Fieldcrest Middle School

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

Fieldcrest Middle School in Wenona, Illinois enrolled 196 students in 2024-25 with 16.9 full-time teachers, 11.6 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, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

195 students in 2022-23, 188 students in 2023-24, 196 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.2 to 16.9.

Students enrolled at Fieldcrest Middle School by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231952023-241882024-25196
Students enrolled at Fieldcrest Middle School by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231952023-241882024-25196
Students enrolled at Fieldcrest Middle School by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231952023-241882024-25196
Students enrolled at Fieldcrest Middle School by school year2022-23: 195, 2023-24: 188, 2024-25: 1960501001502002022-231952023-241882024-25196
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319516.212.1
2023-2418816.611.3
2024-2519616.911.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 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; This school 11.6; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 11.6; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 11.6; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; This school 11.6; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 11.6state 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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fieldcrest Middle School enrolled 178 students and reported no counselor; it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent27.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.7% of students were White, 8.2% Hispanic, 3.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White85.7%
  2. Hispanic8.2%
  3. Black3.1%
  4. Two or more races1.5%
  5. Asian1.0%
  6. Pacific Islander0.5%

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 Fieldcrest Middle School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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, 2021-2230‑34%30%29.9%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%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 Fieldcrest Middle School

  1. Putnam County Jr High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 162 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Northlawn Jr High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 13 miles away: 614 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Fieldcrest Middle School with Putnam County Jr High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6 spends per student$19,006 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,006
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisFieldcrest Middle School is the number 559 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#559 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.11.6:1
  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 Fieldcrest Middle School

  1. How many students attend Fieldcrest Middle School?
    196 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 195 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Wenona, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fieldcrest Middle School?
    11.6 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 Fieldcrest Middle School a Title I school?
    Fieldcrest 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 Fieldcrest Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Fieldcrest Middle School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 Fieldcrest Middle School in?
    Fieldcrest Community Unit School District #6, NCES district ID 1715100. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 171510006543 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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