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Best Middle Schools in Whiteside County, IL

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Schools

1,734

Students

Districts

Top rankedErie Middle School307^th of 1,126 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Morrison Junior High School up 157 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Erie Middle School 8.8 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Erie Middle School	Public	5-8	500 5th Ave	Erie	61250	Whiteside County	Erie CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 659-2239	171	19	8.8	33.9%	163 (95.3%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	68.9	307^th of 1126 public middle schools	72.7%		74.6	303^rd of 1368 public middle schools	77.9%	4	53.1	67.5	62.5	61.9	67.5	62.5	63.6	50.0	54.8	52.5	65.0	55.8	98.1%		$29,777	$00	$29,777
Morrison Junior High School	Public	6-8	300 Academic Dr	Morrison	61270	Whiteside County	Morrison CUSD 6	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 772-7264	215	14	15.3	37.2%	190 (88.4%)	2 (0.9%)	18 (8.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	53.3	482^nd of 1126 public middle schools	57.2%		48.9	639^th of 1368 public middle schools	53.3%	157		49.2		74.6	67.5	65.6	69.3		35.2	46.3	34.4	39.2	98.6%		$12,410	$1,113	$11,297
PLT Middle School	Public	6-8	38 Ferry St	Prophetstown	61277	Whiteside County	Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 537-5084	148	13	11.2	70.9%	130 (87.8%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.1%)	53.1	487^th of 1126 public middle schools	56.7%		65.6	419^th of 1368 public middle schools	69.4%	68		56.6		84.8	68.1	88.7	80.8		28.3	29.8	18.9	25.3	97.3%		$16,089	$717	$15,372
River Bend Middle School	Public	6-8	415 12th St	Fulton	61252	Whiteside County	River Bend CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 589-2611	228	17	13.4	46.5%	204 (89.5%)	2 (0.9%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	54.5	467^th of 1126 public middle schools	58.5%		65.3	423^rd of 1368 public middle schools	69.1%	44		55.6		67.2	59.0	69.5	65.7		38.8	45.9	39.0	41.0	99.1%		$12,530	$1,225	$11,304
Rock Falls Middle School	Public	6-8	1701 12th Ave	Rock Falls	61071	Whiteside County	Rock Falls Education Service District 13	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 626-2626	246	22	11.3	75.2%	137 (55.7%)	8 (3.3%)	86 (35.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	37	702^nd of 1126 public middle schools	37.7%		60.4	482^nd of 1368 public middle schools	64.8%	220		47.9		44.6	54.4	79.5	58.2		19.4	29.1	35.6	27.3	96.6%		$17,272	$1,186	$16,086
Challand Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 6th Ave	Sterling	61081	Whiteside County	Sterling CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 626-3300	726	44	16.5	62.8%	398 (54.8%)	13 (1.8%)	261 (36.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.2%)	30.4	783^rd of 1126 public middle schools	30.5%		34.2	874^th of 1368 public middle schools	36.1%	91		39.6		52.3	48.3	61.5	54.1		29.1	31.0	28.6	29.6	97.5%		$15,539	$1,059	$14,480

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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