Elverado Junior High School
Vergennes, IL · Elverado CUSD 196
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
18th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 97%▲ Improving
190 Harrison St, Vergennes, IL 62994
(618)684-3527NCES ID 171386001733Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Elverado Junior High School 18th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 97% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 70th in 2019 to 98th 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 69 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.6% | 85.5% | ▼ 12.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.8% | 5.8% | ▲ 5.0 pts | |
| Black | 0.8% | 4.3% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.0% | 4.3% | ▲ 4.3 pts | |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 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 $122K in zip 62994 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2021
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Elverado Junior High School
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ELA 70% ▼11 · Math 51%Compare - #379Trico Jr High SchoolTrico CUSD 176 · 12.4 mi away379th of 685
ELA 60% ▼21 · Math 24%Compare - #624Carbondale Middle SchoolCarbondale ESD 95 · 15.3 mi away624th of 685
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ELA 33% ▼48 · Math 11%Compare - #68Carterville Intermediate SchCarterville CUSD 5 · 17.4 mi away68th of 685
ELA 74% ▼7 · Math 67%Compare - #192Carterville Jr High SchCarterville CUSD 5 · 18.1 mi away192nd of 685
ELA 64% ▼17 · Math 49%Compare
What school district is Elverado Junior High School in?
Elverado Junior High School is part of the Elverado CUSD 196 district in Vergennes, Illinois.
Is Elverado Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Elverado Junior High School 18th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 97% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Elverado Junior High School?
White 86%, Hispanic 6%, Black 4%, Two or more races 4% (69 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Elverado Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62994 is $122K 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.