For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 481 students in Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289. 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 Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 have an average math proficiency score of 17% (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
1,599 Schools
# Students
1,016 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
77 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289, 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.
Overall District Rank
#594 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15%
27%
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
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
40%
30%
% Black
3%
22%
% White
53%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,180 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 $16,565 is less than the state median of $21,662. 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
$22,423
Spending / Student
$16,565
$21,662
Best Mendota Community Consolidated School District 289 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Northbrook School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1804 Guiles Ave
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6237
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6237
Gr: 5-8 | 481 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
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