District Characteristics

Average Class Size

21.9

click to view average class sizes by grade level
Total School Days

177

Total number of days in the academic year 2021-2022.

 
Low-Income Students

55%

students come from low-income families

 
English Learner Students

.5%

students whose primary language is not enlish

 
Enrollment

6,366

students enrolled for the 2021-2022 school year

 
IHSA Recognized Athletics and Activities

20

boys and girls IHSA athletic and activity programs
Middle School Athletics and Activities

14

middle school athletics and activities

 
Students with IEPs

19%

students receive services in accordance with their IEPs

 
Student Mobility

12%

students moving in or out during the year

 
Student Racial/Ethnic Diversity

🍎

2021-2022 QPS racial/ethnic diversity
Student and Teacher Services

🎓

support services available to students and teachers

Finance and Operations

Adequacy per the Evidence Based Funding

72%

FY 23 Adequacy level

 
2022 Ending Operational Fund Balance

$26,934,416

in millions of dollars
Expenditure to Revenue Ratio

$.93

spent per revenue dollar

 
2021 Local Property Tax Rate

$4

overall local property tax rate

 
Moody's Bond Rating

A2

bond rating from Moody's Investors

 
3.7 out of 4 points - Financial Review

🏆

financial score category received in 2023

2021-22 Expected Expenditure/Revenue Ratio

86%

balanced budget

 
$89 Million Dollar Bond Project

100%

percent of project completion

 

Learning Environment

Physical Education

⚽

average number of days per week a student has P.E.

 
Ambitious Instruction

✏️

Results of the 2021-2022 5Essentials Survey
Collaborative Teachers

🍎

Results of the 2021-2022 5Essentials Survey
Effective Leaders

👤

Results of the 2021-2022 5Essentials Survey

 
Involved Families

👪

Results of the 2021-2022 5Essentials Survey
Supportive Environment

🤝

Results of the 2021-2022 5Essentials Survey
QPS Project Lead the Way Coursework

🖥️

View the PLTW Coursework

 
CTE Coursework

1280

students enrolled in at least 1 CTE course

 
Student Teacher Ratio - High School

27:1

average number of students per teacher

 
Student-Teacher Ratio - Elementary

19:1

average number of students per teacher
Parent Perception of Quality

65%

parents very satisfied with their child's education per 5Essentials

 
Principal Retention

1

average number of principals for a school in the last 6 years

Student Attendance

88.9%

average daily student attendance rate
Student Safety

59%

students that feel safe per the 5Essentials Survey
Teacher Attendance

66.4%

teachers absent 10 or fewer days in a school year
Teachers with Advanced Degrees

40.1%

teachers with advanced degrees

 
Teacher Retention

85.7%

re: teachers returning to work at QPS

 

Student Success

All State Musicians

🎵

all state music honors

 
PLTW Gateway Distinguished School Award

🏆

Quincy Junior High 2018-2019

College and Career Readiness

74%

percentage of 9th grade on track
AP Coursework

322

students in grades 10, 11 and 12 taking one or more AP courses

 
DLM-AA - Science

🔬

student performance levels on the Dynamic Learning Maps Alt. Assessment 
DLM-AA - Math

➕

student performance levels on the Dynamic Learning Maps Alt. Assessment 
DLM-AA - ELA

📖

student performance levels on the Dynamic Learning Maps Alt. Assessment
District-Student Proficiency SAT - Math

40.7%

percentage of students who approached, met, or exceeded standards

 
Distric-Student Proficiency SAT - ELA

68.1%

percentage of students who approached, met, or exceeded standards
District-Student Proficiency IAR - Math

47.6%

percentage of students who approached, met, or exceeded standards

 
District-Student Proficiency IAR - ELA

48.6%

percentage of students who approached, met, or exceeded standards

 
District - Illinois Science Assessment

49.8%

percentage of students who are proficient

 
Early College Coursework

20%

students taking early college courses

 
Graduation rate

83.1%

students graduating on time
NWEA Map - Math

✖️

% of students who met projected growth for fall to spring 2021-2022
NWEA Map - Reading

📖

% of students who met projected growth for fall to spring 2021-2022
Post Secondary Enrollment

58%

students enrolling in college within 12 months

 
Western Big 6 Conference Championships

21.9

total number of Western Big 6 Conference championships 2021-2022

 
8th Grade Algebra I

30.5%

8th grade students successfully completing Algebra I