Top Rankings
Pontiac CCSD 429 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 340 students in Pontiac CCSD 429 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Pontiac CCSD 429 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 7% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 28% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,108 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Pontiac CCSD 429 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#783 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)9%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
13%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.71
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
159 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
14%
29%
# Black Students
50 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
5%
22%
# White Students
820 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
74%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
67 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
127
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
99
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
120
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
98
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
119
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
93
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
112
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
111
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
109
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
120
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,856 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,732 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,856
$22,343
Spending / Student
$19,732
$21,585
Best Pontiac CCSD 429 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pontiac Jr High School
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
600 N Morrow St
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 842-4343
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 842-4343
Grades: 6-8
| 340 students
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