📍 914 W Truitt Ave, Chillicothe, Peoria County, 61523
Chillicothe Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chillicothe, Peoria County. The school has 239 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joe Gallo. It is part of the Il Valley Central USD 321 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Chillicothe Jr High enrolls 239 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 14.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 239 students (48%) 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.
Chillicothe Jr High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 37, state house district 73.
Chillicothe Jr High is one of 7 schools in Il Valley Central USD 321, based in Chillicothe, Illinois. The district serves 2,071 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 239 students, Chillicothe Jr High is smaller than the district average of about 296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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