Amboy Jr High School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Amboy, Illinois
Amboy Jr High School in Amboy, Illinois enrolled 210 students in 2024-25 with 17.5 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
210 students in 2022-23, 207 students in 2023-24, 210 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.5 to 17.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 210 | 16.5 | 12.7 |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 17.6 | 11.8 |
| 2024-25 | 210 | 17.5 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Illinois middle schools
Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 430 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Amboy Jr High School enrolled 215 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 26 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 430 of the 215 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions26
- Chronically absent17.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.1% of students were White, 9.5% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.1%
- Hispanic9.5%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Amboy Jr High School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25% | 31% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 21% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Amboy Jr High School
- Northbrook SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 526 students, 13.8 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Paw Paw Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 18 miles away: 42 students, 7.3 per teacher (2024-25).18 mi
- Compare Amboy Jr High School with Northbrook SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Amboy Community Unit School District #272 spends per student$17,197 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,197
- The largest public schools in IllinoisAmboy Jr High School is the number 548 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#548 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Amboy Jr High School
How many students attend Amboy Jr High School?
210 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 210 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Amboy, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Amboy Jr High School?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Amboy Jr High School a Title I school?
Amboy Jr High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Amboy Jr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Amboy Jr High School scored proficient or above: 25% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Amboy Jr High School in?
Amboy Community Unit School District #272, NCES district ID 1703690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170369000061 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.