Enrollment
196
Middle
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FIELDCREST CUSD 6·NCES 171510006543
Fieldcrest Middle School
102 W Elm St, Wenona, IL 61377 · (815) 853-4331 · Marshall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Illinois public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
115 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 64 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 35% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fieldcrest Middle School→Fieldcrest High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fieldcrest CUSD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.1% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.9% | 32.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fieldcrest Middle School
Fieldcrest Middle School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fieldcrest Middle School this school | 196 | 58.7% | 46.2% |
| Argenta-Oreana Middle School Argenta | 180 | 60.0% | 39.6% |
| Westville Jr High School Westville | 205 | 58.0% | 16.1% |
| Mt Carmel Junior High School Mount Carmel | 199 | 56.8% | 31.7% |
| Georgetown Middle School Marquette Hts | 230 | 58.7% | 46.9% |
| Salt Fork Junior High School Sidell | 202 | 55.4% | 33.2% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fieldcrest Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #247 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #279 of 640 ▼ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #312 of 640 ▼ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #563 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #193 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #150 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
196
-4 (-2%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 196 | 16.9 | 11.6:1 | 59% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 16.6 | 11.3:1 | 58% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 16.2 | 12.1:1 | 56% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 19.2 | 12.2:1 | 52% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fieldcrest Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (233 to 196); teachers down 12% (19.2 to 16.9).
About Fieldcrest Middle School
Fieldcrest Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school that serves part of Wenona, Illinois. The school counted 196 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 58% below the average for middle schools in Illinois.
Fieldcrest Middle School is run by Fieldcrest CUSD 6, whose 4 schools enroll 862 students.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 3% Black. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Fieldcrest Middle School are from different groups.
Fieldcrest Middle School has 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.6:1. The school's 11.6:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fieldcrest Middle School lands at B, ahead of 62% of Illinois public middle schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.6%. Fieldcrest Middle School scores 46.2%.
Marshall County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,585 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Fieldcrest Middle School shares Marshall County with 8 other public schools.
A public school about 5.4 miles away, Fieldcrest Intermediate School, is the closest to Fieldcrest Middle School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Fieldcrest Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Fieldcrest Middle School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 196, close to the 200 recorded in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Fieldcrest Middle School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,647
Census ACS
Median income
$71,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fieldcrest CUSD 6
- Fieldcrest High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Fieldcrest Primary SchoolElementary · 223 students
- Fieldcrest Intermediate SchoolElementary · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Fieldcrest Intermediate School5.4 mi · 189
- Lostant Elementary School5.8 mi · 63
- Fieldcrest Primary School10.8 mi · 223
- Fieldcrest High School10.8 mi · 254
- Putnam County Jr High School10.9 mi · 162
- Tonica Grade School11.1 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Fieldcrest Middle SchoolHow large is Fieldcrest Middle School?
Fieldcrest Middle School enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Fieldcrest Middle School serve?
Fieldcrest Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fieldcrest Middle School have?
Fieldcrest Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fieldcrest Middle School?
Student demographics at Fieldcrest Middle School are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fieldcrest Middle School in?
Fieldcrest Middle School is part of Fieldcrest CUSD 6.
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