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Jasper Co Jr High

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

1104 W Jourdan St, Newton, IL 62448 · (618) 783-4202 · Part of Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

Wade Township’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
176
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Jasper Co Jr High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wade Township kids: Newton Comm High School

On the path

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

1–6Newton Elem Schoolin Newton
7–8Jasper Co Jr HighYou are here
9–12Newton Comm High Schoolin Newton

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1104 W Jourdan St, Newton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 787
Grade 889
Enrollment over time
159’20
175’21
192’22
205’23
176’24

Up 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 97%Hispanic 2%Black <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Jasper Co Jr High from Wade Township families.

Other schools in Jasper County Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Ste Marie Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Sainte Marie
133 students17:1
Newton Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–6 · Newton
B
476 students13:1
Newton Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
B−
412 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; Wade Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.