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Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 383 students in Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
1,260 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
86 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#372 out of 852 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)29%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
50%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.14
0.71
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
10 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
20 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
29%
# Black Students
27 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
2%
22%
# White Students
1,168 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
93%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
21 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
84
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
86
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
87
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
86
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
93
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
103
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
91
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
92
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
97
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
113
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
103
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
87
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
115
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,825 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,158. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $25,098 is higher than the state median of $21,406. The school district spending/student has grown by 42% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$25 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$32 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,825
$22,158
Spending / Student
$25,098
$21,406
Best Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Pleasant Plains Middle School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
2455 N Farmingdale Rd
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
(217) 626-1061
Pleasant Plains, IL 62677
(217) 626-1061
Grades: 5-8
| 383 students
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