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Serena Middle School

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Serena Middle School ranks 701 st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

701^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Serena Middle School is a public middle school located in Serena, Illinois, serving 191 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Serena CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 526 out of 811 districts in the state.

Academically, Serena Middle School faces some challenges. While 5th-grade students perform significantly better than the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, the school's overall proficiency rates in these subjects are below the state averages, with 51.1% proficient in ELA and 33.1% proficient in Math. The school's performance also varies across grade levels, with 8th-grade students struggling, with only 27.1% proficient in ELA and 13.6% in Math. The school's Science proficiency rates are also below the state average.

Serena Middle School's student population also faces some unique challenges. The school's female students outperform their male counterparts, and students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds also struggle, with the school ranking in the bottom 40% of Illinois middle schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.7% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, the academic performance remains below the state average, suggesting the need for the school to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and instructional practices.

184

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,056

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2283 N 3812th Rd
Serena, IL 60549-5103

(815) 496-9250

District: Serena CUSD 2

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Hispanic:

13.0%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 63rd percentile in 2021 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (38% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 63rd-percentile peak (2021) to 49th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Illinois avg44%

701^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

526^th of 811Serena CUSD 2 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	701 of 1368	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	659 of 1363	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	681 of 1367	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	528 of 1369	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	453 of 1241	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	936 of 1356	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	634 of 694	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	597 of 1248	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	530 of 1251	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	475 of 1275	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	430 of 1286	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	365 of 1017	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	877 of 1276	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	696 of 1229	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	573 of 1219	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	564 of 1234	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	526 of 1221	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	284 of 1019	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	19.4	1068 of 1217	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	701 of 1271	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	694 of 1264	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	743 of 1292	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	564 of 1286	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	535 of 1048	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	891 of 1296	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	778 of 812	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	671 of 884	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	638 of 875	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	710 of 895	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	542 of 898	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	460 of 813	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.5	812 of 905	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile-40 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Science35%-8 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

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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)	% 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 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Serena Middle School	Public	5-8	2283 N 3812th Rd	Serena	60549	LaSalle County	Serena CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 496-9250	184	15	11.9	44.6%	154 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	44.6	701^st of 1368 public middle schools	48.8%		45.8	659^th of 1363 public middle schools	51.7%	42	33.3	36.2		78.4	52.0	62.5	27.1	51.1		67.6	24.0	43.8	13.6	33.1	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	71.4	$22,056	$2,665	$19,391
LaSalle County Detention Center 6-8	Public	6-8	707 Etna Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Wallace CCSD 195	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 434-8300	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Somonauk Middle School	Public	5-8	510 W Lasalle St	Somonauk	60552	DeKalb County	Somonauk CUSD 432	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 498-1866	249	16	15.5	38.6%	209 (83.9%)	2 (0.8%)	30 (12.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	86	176^th of 1368 public middle schools	87.1%		93.2	81^st of 1363 public middle schools	94.1%	95	62.7	41.5		83.1	80.0	78.5	83.8	81.4		79.7	69.6	70.8	48.5	66.5	91.2	92.9	92.9	92.9	90.3	91.2	69.3	49.2	$16,205	$275	$15,931
Millbrook Junior High School	Public	5-8	8411 Fox River Dr	Newark	60541	Kendall County	Newark CCSD 66	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 553-5435	89	8	10.7	24.7%	69 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	4 (4.5%)	67.5	397^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.0%		70.4	338^th of 1363 public middle schools	75.2%	59	70.6	55.6		82.4	72.2	96.0	77.8	82.8		64.7	22.2	32.0	22.2	33.3	93.5	94.4	94.4	94.4	93.5	93.5	93.5	75.9	$13,893	$460	$13,433
Sandwich Middle School	Public	6-8	600 S Wells St	Sandwich	60548	DeKalb County	Sandwich CUSD 430	No	(n/a)	No	No	(815) 786-2138	420	32	13.0	51.2%	307 (73.1%)	2 (0.5%)	94 (22.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	54.6	564^th of 1368 public middle schools	58.8%		54.1	539^th of 1363 public middle schools	60.5%	25		55.1			55.0	48.8	50.0	51.2			44.5	30.2	19.9	30.8	97.5	98.4	98.4	98.4	99.1	98.6	97.9	97.5	$16,429	$727	$15,703
Shepherd Middle School	Public	7-8	701 E McKinley Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-1133	353	31	11.5	54.7%	247 (70.0%)	14 (4.0%)	69 (19.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	40.4	771^st of 1368 public middle schools	43.6%		37	793^rd of 1363 public middle schools	41.8%	22		46.0				42.2	50.0	46.2				25.3	14.4	19.7	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	98.2	$18,253	$868	$17,385
Central Intermediate School	Public	5-6	711 E McKinley Rd	Ottawa	61350	LaSalle County	Ottawa Education Service District 141	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 433-3761	339	28	12.3	56.3%	246 (72.6%)	9 (2.7%)	64 (18.9%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)								(n/a)	39.5			43.5	54.6			48.9		25.6	27.0			26.3	98.5	97.9	97.9	97.9	98.8	97.2	98.8	48.6	$17,009	$923	$16,086
Seneca Elementary School South Campus	Public	5-8	174 Oak St	Seneca	61360	LaSalle County	Seneca CCSD 170	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 357-8744	209	20	10.4	36.8%	179 (85.6%)	4 (1.9%)	17 (8.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.9%)	74.6	302^nd of 1368 public middle schools	77.9%		66.8	380^th of 1363 public middle schools	72.1%	78	58.5	48.1		51.2	76.8	59.6	58.8	62.5		41.5	57.1	53.8	38.5	48.3	99.1	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.1	98.6	99.1	70.6	$23,176	$1,589	$21,587
Plano Middle School	Public	7-8	804 S Hale St	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 552-3608	358	29	12.2	57.3%	113 (31.6%)	24 (6.7%)	207 (57.8%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	38.9	792^nd of 1368 public middle schools	42.1%		34.5	827^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.3%	35		36.2				38.3	52.0	45.3				28.7	18.6	23.5	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.8	99.1	98.8	$18,474	$309	$18,165
Emily G Johns School	Public	4-6	430 S Mitchell Dr	Plano	60545	Kendall County	Plano CUSD 88	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 552-9182	494	37	13.2	57.1%	150 (30.4%)	43 (8.7%)	279 (56.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)								(n/a)	32.5		38.0	42.0	51.5			43.9	29.4	20.5	25.5			25.2	98.2	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.2	98.2	98.2	34.9	$15,875	$341	$15,535

Frequently Asked Questions about Serena Middle School

What district is Serena Middle School in?

Serena CUSD 2

What is the racial makeup of Serena Middle School?

Students at Serena Middle School are 84% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Serena Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 184 students attended Serena Middle School.

Is Serena Middle School a good school?

Serena Middle School ranks 701^st of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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