Summary:
Mendota CCSD 289 is a school district in Illinois that contains a single middle school, Northbrook School, serving grades 5-8. The data shows that Northbrook School's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 607 out of 1,367 Illinois middle schools in 2022-2023 to 685 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, and 629 out of 1,368 in 2024-2025.
Northbrook School's academic performance has been mixed compared to state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate for all grades (55.8%) was slightly higher than the Mendota CCSD 289 district (49.9%) but lower than the state (53.1%) average. However, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades (28.1%) was lower than both the district (30.7%) and state (38.5%) averages. The school's Science proficiency rates for 5th and 8th grades in 2024-2025 were 37.4% and 49.6%, respectively, compared to state averages of 40.6% and 45.4%.
Northbrook School faces some challenges, including a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (63.83% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $15,105, and it has a student-teacher ratio of 13.3. While Northbrook School's ELA performance is slightly better than the district average, it still lags behind the state average, suggesting a need for the school or district to align its curriculum and instructional practices more closely with state standards and expectations.
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