School 249th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 64% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Taylorville Jr High School?
White 93%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 1% (650 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Taylorville Jr High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62568 is $146K 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.