PLT Middle School

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

PLT Middle School in Prophetstown, Illinois enrolled 148 students in 2024-25 with 13.2 full-time teachers, 11.2 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; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%

168 students in 2022-23, 169 students in 2023-24, 148 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.5 to 13.2.

Students enrolled at PLT Middle School by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231682023-241692024-25148
Students enrolled at PLT Middle School by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231682023-241692024-25148
Students enrolled at PLT Middle School by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231682023-241692024-25148
Students enrolled at PLT Middle School by school year2022-23: 168, 2023-24: 169, 2024-25: 1480501001502002022-231682023-241692024-25148
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2316812.513.5
2023-2416912.313.8
2024-2514813.211.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 78 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; PLT Middle School 11.2; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPLT Middle School 11.2state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; PLT Middle School 11.2; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPLT Middle School 11.2state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; PLT Middle School 11.2; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPLT Middle School 11.2state median 12.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.0 to 70.6; PLT Middle School 11.2; state median 12.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherPLT Middle School 11.2state 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 336 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection PLT Middle School enrolled 168 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 336 of the 168 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.8% of students were White, 6.1% of two or more races, 4.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White87.8%
  2. Two or more races6.1%
  3. Hispanic4.7%
  4. Black0.7%
  5. American Indian0.7%

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 PLT Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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, 2021-2250‑54%41%29.9%
Math, 2022-2330‑34%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 PLT Middle School

  1. Erie Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.4 miles away: 171 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).7.4 mi
  2. Morrison Jr High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 8.8 miles away: 215 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).8.8 mi
  3. Compare PLT Middle School with Erie Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 spends per student$13,741 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,741
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisPLT Middle School is the number 606 by size of 686 Illinois middle schools open in 2024-25.#606 of 686
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 12.7 for middle schools.11.2:1
  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 PLT Middle School

  1. How many students attend PLT Middle School?
    148 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 168 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Prophetstown, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at PLT Middle School?
    11.2 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 PLT Middle School a Title I school?
    PLT 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 PLT Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at PLT Middle School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% 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 PLT Middle School in?
    Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3, NCES district ID 1732830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173283001844 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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