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C+

Central Junior High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee, IL 61443 · (309) 853-4290 · Part of Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

Kewanee Township’s School Grade C better than 25% of Illinois school districts

Students
235
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Central Junior High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 12.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Kewanee Township kids: Kewanee High School

On the path

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

2–3Irving Elem Schoolin Kewanee
7–8Central Junior HighYou are here
9–12Kewanee High Schoolin Kewanee

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts26%
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).

215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7128
Grade 8107
Enrollment over time
269’20
274’21
250’22
218’23
235’24

Down 12.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 54%Hispanic 29%Black 9%Two or more races 9%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Junior High from Kewanee Township families.

Other schools in Kewanee Community Unit School District 229

The district →

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