Amelia V Carriel Jr High, O Fallon IL

Original Research by School Decision on Amelia V Carriel Jr High

Amelia V. Carriel Jr. High serves grades 6 through 8 in O'Fallon, a mid-sized suburban city in the Metro East near Scott Air Force Base and metropolitan St. Louis. The school is part of O'Fallon CCSD 90.

The school enrolls a student body that is majority white, with a substantial Black enrollment, a small Hispanic population, and very small Asian and multiracial groups. Specific free-or-reduced-price-lunch eligibility data was not available, so a reader seeking that information may want to contact the school directly.

On the most recent state assessments, Carriel shows a split profile across subjects. In English Language Arts, the school demonstrates solid performance: proficiency rates in grades 6, 7, and 8 cluster in the upper 60s to low 70s. The grade 7 cohort reached the highest mark. In mathematics, performance dips notably lower. Sixth-grade math proficiency sits in the mid 40s, seventh grade edges slightly higher in the upper 40s, and eighth grade drops into the low 40s. Science results for eighth grade fall in the low 60s. Overall proficiency across the school, averaging across tested subjects and grades, places the school above the midpoint among the county's other school districts. No state testing data was available for fifth-grade science, which is not tested at this school because it serves only grades 6 through 8.

The school's participation rates on state assessments are very strong, nearly universal across grades and subjects, suggesting reliable data and consistent student engagement with testing.

O'Fallon as a community has been growing steadily, with recent development focused on multifamily housing, townhomes, and senior living. Median home values in the area have softened modestly over the past year, while median rents have ticked up. The city sits on Interstate 64 with Highway 50 and Frank Scott Parkway as primary commercial corridors; most newer suburban schools and neighborhoods sit on dispersed campuses rather than in the historic downtown core. Housing affordability is moderate relative to national benchmarks.

Parents evaluating Carriel should be aware of property-tax context in the district. O'Fallon CCSD 90 approved a substantial working-cash-bond issue without a voter referendum in early 2024, adding new debt. The district has also adopted successive large property-tax levy increases in 2023, 2024, and 2025. These compound changes represent a sustained upward shift in the local property-tax burden that will affect homeowners over time.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 646%

School 46% · District 53% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 749%

School 49% · District 55% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 46% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 75% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Grade 772%

School 72% · District 76% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 76% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 66% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

This schoolO Fallon CCSD 90, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.