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Mendota CCSD 289

At a glance

564^thof 811 Illinois districts▲ 21

Better than 30% of Illinois districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1Grades PK, KG-8

1806 Guiles Ave
Mendota, IL 61342-1204·(815) 539-7631·All Illinois district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 30.5% of districts

Schools

1,042

Students

Top rankedNorthbrook School629^th of 1,368 Illinois middle schools

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Biggest riser

Northbrook School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Mendota CCSD 289 district in Illinois serves students from preschool through 8th grade across three schools: Northbrook School (middle school), Lincoln Elementary School, and Blackstone Elementary School. The district faces challenges, with high rates of economic disadvantage and chronic absenteeism, but also has a standout performer in Northbrook School.

Northbrook School is the highest-performing school in the district, with 55.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and 28.1% in Math, significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school has also shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving up in the past year. In contrast, Lincoln Elementary School lags behind, with only 37.6% and 36.1% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math, respectively.

The district as a whole serves a high proportion of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 59.13% to 66.98%. Blackstone Elementary School has the highest percentage of these students and the highest per-student spending, likely due to the greater needs of its student population. Chronic absenteeism is a concern across all three schools, with rates around 25.4%.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	2-4	805 4th Ave	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota CCSD 289	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 538-6226	319	27	11.8	61.1%	164 (51.4%)	11 (3.4%)	131 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	35.6	1299^th of 2056 public elementary schools	36.8%		32.9	1316^th of 2067 public elementary schools	36.3%	17			38.5	36.5					37.6	42.2	29.2					36.1	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.1	99.4	99.1			$15,114	$1,100	$14,015
Northbrook School	Public	5-8	1804 Guiles Ave	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota CCSD 289	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 539-6237	526	38	13.8	58.6%	284 (54.0%)	12 (2.3%)	211 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	49.6	629^th of 1368 public middle schools	54.0%		44.2	685^th of 1363 public middle schools	49.7%	56	37.4	49.6			54.2	37.6	68.0	57.8	55.8			39.3	14.1	34.4	21.6	28.1	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.4	98.9	99.4	7.8	72.3	$16,233	$804	$15,429
Blackstone Elementary School	Public	K-1	1309 Jefferson St	Mendota	61342	LaSalle County	Mendota CCSD 289	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 539-6888	197	17	11.5	62.4%	96 (48.7%)	2 (1.0%)	87 (44.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)								(n/a)																	96.6	98.1	98.1	98.1	99.5	97.1	97.6			$17,684	$1,032	$16,651

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mendota Township HSD 280	1.81 mi	1	533^rd
La Moille CUSD 303	8.78 mi	2	744^th
Dimmick Community Cons School District #175	9.5 mi	1	343^rd
Earlville CUSD 9	9.99 mi	3	366^th
Paw Paw CUSD 271	11.99 mi	3	474^th

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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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