For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 481 students in Mendota CCSD 289 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 Mendota CCSD 289 School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 47% 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
3 Schools
1,600 Schools
# Students
1,016 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
47,956 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
1,364 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
32,125 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
411 Students
185,771 Students
% Hispanic Students
40%
30%
# Black Students
26 Students
133,271 Students
% Black Students
3%
22%
# White Students
533 Students
244,693 Students
% White Students
53%
39%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
608 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
41 Students
23,281 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
45
19,756
# Students in K Grade:
107
27,178
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
28,250
# Students in 2nd Grade:
111
29,179
# Students in 3rd Grade:
100
29,629
# Students in 4th Grade:
112
30,553
# Students in 5th Grade:
89
38,342
# Students in 6th Grade:
123
109,327
# Students in 7th Grade:
111
135,557
# Students in 8th Grade:
113
137,502
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,488
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,079
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,909
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,526
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
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 Middle 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
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