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Taylorville Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

120 E Bidwell St, Taylorville, IL 62568 · (217) 824-4924 · Part of Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Taylorville Township’s Schools page →

Students
614
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Town
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Taylorville Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 15.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Taylorville Township kids: Taylorville Sr High School

On the path

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

3–4Memorial Elem Schoolin Taylorville
5–8Taylorville Jr High SchoolYou are here
9–12Taylorville Sr High Schoolin Taylorville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
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).

120 E Bidwell St, Taylorville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5129
Grade 6151
Grade 7171
Grade 8163
Enrollment over time
729’20
685’21
683’22
650’23
614’24

Down 15.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Taylorville Jr High School from Taylorville Township families.

Other schools in Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

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