Top Rankings
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 836 students in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
7 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
3,665 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
262 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Sycamore Community Unit School District 427, which is ranked within the top 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 94% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#322 out of 865 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
50%
Graduation Rate
94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
12%
30%
% Black
4%
22%
% White
78%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,945 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 $16,476 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$66 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$60 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,945
$22,423
Spending / Student
$16,476
$21,662
Best Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Sycamore Middle School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
150 Maplewood Dr
Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 899-8170
Sycamore, IL 60178
(815) 899-8170
Gr: 6-8 | 836 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 20%
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