Summary:
The Ottawa Education Service District 141 in Illinois is home to two middle schools: Shepherd Middle School and Central Intermediate School. Both schools have consistently performed below the district and state averages on academic measures, with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Shepherd Middle School has been ranked between 771 and 844 out of 1,368 Illinois middle schools in the past three school years, with a consistent 2-star rating out of 5. Central Intermediate School's statewide ranking is not provided, but it is part of the same district as Shepherd Middle School, which is ranked 462 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.4% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average.
The high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients at both schools, around 54% and 57% respectively, suggest that these schools may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could impact their academic outcomes. Despite similar spending per student of around $18,000 and student-teacher ratios of 11.3, the middle schools in the Ottawa Education Service District 141 face significant challenges in terms of academic performance and chronic absenteeism, with no clear standout schools in the district.
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