📍 240 N Metcalf Ave, Amboy, Lee County, 61310
Amboy Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Amboy, Lee County. The school has 210 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Full. It is part of the Amboy CUSD 272 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Amboy Jr High School enrolls 210 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 210 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Amboy Jr High School 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 45, state house district 90.
Amboy Jr High School is one of 3 schools in Amboy CUSD 272, based in Amboy, Illinois. The district serves 722 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 210 students, Amboy Jr High School is close to the district average of about 241 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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