For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public elementary schools serving 1,016 students in Mendota CCSD 289 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Mendota CCSD 289 School District have an average math proficiency score of 9% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
1,016 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Mendota CCSD 289 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.
Overall District Rank
#644 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)10%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
411 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
40%
27%
# Black Students
26 Students
200,526 Students
% Black Students
3%
17%
# White Students
533 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
53%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
41 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
107
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
111
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
100
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
112
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
89
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
123
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
111
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
113
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,180 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 $16,565 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$17 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,180
$21,990

Spending / Student
$16,565
$21,244

Best Mendota CCSD 289 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Northbrook School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1804 Guiles Ave
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6237
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6237
Grades: 5-8
| 481 students
Rank: #22.
Lincoln Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
805 4th Ave
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-6226
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-6226
Grades: 2-4
| 323 students
Rank: n/an/a
1309 Jefferson St
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6888
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6888
Grades: K-1
| 212 students
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