Enrollment
182
Middle
DISTRICT 186 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERRARD CUSD 200·NCES 173618003745
Matherville Intermediate School
1376 252nd St, Matherville, IL 61263 · (309) 754-8244 · Mercer County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
56 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 5 | 93 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 49% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Based on grade levels within Sherrard CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 20.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Matherville Intermediate School
Matherville Intermediate School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matherville Intermediate School this school | 182 | 30.8% | 39.2% |
| Illini Bluffs Middle School Glasford | 181 | 29.8% | 52.7% |
| New Berlin Jr High School New Berlin | 155 | 29.0% | 56.2% |
| Sherrard Jr High School Sherrard | 189 | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| Dee-Mack Intermediate School Deer Creek | 217 | 29.0% | 58.4% |
| Cantrall Intermediate School Cantrall | 184 | 34.8% | 58.4% |
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 Matherville Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #341 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #370 of 640 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #426 of 640 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 182 | #584 of 691 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #452 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #96 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
182
-27 (-13%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 190
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 | 182 | 13.4 | 13.6:1 | 31% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 191 | 13.4 | 14.3:1 | 39% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 12.2 | 15.6:1 | 34% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 14.8 | 15.5:1 | 32% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 12 | 16.3:1 | 29% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 20 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 190 | 12 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matherville Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (228 to 182); teachers down 9% (14.8 to 13.4).
About Matherville Intermediate School
Matherville Intermediate School is a middle-grades school in Matherville, Illinois, reachable at (309) 754-8244. It reported 182 students in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. By comparison, middle schools in Illinois enroll about 462 students on average.
Besides Matherville Intermediate School, Sherrard CUSD 200 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,305 students.
Matherville Intermediate School is 87% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Matherville Intermediate School scores 24%.
A staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.6:1. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. By family income, 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Mercer County, the average eligibility rate is 44%.
Matherville Intermediate School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.8%. The school's actual rate is 39.2%, 14.6 points lower.
Mercer County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $74,182, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 8 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,941, Matherville Intermediate School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Winola Elementary School is closest at about 4.6 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Matherville Intermediate School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 209 to 182, a 13% decrease.
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Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,495
Census ACS
Median income
$74,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,941 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sherrard CUSD 200
- Sherrard High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Winola Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Sherrard Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Sherrard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Winola Elementary School4.6 mi · 261
- Sherrard Elementary School6.6 mi · 224
- Sherrard Jr High School6.7 mi · 189
- Sherrard High School6.7 mi · 449
- Mercer County High School9.1 mi · 411
- Taylor Ridge Elementary School9.2 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Matherville Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Matherville Intermediate School?
Matherville Intermediate School enrolls approximately 182 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Matherville Intermediate School serve?
Matherville Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matherville Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matherville Intermediate School is approximately 13.6:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Matherville Intermediate School?
At Matherville Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Matherville Intermediate School?
Matherville Intermediate School is overseen by Sherrard CUSD 200 in Mercer County.
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