Northlawn Jr High School

As an average-sized middle school in Streator, Illinois, Northlawn Jr High School serves 614 students from grades 5 through 8, overseen by Streator ESD 44. That puts it 33% larger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Within Streator ESD 44, which oversees 3 schools and 1,511 students, Northlawn Jr High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Northlawn Jr High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against LaSalle County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northlawn Jr High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 27.6%, a residual of -2.6 points.

Across the wider county, LaSalle County reports that the typical household earns roughly $73,045 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, LaSalle County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), of which Northlawn Jr High School is one.

The closest other public school is Streator Twp High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northlawn Jr High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Northlawn Jr High School's enrollment has fell 13% since 2018, when it stood at 702 (now 614). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 67% to 61%.

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