For the 2024 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 578 students in Pontiac CCSD 429 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle Schools in Pontiac CCSD 429 School District have an average math proficiency score of 8% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 15% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% 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
4 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
1,136 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
93 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Pontiac CCSD 429 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#806 out of 926 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
9%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.71
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
4 Students
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
151 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
29%
# Black Students
46 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
4%
22%
# White Students
865 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
76%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
68 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
6%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
111
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
117
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
120
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
105
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
116
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
115
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
112
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
118
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
117
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,342 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,246 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$22 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,342
$22,162
Spending / Student
$19,246
$21,409
Best Pontiac CCSD 429 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Washington Elementary School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
400 N Morrow St
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 844-3687
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 844-3687
Grades: 3-7
| 231 students
Rank: #22.
Pontiac Jr High School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
600 N Morrow St
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 842-4343
Pontiac, IL 61764
(815) 842-4343
Grades: 6-8
| 347 students
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