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Dupo Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

600 Louisa Ave, Dupo, IL 62239 · (618) 286-3214 · Part of Dupo Community Unit School District 196

Sugar Loaf Township’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
124
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Dupo Jr High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sugar Loaf Township kids: Dupo High School

On the path

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

PK–6Bluffview Elem Schoolin Dupo
7–8Dupo Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Dupo High Schoolin Dupo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

600 Louisa Ave, Dupo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 760
Grade 864
Enrollment over time
160’20
155’21
144’22
135’23
124’24

Down 22.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Black 11%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dupo Jr High School from Sugar Loaf Township families.

Other schools in Dupo Community Unit School District 196

The district →
Bluffview Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dupo
C+
501 students13:1
Dupo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dupo
C
259 students11:1

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