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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
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Illinois public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
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
5
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 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 20% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.3% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 8.7% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Pikeland Community School
Pikeland Community School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikeland Community School this school | 491 | 56.2% | 20.3% |
| Franklin Park Middle School Salem | 528 | 55.1% | 47.8% |
| Richland County Middle School Olney | 439 | 55.4% | 50.1% |
| Ingersoll Middle School Canton | 631 | 56.3% | 41.6% |
| Broadmoor Junior High School Pekin | 387 | 57.4% | 30.1% |
| Logan Jr High School Princeton | 443 | 52.8% | 38.9% |
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 Pikeland Community School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #524 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #586 of 640 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #586 of 640 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #299 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #510 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #527 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #226 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #151 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
491
-28 (-5%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 463
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 | 491 | 29.7 | 16.5:1 | 56% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 36.9 | 13.3:1 | 54% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 41.5 | 14.1:1 | 50% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 51% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 53% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pikeland Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (584 to 491); teachers down 28% (41.5 to 29.7).
About Pikeland Community School
At 601 Piper Ln in Pittsfield, Illinois, Pikeland Community School operates as a mid-sized middle school. There are 491 students enrolled, covering grades 3 through 8.
Pikeland Community School is among 3 schools run by Pikeland CUSD 10, which serves 1,200 students.
Pikeland Community School is 93% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Pike County, where about 95% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Pikeland Community School scores 13%.
The school lists 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 56% of the student body. The average for public schools in Pike County is similar, at 55%.
Pikeland Community School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Illinois public middle schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pikeland Community School scores 18.7 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.3%; the prediction is 39.1%.
The school is in Pike County, where the median household earns about $59,777 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Pikeland Community School shares Pike County with 11 other public schools.
The closest school to Pikeland Community School is Pittsfield High School, located about 0.3 miles away. Pikeland Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Pikeland Community School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 20.3% versus a 34.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 519 to 491, a 5% decline.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
Other schools in Pittsfield
- Pittsfield High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Pittsfield South Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- PACE Alternative SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Pittsfield High School0.3 mi · 369
- Pittsfield South Elementary School0.4 mi · 340
- Griggsville-Perry High School8.9 mi · 89
- Griggsville-Perry Primary School8.9 mi · 148
- Pleasant Hill High School11.3 mi · 99
- Pleasant Hill Elementary 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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