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Watseka Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka, IL 60970 · (815) 432-2115 · Part of Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

Belmont Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
202
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Watseka Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Belmont Township kids: Watseka Comm High School

On the path

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

1–5Glenn Raymond Schoolin Watseka
6–8Watseka Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Watseka Comm High Schoolin Watseka

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency16%
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 ↗

138 S Belmont Ave, Watseka

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 661
Grade 767
Grade 874
Enrollment over time
275’20
210’21
201’22
211’23
202’24

Down 26.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Watseka Junior High School from Belmont Township families.

Other schools in Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9

The district →
Wanda Kendall Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Watseka
B+
122 students13:1
Glenn Raymond School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Watseka
321 students12:1
Watseka Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Watseka
B−
294 students12:1

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