Enrollment
148
Middle
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROPHETSTOWN-LYNDON-TAMPICO CUSD3·NCES 173283001844
PLT Middle School
38 Ferry St, Prophetstown, IL 61277 · (815) 537-5084 · Whiteside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% 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
11.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
105 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 46 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 30% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
PLT Middle School→Prophetstown High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
22.3%
IL avg 37.9% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.9% | 22.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.5% | 31.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 PLT Middle School
PLT Middle School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLT Middle School this school | 148 | 70.9% | 53.9% |
| Mary Miller Junior High School Georgetown | 192 | 69.8% | 33.5% |
| Lewis-Clark Jr High School Wood River | 171 | 72.5% | 29.6% |
| Sesser-Valier Jr High School Sesser | 121 | 66.1% | 43.0% |
| Dupo Jr High School Dupo | 124 | 72.6% | 45.0% |
| Eldorado Middle School Eldorado | 246 | 68.3% | 50.2% |
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 PLT Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #152 of 578 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #457 of 640 ▼ 222 | #6 of 6 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #85 of 640 ▼ 48 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #610 of 691 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #101 of 581 | #2 of 6 |
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
148
-42 (-22%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 222
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 | 148 | 13.2 | 11.2:1 | 71% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 12.3 | 13.8:1 | 62% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 12.5 | 13.5:1 | 60% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 10.6 | 14.0:1 | 54% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 51% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 54% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 222 | 18 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLT Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (149 to 148); teachers up 24% (10.6 to 13.2).
About PLT Middle School
PLT Middle School is a very small middle school in Prophetstown, Illinois. The school counted 148 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 68% below the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois.
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 has 4 schools; together they serve 738 students.
Of every 100 students at PLT Middle School, about 88 are White. It is also 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Whiteside County at about 85% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Teacher count: 13.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 11.2:1. Across middle schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.0:1. Roughly 71% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 16 points above the 55% average for public schools in Whiteside County.
PLT Middle School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of Illinois public middle schools.
PLT Middle School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 23.3 points (53.9% versus 30.6%), a top-10% result in Illinois on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Whiteside County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,500 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Whiteside County number 50, with about 8,445 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates PLT Middle School from the closest public school, Prophetstown High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. PLT Middle School's average proficiency of 53.9% compares with 46.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
PLT Middle School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 22% decline, from 190 to 148.
This page is set up for the PLT Middle School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Whiteside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,947
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
8,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3
- Prophetstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Prophetstown High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- Tampico Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
Other schools in Prophetstown
- Prophetstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Prophetstown High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- Bi-County Sp Ed-ECSE ProphetstownCombined
Nearby schools
- Prophetstown High School0.0 mi · 205
- Prophetstown Elementary School0.3 mi · 229
- Erie High School7.2 mi · 190
- Erie Elementary School7.3 mi · 242
- Erie Middle School7.4 mi · 171
- Morrison High School8.7 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About PLT Middle SchoolHow many students attend PLT Middle School?
PLT Middle School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does PLT Middle School serve?
PLT Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLT Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLT Middle School is approximately 11.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PLT Middle School?
At PLT Middle School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is PLT Middle School public or private?
PLT Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.