Egyptian Jr High School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Tamms, Illinois
Egyptian Jr High School in Tamms, Illinois enrolled 69 students in 2024-25 with 5.1 full-time teachers, 13.5 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 10-14% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
67 students in 2022-23, 71 students in 2023-24, 69 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 5.3 to 5.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 67 | 5.3 | 12.6 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 5.8 | 12.2 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 5.1 | 13.5 |
13.5 students per teacher, a higher 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 66 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Egyptian Jr High School enrolled 66 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 66 of the 66 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent38.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
84.1% of students were White, 10.1% of two or more races, 4.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White84.1%
- Two or more races10.1%
- Black4.3%
- Hispanic1.4%
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 Egyptian Jr High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 | 10‑14% | 10‑14% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 10% or less | 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 Egyptian Jr High School
- Dongola Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 51 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Anna Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 236 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Egyptian Jr High School with Dongola Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Egyptian CUSD 5 spends per student$16,366 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,366
- The largest public schools in IllinoisEgyptian Jr High School is the number 655 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#655 of 686
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.13.5:1
- 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 Egyptian Jr High School
How many students attend Egyptian Jr High School?
69 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 67 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tamms, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Egyptian Jr High School?
13.5 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 Egyptian Jr High School a Title I school?
Egyptian Jr High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Egyptian Jr High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Egyptian Jr High School scored proficient or above: 10-14% in reading in 2021-22 and 10% or less 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 Egyptian Jr High School in?
Egyptian CUSD 5, NCES district ID 1713590. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171359001655 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.