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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 718 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 46% 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
6 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
3,228 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
203 Teachers
47,956 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Sterling CUSD 5 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 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
0.58
0.71
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
29 Students
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
1,167 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
36%
30%
# Black Students
74 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
1,755 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
55%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
198 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
174
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
215
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
227
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
219
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
217
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
223
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
239
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
234
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
236
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
246
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
257
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
254
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
246
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
241
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,720 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 $16,299 is less than the state median of $21,244. 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
$17,720
$21,990
Spending / Student
$16,299
$21,244
Best Sterling CUSD 5 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
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
| 718 students
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