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Salt Fork Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

7087 N 600 East Rd, Sidell, IL 61876 · (217) 288-9306 · Part of Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

Jamaica Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
202
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Salt Fork Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jamaica Township kids: Salt Fork High School

On the path

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

PK–5Salt Fork South Elementary Schoolin Sidell
6–8Salt Fork Junior High SchoolYou are here
9–12Salt Fork High Schoolin Catlin

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

7087 N 600 East Rd, Sidell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 667
Grade 769
Grade 866
Enrollment over time
181’20
181’21
186’22
202’23
202’24

Up 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salt Fork Junior High School from Jamaica Township families.

Other schools in Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512

The district →
Salt Fork North Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Catlin
C+
274 students14:1
Salt Fork South Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sidell
C−
154 students9:1
Salt Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Catlin
C−
248 students15:1

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