For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 381 students in Ottawa Education Service District 141. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Ottawa Education Service District 141 have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,599 Schools
# Students
1,774 Students
621,275 Students
# Teachers
141 Teachers
47,955 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ottawa Education Service District 141, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 864 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#516 out of 865 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
19%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
27%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
18%
30%
% Black
3%
22%
% White
72%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,977 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,423. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,682 is less than the state median of $21,662. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$37 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$35 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,977
$22,423
Spending / Student
$19,682
$21,662
Best Ottawa Education Service District 141 Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Shepherd Middle School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
701 E Mckinley Rd
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-1133
Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-1133
Gr: 7-8 | 381 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 26%
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