State/Public Middle Open

Farmington Central Jr High Sch

๐Ÿ“ 300 N Lightfoot Rd, Farmington, Peoria County, 61531

262
Pupils
13.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Farmington Central Jr High Sch is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Farmington, Peoria County. The school has 262 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Uptmor. It is part of the Farmington Central CUSD 265 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Chris Uptmor
School district
Farmington Central CUSD 265

Enrollment & staffing

Farmington Central Jr High Sch enrolls 262 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.

Male students
139 (53%)
Female students
123 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student-teacher ratio
13.1:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 1.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.5% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24694%
Hispanic or Latino51.9%
Black or African American41.5%
Two or more races41.5%
Asian2<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

111 of the school's 262 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Farmington Central Jr High Sch is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 46, state house district 91.

School district: Farmington Central CUSD 265

Farmington Central Jr High Sch is one of 3 schools in Farmington Central CUSD 265, based in Farmington, Illinois. The district serves 1,269 students district-wide and employs 86 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 262 students, Farmington Central Jr High Sch is smaller than the district average of about 423 students per school.

1,269
District students
3
Schools
86
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

36%
Reading proficient
24%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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