Watseka Junior High School
Watseka, IL · Iroquois County CUSD 9
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Town, distant
255th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 63%▲ Improving
138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka, IL 60970
(815)432-2115NCES ID 172017000820Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Watseka Junior High School 255th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 63% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 56th in 2019 to 63th in 2025 — improving.
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 2019) 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 211 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1994, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 86.5% | 78.2% | ▼ 8.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 4.9% | 13.7% | ▲ 8.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.8% | 4.7% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Black | 2.6% | 3.3% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Asian | 1.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.8% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1994. 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 60970 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Watseka Junior High School
- #66Donovan Jr High SchoolDonovan CUSD 3 · 10.1 mi away66th of 685
ELA 81% ▲15 · Math 60% ▲23Compare - #280Iroquois West Middle SchoolIroquois West CUSD 10 · 15.1 mi away280th of 685
ELA 59% ▼7 · Math 41% ▲4Compare - #283Cissna Park Jr High SchoolCissna Park CUSD 6 · 16.1 mi away283rd of 685
ELA 61% ▼5 · Math 38% ▲1Compare - #367John L Nash Middle SchoolCentral CUSD 4 · 16.5 mi away367th of 685
ELA 50% ▼16 · Math 35% ▼2Compare - #592Hoopeston Area Middle SchoolHoopeston Area CUSD 11 · 21.7 mi away592nd of 685
ELA 37% ▼29 · Math 12% ▼25Compare - #306Tri-Point Jr High/ElementaryTri Point CUSD 6-J · 24 mi away306th of 685
ELA 50% ▼16 · Math 45% ▲8Compare - #610Kankakee Junior High SchoolKankakee SD 111 · 24.5 mi away610th of 685
ELA 28% ▼38 · Math 16% ▼21Compare - #494Bradley Central Middle SchoolBradley SD 61 · 26.9 mi away494th of 685
ELA 53% ▼13 · Math 14% ▼23Compare
What school district is Watseka Junior High School in?
Watseka Junior High School is part of the Iroquois County CUSD 9 district in Watseka, Illinois.
Is Watseka Junior High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Watseka Junior High School 255th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 63% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Watseka Junior High School?
White 78%, Hispanic 14%, Two or more races 5%, Black 3% (211 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Watseka Junior High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60970 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.