For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 298 students in Peotone Community Unit School District 207u. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Peotone Community Unit School District 207u have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 26% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 21% 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
5 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
1,296 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
110 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Peotone Community Unit School District 207u, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#429 out of 865 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
28%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
50%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
15%
30%
% Black
1%
22%
% White
80%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,610 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,643 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$23 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,610
$22,423
Spending / Student
$17,643
$21,662
Best Peotone Community Unit School District 207u Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Peotone Jr High School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1 Blue Devil Dr
Peotone, IL 60468
(708) 258-3246
Peotone, IL 60468
(708) 258-3246
Gr: 6-8 | 298 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 21%
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