Is Quincy Junior High School a good school?

Quincy Junior High School ranks 892 nd of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Quincy Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,273 students attended Quincy Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Quincy Junior High School?

Students at Quincy Junior High School are 74% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What high school do graduates of Quincy Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Quincy Junior High School usually go on to attend Quincy Senior High School

Quincy Junior High School

Summary:

Quincy Junior High School is a public middle school in Quincy, Illinois, serving 1,348 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Quincy School District 172, which is ranked 548 out of 813 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Quincy Junior High School faces significant academic challenges, with student performance consistently below state and district averages across all grades and subjects. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 25.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.2% statewide and 28.4% for the district. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 17.3%, far behind the state average of 28.4% and the district's 20.5%. The school's performance in science is also below par, with only 40% of students proficient or better, compared to 53.2% statewide and 52.2% for the district. Concerning trends include increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.1% in 2019-2020 to 29.6% in 2023-2024.

In comparison, the nearby Unity Middle School, part of the Cusd 4 district, consistently outperforms Quincy Junior High School in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with significantly higher proficiency rates across all grades. For example, in 2023-2024, 60.6% of Unity Middle School students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to only 25.6% at Quincy Junior High School. Unity Middle School also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 15.4%, compared to 29.6% at Quincy Junior High School.

Detail:

Public 6-8

100 S 14th St
Quincy, IL 62301-4209

(217) 222-3073

District: Quincy School District 172

SchoolDigger Rank:
892^nd of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,923

Students who attend Quincy Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Quincy Senior High School

Feeder schools for Quincy Junior High School:

Elementary:	Colonel George Iles Elementary School
	Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School
	Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
	Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary
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	Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.5

Number of students: 1,273

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Two or more races:

12.9%

African American:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Quincy Junior High School ranks worse than 65.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.46. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.4%), two or more races (12.9%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Quincy Junior High School is 16.5. (See more...)

Compare Quincy Junior High School employs 77.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Quincy Junior High School is $11,923.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Quincy Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy Junior High School 892^nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Quincy Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Special Education students:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Disabled students:

Male students:

African American students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Quincy School District 172:

SchoolDigger ranks Quincy School District 172 548^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Quincy Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	57.10	571^st	1185	51.8%
2004	54.10	647^th	1204	46.3%
2005	61.36	560^th	1209	53.7%
2006	57.90	621^st	1272	51.2%
2007	64.35	521^st	1287	59.5%
2008	56.80	679^th	1293	47.5%
2009	44.90	851^st	1318	35.4%
2010	35.84	969^th	1327	27.0%
2011	35.54	983^rd	1344	26.9%
2012	30.64	1043^rd	1365	23.6%
2013	25.21	1080^th	1367	21.0%
2014	33.00	937^th	1322	29.1%
2015	42.07	679^th	1302	47.8%
2016	40.35	726^th	1294	43.9%
2017	34.65	826^th	1293	36.1%
2018	33.13	839^th	1293	35.1%
2019	34.57	853^rd	1356	37.1%
2021	57.26	425^th	1241	65.8%
2022	45.30	660^th	1369	51.8%
2023	38.73	797^th	1367	41.7%
2024	30.46	892^nd	1363	34.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.01	137^th	164	16.5%
2019	13.35	161^st	179	10.1%
2021	34.96	61^st	97	37.1%
2022	28.26	139^th	195	28.7%
2023	19.52	158^th	194	18.6%
2024	15.26	163^rd	184	11.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.82	427^th	602	29.1%
2019	32.99	500^th	792	36.9%
2021	41.72	265^th	548	51.6%
2022	33.54	515^th	781	34.1%
2023	29.70	554^th	805	31.2%
2024	23.09	682^nd	802	15.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.41	892^nd	1161	23.2%
2019	29.14	920^th	1217	24.4%
2021	55.94	330^th	1019	67.6%
2022	40.06	678^th	1221	44.5%
2023	35.84	790^th	1234	36.0%
2024	25.07	964^th	1219	20.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.90	873^rd	1226	28.8%
2019	32.91	859^th	1276	32.7%
2021	55.61	379^th	1017	62.7%
2022	50.13	550^th	1286	57.2%
2023	39.68	725^th	1275	43.1%
2024	33.17	798^th	1251	36.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.83	440^th	674	34.7%
2024	27.91	503^rd	639	21.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.70	744^th	1223	39.2%
2019	35.75	790^th	1296	39.0%
2021	51.79	414^th	1048	60.5%
2022	40.25	690^th	1286	46.3%
2023	37.46	755^th	1292	41.6%
2024	28.65	856^th	1264	32.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.94	382^nd	511	25.2%
2019	33.20	389^th	565	31.2%
2021	64.14	72^nd	385	81.3%
2022	33.03	386^th	573	32.6%
2023	36.76	340^th	569	40.2%
2024	34.27	363^rd	548	33.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.26	297^th	590	49.7%
2019	20.07	570^th	639	10.8%
2021	51.58	200^th	517	61.3%
2022	42.90	346^th	662	47.7%
2023	31.16	468^th	661	29.2%
2024	26.30	504^th	643	21.6%

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Rank History for White students at Quincy Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.19	788^th	889	11.4%
2019	18.62	778^th	905	14.0%
2021	43.51	427^th	813	47.5%
2022	29.43	654^th	898	27.2%
2023	23.17	748^th	895	16.4%
2024	16.93	764^th	875	12.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Quincy Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1391	85	11	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1488
1989	1467	90	11	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1569
1990	1408	102	16	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1527
1991	1463	111	19	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	1594
1992	1448	125	21	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	1596
1993	1584	125	21	5	3	n/a	n/a	0	1738
1994	1599	146	20	5	4	n/a	n/a	0	1774
1995	1541	132	21	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	1701
1996	1541	132	21	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	1701
1997	1486	127	17	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	1638
1998	1465	124	15	6	2	n/a	n/a	0	1612
1999	1448	140	8	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	1608
2000	1447	145	7	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	1614
2001	1459	161	11	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	1649
2002	1477	142	11	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	1646
2003	1477	142	11	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	1646
2004	1458	150	13	17	1	n/a	n/a	0	1639
2005	1448	141	11	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	1624
2006	1416	145	11	18	1	n/a	n/a	5	1596
2007	1338	140	10	16	4	n/a	n/a	2	1510
2008	1339	133	10	15	2	n/a	n/a	6	1505
2009	1262	119	10	14	1	n/a	n/a	14	1420
2010	1221	117	7	15	1	n/a	n/a	30	1391
2011	1172	95	8	24	1	0	58	0	1358
2012	1217	105	9	31	1	0	61	0	1424
2013	1235	104	8	22	1	0	65	0	1435
2014	1210	111	10	25	2	0	65	0	1423
2015	1165	124	12	23	2	1	70	0	1397
2016	1131	120	17	27	2	0	73	0	1370
2017	1104	151	17	30	5	1	82	0	1390
2018	1111	127	17	38	3	1	103	0	1400
2019	1139	130	14	53	4	3	111	0	1454
2020	1123	119	13	57	7	0	118	0	1437
2021	1109	122	11	57	6	3	123	0	1431
2022	1049	114	14	48	5	2	137	0	1369
2023	1017	111	11	45	1	3	160	0	1348
2024	947	96	9	55	1	1	164	0	1273

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Quincy Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1488	82.2	18.1	n/a
1989	1569	74.7	21.0	n/a
1990	1527	78.3	19.5	n/a
1991	1594	92.0	17.3	n/a
1992	1596	93.0	17.1	n/a
1993	1738	89.8	19.4	n/a
1994	1774	95.0	18.7	n/a
1995	1701	93.6	18.2	n/a
1996	1701	93.6	18.2	n/a
1997	1638	89.8	18.2	n/a
1998	1612	92.8	17.4	n/a
1999	1608	90.4	17.8	n/a
2000	1614	83.7	19.3	n/a
2001	1649	80.8	20.4	n/a
2002	1646	83.7	19.7	43.4
2003	1646	83.7	19.7	43.4
2004	1639	75.2	21.8	43.5
2005	1624	76.2	21.3	43
2006	1596	60.8	26.3	40.2
2007	1510	67.0	22.5	44.8
2008	1505	61.0	24.7	44.9
2009	1420	77.3	18.4	47.6
2010	1391	76.5	18.1	50.2
2011	1358	74.5	18.2	47.9
2012	1424	75.9	18.7	49.3
2013	1435	48.1	29.8	49.8
2014	1423	71.0	20.0	52.6
2015	1397	78.0	17.9	55.5
2016	1370	73.0	18.7	52
2017	1390	83.8	16.5	59.8
2018	1400	82.5	16.9	56.7
2019	1454	79.7	18.2	58
2020	1437	88.2	16.2	56.8
2021	1431	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1369	80.2	17.0	55.5
2023	1348	82.4	16.3	60.4
2024	1273	77.1	16.5	58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Quincy Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1488	82.2	18.1	n/a
1989	1569	74.7	21.0	n/a
1990	1527	78.3	19.5	n/a
1991	1594	92.0	17.3	n/a
1992	1596	93.0	17.1	n/a
1993	1738	89.8	19.4	n/a
1994	1774	95.0	18.7	n/a
1995	1701	93.6	18.2	n/a
1996	1701	93.6	18.2	n/a
1997	1638	89.8	18.2	n/a
1998	1612	92.8	17.4	n/a
1999	1608	90.4	17.8	n/a
2000	1614	83.7	19.3	n/a
2001	1649	80.8	20.4	n/a
2002	1646	83.7	19.7	43.4
2003	1646	83.7	19.7	43.4
2004	1639	75.2	21.8	43.5
2005	1624	76.2	21.3	43
2006	1596	60.8	26.3	40.2
2007	1510	67.0	22.5	44.8
2008	1505	61.0	24.7	44.9
2009	1420	77.3	18.4	47.6
2010	1391	76.5	18.1	50.2
2011	1358	74.5	18.2	47.9
2012	1424	75.9	18.7	49.3
2013	1435	48.1	29.8	49.8
2014	1423	71.0	20.0	52.6
2015	1397	78.0	17.9	55.5
2016	1370	73.0	18.7	52
2017	1390	83.8	16.5	59.8
2018	1400	82.5	16.9	56.7
2019	1454	79.7	18.2	58
2020	1437	88.2	16.2	56.8
2021	1431	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	1369	80.2	17.0	55.5
2023	1348	82.4	16.3	60.4
2024	1273	77.1	16.5	58.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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