For the 2026 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 180 students in West Central Community Unit School District 235. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in West Central Community Unit School District 235 have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 7% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
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This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
760 Students
621,252 Students
# Teachers
60 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
West Central Community Unit School District 235, 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 72% has decreased from 75-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#787 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
12%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
50%
Graduation Rate
72%
87%
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
4%
30%
% Black
n/a
22%
% White
92%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
The revenue/student of $18,787 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,430. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,411 is less than the state median of $21,668. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$14 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,787
$22,430
Spending / Student
$17,411
$21,668
Best West Central Community Unit School District 235 Public Middle Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
West Central Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
217 W South St
Stronghurst, IL 61480
(309) 924-1681
Stronghurst, IL 61480
(309) 924-1681
Gr: 6-8 | 180 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 10%
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