Summary:
The 61277 zip code is home to a single middle school, PLT Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and is part of the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 district. Despite being the only middle school in the area, PLT Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, consistently ranking in the top 20-30% of Illinois middle schools over the past three years.
Academically, PLT Middle School excels, with students significantly outperforming their peers across the district and state on English Language Arts assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 78.9% of PLT Middle School students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 53.1%. However, the school's math proficiency rate of 22.3% lags behind the state average of 38.5%. Despite these academic strengths, the school serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 61.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
PLT Middle School's strong performance is further supported by its low student-teacher ratio of 13.7 and higher-than-average spending per student of $14,425. These resources suggest the school is effectively allocating funds to support student learning. However, the school's ranking has declined slightly over the past three years, from 199 to 419 out of Illinois middle schools, indicating a need to investigate potential factors behind this trend and ensure the school continues to provide an excellent education for all students in the 61277 zip code.
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