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Amboy Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

240 N Metcalf Ave, Amboy, IL 61310 · (815) 857-3528 · Part of Amboy Community Unit School District 272

Amboy Township’s School Grade B− better than 50% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
210
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Amboy Jr High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Amboy Township kids: Amboy High School

On the path

Where Amboy Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Amboy Central Elem Schoolin Amboy
5–8Amboy Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Amboy High Schoolin Amboy

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

240 N Metcalf Ave, Amboy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 562
Grade 654
Grade 748
Grade 846
Enrollment over time
237’20
220’21
210’22
207’23
210’24

Down 11.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Amboy Jr High School from Amboy Township families.

Other schools in Amboy Community Unit School District 272

The district →
Amboy Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Amboy
A
283 students13:1
Amboy High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Amboy
B−
229 students11:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Amboy Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.