The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in English language arts. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Morrisonville Jr High School
Morrisonville Jr High School serves grades seven and eight in a rural central-Illinois village, with an enrollment of just over forty students. This is a small school in a small district, and that scale shapes every aspect of the learning environment.
The school's most recent state assessment results show a striking divide by subject and grade. In English language arts, seventh graders achieved proficiency at a rate well above the middle of the pack among Christian County districts, and eighth graders performed even more strongly. Math tells a different story. Seventh-grade math proficiency was low, and eighth-grade math proficiency, while slightly higher, remains well below what the state expects. Science results for eighth grade sit roughly in the middle of county performance. All tested students participated in the assessments, showing no enrollment or absenteeism barrier to taking the exams themselves.
The gap between reading and math is real and worth understanding. A parent considering this school might ask the district directly what math support strategies are in place and whether students have access to tutoring or targeted intervention. The school's small size means fewer elective courses than a larger middle school would offer, but it also means less anonymity and closer relationships between staff and students.
The student body is predominantly white, with a handful of multiracial students and no reported enrollment of students of color, English learners, or students with documented disabilities, though the absence of data on special-education and English-learner counts does not tell you those students are not present. Free-or-reduced-price-lunch data was not available. The school sits within Morrisonville, a declining rural village about forty-five miles south of Springfield where agriculture and small businesses anchor the local economy. Median home values are modest, and the village has seen a slow population decline.
The district itself preserved its high school after voters rejected a 2022 deactivation plan that would have sent ninth through twelfth graders to a neighboring district. That vote affirmed local commitment to keeping schooling in Morrisonville, and it remains an open question whether that capacity can be sustained as enrollment pressures continue.
This is a school suited to families who value small-town roots, close-knit peer groups, and direct access to teachers. It is not a school that will offer the breadth of AP courses or career pathways that larger districts provide. Academic support in math, in particular, deserves clarification before enrollment.
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