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Enrollment
491
Middle
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKELAND CUSD 10·NCES 173171005518
Pikeland Community School
601 Piper Ln, Pittsfield, IL 62363 · (217) 285-9462 · Pike County
GRADES 03–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
276 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Pikeland Community School→Pittsfield High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Pikeland CUSD 10. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
10.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
491
-93 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.1:1
% White
93%
was 98%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Pikeland Community School
Pikeland Community School is a middle school of medium-sized scale in Pittsfield, Illinois, one of the schools within Pikeland CUSD 10, instructing 491 students in grades 3 through 8.
Pikeland CUSD 10 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,200 students; Pikeland Community School is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Pikeland Community School logs that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Pike County as a whole.
On the resource side, On paper, Pikeland Community School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Pikeland Community School higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pikeland Community School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.1%; actual is 20.3%, a gap of -18.7 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pike County put the typical household earns roughly $59,777 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Pikeland Community School is one of 12 public schools in Pike County (combined enrollment of about 2,394 students).
Nearest neighbor: Pittsfield High School, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pikeland Community School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 584 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 98% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Pikeland Community School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,469
Census ACS
Median income
$59,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pikeland CUSD 10
- Pittsfield High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Pittsfield South Elem SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Pittsfield High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Pittsfield South Elem SchoolElementary · 340 students
- PACE Alternative SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Pittsfield High School0.3 mi · 369
- Pittsfield South Elem School0.4 mi · 340
- Griggsville-Perry Primary School8.9 mi · 148
- Griggsville-Perry High School8.9 mi · 89
- Pleasant Hill High School11.3 mi · 99
- Pleasant Hill Elem School11.4 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Pikeland Community SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pikeland Community School?
Pikeland Community School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 03-08.
Is Pikeland Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pikeland Community School is a middle school covering grades 03-08.
How many teachers does Pikeland Community School have?
Pikeland Community School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Pikeland Community School?
Student demographics at Pikeland Community School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pikeland Community School in?
Pikeland Community School is part of Pikeland CUSD 10.
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