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Sterling CUSD 5 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 710 students in Sterling CUSD 5 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Sterling CUSD 5 School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 19% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 45% 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
6 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
3,264 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
210 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Sterling CUSD 5 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.
The school district's graduation rate of 88% has increased from 81% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#605 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)18%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
18%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
50%
Graduation Rate
88%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.57
0.71
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
27 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,142 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
35%
29%
# Black Students
65 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
1,807 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
56%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
207 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
167
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
232
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
198
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
218
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
220
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
232
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
238
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
244
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
244
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
222
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
299
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
265
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
258
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
227
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,525 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,914. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,119 is less than the state median of $21,170. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$57 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$53 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,525
$21,914
Spending / Student
$16,119
$21,170
Best Sterling CUSD 5 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Challand Middle School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1700 6th Ave
Sterling, IL 61081
(815) 626-3300
Sterling, IL 61081
(815) 626-3300
Grades: 6-8
| 710 students
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