Enrollment
209
Middle
DISTRICT 233 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENECA CCSD 170·NCES 173582003021
Seneca Elementary School South Campus
174 Oak St, Seneca, IL 61360 · (815) 357-8744 · LaSalle County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
77 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Seneca CCSD 170. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.9pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 48.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 39.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 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 Seneca Elementary School South Campus
Seneca Elementary School South Campus's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seneca Elementary School South Campus this school | 209 | 36.8% | 54.1% |
| Morrison Jr High School Morrison | 215 | 37.2% | 39.9% |
| GCMS Middle School Gibson City | 211 | 38.9% | 54.5% |
| Sherrard Jr High School Sherrard | 189 | 35.4% | 40.9% |
| Somonauk Middle School Somonauk | 249 | 38.6% | 67.7% |
| 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 Seneca Elementary School South Campus ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #151 of 578 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #163 of 640 ▼ 3 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #263 of 640 ▲ 80 | #1 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #551 of 691 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #61 of 558 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #434 of 560 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #406 of 581 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #350 of 440 | #6 of 7 |
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
209
+21 (+11%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 297
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 | 209 | 20 | 10.4:1 | 37% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 20.5 | 10.4:1 | 27% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 197 | 19.5 | 10.1:1 | 26% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 33% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 30% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 33% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 297 | 20 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seneca Elementary School South Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (221 to 209); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About Seneca Elementary School South Campus
Seneca Elementary School South Campus is a small middle school in Seneca, Illinois. The school covers grades 5 through 8 and reported 209 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 55% below that mark.
Seneca CCSD 170 operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 465 students.
At Seneca Elementary School South Campus, 86% of students are White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put LaSalle County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Seneca Elementary School South Campus scores 26%.
Seneca Elementary School South Campus reported 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.4:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. There are 77 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 37% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in LaSalle County averages 53%, higher than here.
Seneca Elementary School South Campus's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.1% is 3.9 points above the 50.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In LaSalle County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,045, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 54 public schools and about 14,523 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Seneca Grade School North Campus, is the closest to Seneca Elementary School South Campus. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 46.4% proficiency; Seneca Elementary School South Campus posts 54.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 188 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 209 by 2024-25.
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LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Seneca CCSD 170
- Seneca Grade School North CampusElementary · 256 students
Other schools in Seneca
- Seneca High SchoolHigh · 378 students
- Seneca Grade School North CampusElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Seneca Grade School North Campus0.0 mi · 256
- Seneca High School0.5 mi · 378
- Marseilles Elementary School4.8 mi · 528
- Milton Pope Elementary School6.3 mi · 195
- Nettle Creek Elementary School8.6 mi · 77
- White Oak Elementary8.9 mi · 722
Frequently asked questions
About Seneca Elementary School South CampusHow many students attend Seneca Elementary School South Campus?
Seneca Elementary School South Campus enrolls approximately 209 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Seneca Elementary School South Campus serve?
Seneca Elementary School South Campus serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Seneca Elementary School South Campus have?
Seneca Elementary School South Campus employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Seneca Elementary School South Campus?
Student demographics at Seneca Elementary School South Campus are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Seneca Elementary School South Campus in?
Seneca Elementary School South Campus is part of Seneca CCSD 170.
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