The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Central Junior High School
Central Junior High School serves students in grades five through eight in Camp Point, a small rural village in eastern Adams County. The school enrolls about two hundred students, distributed fairly evenly across the upper-elementary and junior-high grades. The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic students, students of multiple races, and one each of Asian and Native American students. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, English learners, and special education were not available.
The school's academic performance shows a mixed picture across mathematics and English language arts, with science results available for only two grades. In English language arts, performance is stronger: around half or more of fifth, sixth, and seventh graders meet the state's proficiency standard, with eighth grade at roughly forty percent. Mathematics tells a different story. Fifth-grade math proficiency is in the high twenties, sixth grade dips to around twenty-three percent, seventh grade rises to about one-third, and eighth grade falls to roughly nineteen percent. Science results are available for fifth and eighth grades only, with approximately half of fifth graders meeting standards and about forty-three percent of eighth graders doing so. Test participation rates are high across the school, consistently at or near one hundred percent. The state changed its proficiency cut scores across subjects for this testing cycle, so prior-year comparisons are not available.
Among the eight districts in Adams County, Central Junior High's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint of county results. Parents may want to look into the school's math support structures and interventions, particularly for the middle grades, to understand how the school addresses the gap between math and reading performance and what resources are available for students who struggle with mathematics.
The school sits on a rural campus about two miles northeast of Camp Point proper, along Illinois Route 94. Camp Point itself is a quiet village with a small main street and surrounding farmland. Housing values in the area are moderate, and the community has recently seen some growth, with new residential subdivisions and a handful of new businesses opening in the past several years. The largest local employer is a skilled-nursing facility, though regional opportunities exist in Mount Sterling and Quincy, both within driving distance. The Central CUSD 3 district is itself a substantial local employer.
State assessment data for grades three and four were not available, as is typical for schools serving those grades outside the regular testing windows. No graduation rate is applicable, as the school does not serve high school grades. Information on the school's course offerings, staffing, or specialized programs was not provided in the available data.
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