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Bismarck-Henning Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

17302 E 2750 North Rd, Bismarck, IL 61814 · (217) 759-7301 · Part of Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District

Newell Township’s School Grade B better than 62% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
246
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Bismarck-Henning Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 59% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Newell Township kids: Coop HS 1

On the path

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

PK–4Bismarck-Henning Elem Schoolin Bismarck
5–8Bismarck-Henning Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Coop HS 1in Bismarck

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

17302 E 2750 North Rd, Bismarck

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 552
Grade 667
Grade 754
Grade 873
Enrollment over time
261’20
276’21
249’22
251’23
246’24

Down 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bismarck-Henning Jr High School from Newell Township families.

Other schools in Bismarck-Henning Consolidated Unit School District

The district →
Bismarck-Henning Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Bismarck
B+
309 students13:1
Coop HS 1
High · Grades 9–12 · Bismarck
C+
247 students

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