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Athens Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

501 Warrior Way, Athens, IL 62613 · (217) 636-8380 · Part of Athens Community Unit School District 213

Athens’ School Grade B+ better than 66% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
144
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Athens Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Athens kids: Athens Sr High School

On the path

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

PK–3Cantrall Elem Schoolin Cantrall
7–8Athens Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Athens Sr High School299 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

501 Warrior Way, Athens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 780
Grade 864
Enrollment over time
160’20
148’21
165’22
148’23
144’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Athens Junior High School from Athens families.

Other schools in Athens Community Unit School District 213

The district →
Cantrall Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Cantrall
A
334 students13:1
Cantrall Intermediate School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Cantrall
A−
184 students14:1
Athens Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Athens
B
299 students13:1

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; Athens’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.