The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Science. The lowest is 10% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lewistown Jr/sr High School
Lewistown Jr/Sr High School serves grades seven through twelve in a small rural setting north of the county seat, drawing students from a mixed city, village, and rural community. The school is part of Lewistown CUSD 97, a unified district covering several small towns in central Fulton County.
The student body is small, with roughly a quarter of students distributed across the six grade levels. The population is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic enrollment and a handful of students from other backgrounds. Data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility and English learner status were not available, so a parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand the profile of students receiving support services or learning English.
Academic performance in the junior high grades is weak. In grade seven, math proficiency was low and English language arts proficiency was also low. Grade eight showed slightly better results in English language arts, while math proficiency remained low. Science proficiency in grade eight was at roughly half. These are grades newly tested under revised state assessment standards, and cut scores shifted this year, so trends over time are not yet clear. State testing data for grades nine through twelve was not available, as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in its current form does not assess high school students; a parent may want to ask the school about how it measures and reports achievement in the high school grades, whether through ACT participation, AP exams, or other measures.
When placed against the six districts in Fulton County, Lewistown Jr/Sr High School ranks in the bottom quartile on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. The school's four-year graduation rate and chronic absenteeism rate were not reported in the data provided. A parent should ask the school about its graduation outcomes and student attendance trends.
The school sits on a separate rural campus, not in the downtown where the county courthouse and civic institutions anchor the town. Lewistown itself is a small county seat experiencing slow population decline since 2020. Housing values in the area are moderate and below both state and national medians. The local economy centers on health care, manufacturing, and retail, with county government, the school district, and some regional banking presence as institutional anchors. There is no fixed-route public transit; families rely on personal vehicles or the Fulton County Rural Transit System for travel.
Program information and staffing details were not available in the data provided. A parent considering this school should visit to observe classroom teaching, ask about course offerings in high school, and learn what academic supports are available for students working below grade level in the junior high grades.
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