Shawnee Jr High School
Wolf Lake, IL · Shawnee CUSD 84
Regular public school · Grades 6 - 8 · Rural, distant
436th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 36%▲ Improving
3365 State Hwy 3 N, Wolf Lake, IL 62998
(618)833-5307NCES ID 174299004315Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Shawnee Jr High School 436th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 14th in 2019 to 36th 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 76 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 97.9% | 89.5% | ▼ 8.4 pts | |
| Black | 1.0% | 3.9% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 1.0% | 3.9% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 2.6% | ▲ 2.6 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.
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Shawnee Jr High School
- #332Anna Junior High SchoolAnna CCSD 37 · 9.6 mi away332nd of 685
ELA 67% ▲29 · Math 25%Compare - #368Cobden Jr High SchoolCobden SUD 17 · 9.8 mi away368th of 685
ELA 57% ▲19 · Math 28%Compare - #486Dongola Jr High SchoolDongola USD 66 · 16.6 mi away486th of 685
ELA 34% ▼4Compare - –Egyptian Jr High SchoolEgyptian CUSD 5 · 18.7 mi awayCompare
- #559Murphysboro Middle SchoolMurphysboro CUSD 186 · 19.4 mi away559th of 685
ELA 36% ▼2 · Math 20%Compare - #624Carbondale Middle SchoolCarbondale ESD 95 · 20.3 mi away624th of 685
ELA 28% ▼10 · Math 12%Compare - #192Carterville Jr High SchCarterville CUSD 5 · 26.5 mi away192nd of 685
ELA 64% ▲26 · Math 49%Compare - #68Carterville Intermediate SchCarterville CUSD 5 · 26.8 mi away68th of 685
ELA 74% ▲36 · Math 67%Compare
What school district is Shawnee Jr High School in?
Shawnee Jr High School is part of the Shawnee CUSD 84 district in Wolf Lake, Illinois.
Is Shawnee Jr High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Shawnee Jr High School 436th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Shawnee Jr High School?
White 90%, Black 4%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 3% (76 students, 2023–24).
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.