For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 353 students in Kewanee CUSD 229 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Kewanee CUSD 229 School District have an average math proficiency score of 11% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
7 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
2,009 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
134 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Kewanee CUSD 229 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 75-79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#700 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)8%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
50%
Graduation Rate
75-79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
5 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
463 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
23%
30%
# Black Students
150 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
7%
22%
# White Students
1,239 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
62%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
151 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
206
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
131
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
138
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
144
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
135
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
126
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
137
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
137
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
121
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
124
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
170
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
158
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
149
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
133
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,916 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,313 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$31 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,916
$21,990
Spending / Student
$15,313
$21,244
Best Kewanee CUSD 229 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Neponset Grade School
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
201 W Main St
Neponset, IL 61345
(309) 594-2306
Neponset, IL 61345
(309) 594-2306
Grades: PK-8
| 135 students
Rank: #22.
Central Junior High School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
215 E Central Blvd
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 853-4290
Kewanee, IL 61443
(309) 853-4290
Grades: 7-8
| 218 students
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