Challand Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sterling, Illinois

Challand Middle School in Sterling, Illinois enrolled 726 students in 2024-25 with 44.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Illinois middle-school median of 12.7. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 21% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

710 students in 2022-23, 718 students in 2023-24, 726 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 45.5 to 44.0.

Students enrolled at Challand Middle School by school year2022-23: 710, 2023-24: 718, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237102023-247182024-25726
Students enrolled at Challand Middle School by school year2022-23: 710, 2023-24: 718, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237102023-247182024-25726
Students enrolled at Challand Middle School by school year2022-23: 710, 2023-24: 718, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237102023-247182024-25726
Students enrolled at Challand Middle School by school year2022-23: 710, 2023-24: 718, 2024-25: 72602004006008002022-237102023-247182024-25726
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2371045.515.6
2023-2471845.815.7
2024-2572644.016.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Illinois middle schools

Among the 684 Illinois middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Challand Middle School 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChalland Middle School 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Challand Middle School 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChalland Middle School 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Challand Middle School 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChalland Middle School 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; Challand Middle School 16.5; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherChalland Middle School 16.5state median 12.7U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 360 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Challand Middle School enrolled 720 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 360 of the 720 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions19
  • Chronically absent31.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.9% of students were White, 36.0% Hispanic, 6.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.9%
  2. Hispanic36.0%
  3. Two or more races6.2%
  4. Black1.8%
  5. Asian0.8%
  6. American Indian0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Challand Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2219%18%29.9%
Math, 2022-2321%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Challand Middle School

  1. Rock Falls Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 246 students, 11.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  2. Reagan Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 585 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  3. Compare Challand Middle School with Rock Falls Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Sterling Public Schools spends per student$14,348 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,348
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisChalland Middle School is the number 121 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#121 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Challand Middle School

  1. How many students attend Challand Middle School?
    726 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 710 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sterling, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Challand Middle School?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for middle schools is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Challand Middle School a Title I school?
    Challand Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Challand Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Challand Middle School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 21% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Challand Middle School in?
    Sterling Public Schools, NCES district ID 1742310. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 174231004264 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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