Summary:
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 has one listed middle school, PLT Middle School, serving grades 6–8, so there are no other area middle schools to compare it with. The school enrolls 148 students, has a student-teacher ratio of 11.2, and spent $15,166 per student in 2024–2025. Its clearest academic strength is ELA, while mathematics is a notable weakness: in 2025–2026, 81% of students were proficient in ELA, compared with 56% statewide, but 25% were proficient in math, compared with 40% statewide.
PLT Middle School is the area’s standout in ELA, but its math results fall below the state in every tested grade. ELA proficiency was above the state in sixth grade (85% versus 59%), seventh grade (68% versus 58%), and eighth grade (89% versus 63%). Math was below the state in sixth grade (28% versus 36%), seventh grade (30% versus 40%), and eighth grade (19% versus 35%); the largest shortfall was in eighth grade, at 16 percentage points. Eighth-grade science was a relative strength: 57% were proficient, compared with 52% statewide.
Recent results show improvement in ELA and math, but a setback in science. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA rose from 79% to 81% and math from 22% to 25%; the state also improved in both subjects, and PLT’s leads or shortfalls narrowed by about one point in ELA and two points in math. Eighth-grade science fell from 61% to 57% as the state result rose from 45% to 52%, reducing PLT’s advantage by 11 points. SchoolDigger gives the school a three-star district rating; its statewide percentile fell from 83 in 2023–2024 to 57 in 2025–2026. Chronic absenteeism was 15%, below the district’s 17% and the state’s 24%. As context, 71% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–2025; this is an observation, not an explanation of results.
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