Is Deland-Weldon Middle School a good school?

Deland-Weldon Middle School ranks 866 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Deland-Weldon Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 24 students attended Deland-Weldon Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Deland-Weldon Middle School?

Students at Deland-Weldon Middle School are 88% White, 8% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Deland-Weldon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Deland-Weldon Middle School usually go on to attend Deland-Weldon High School

Deland-Weldon Middle School

Summary:

Deland-Weldon Middle School is a small public middle school located in Weldon, Illinois, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 21 students. The school is part of the Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 district, which is ranked 500 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deland-Weldon Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 10% of 7th graders and 41.7% of 8th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 42.5% and 49.9%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were 20% for 7th grade and 16.7% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 28.7% and 28.1%. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.8% in 2019-2020 to 24.2% in 2020-2021, significantly higher than the state average. Despite a relatively high per-student spending of $12,480 and a low student-teacher ratio of 6.9 students per teacher, the school's performance has been concerning, especially when compared to nearby middle schools like Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, Monticello Middle School, and Bement Middle School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates.

The school's dramatic decline in statewide ranking, from a high of 24th out of 1,365 Illinois middle schools in 2011-2012 to a low of 1,301st out of 1,369 in 2021-2022, suggests that the school has faced significant challenges in recent years. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests for specific student subgroups, such as female students and white students, has been particularly concerning, with the school ranking 897th out of 898 Illinois middle schools for white students in the 2021-2022 school year.

Detail:

Public 7-8

2311 N 300 East Rd
Weldon, IL 61839-8902

(217) 736-2401

District: Deland-Weldon CUSD 57

SchoolDigger Rank:
866^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,490

Students who attend Deland-Weldon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Deland-Weldon High School

Feeder schools for Deland-Weldon Middle School:

Elementary:

Deland-Weldon Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.7

Number of students: 24

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.5%

Two or more races:

8.3%

Pacific Islander:

4.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Deland-Weldon Middle School ranks worse than 63.5% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.91. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (87.5%), two or more races (8.3%), Pacific Islander (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 54.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Deland-Weldon Middle School is 12.7. (See more...)

Compare Deland-Weldon Middle School employs 1.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Deland-Weldon Middle School is $19,490.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Deland-Weldon Middle School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Deland-Weldon Middle School 866^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Deland-Weldon Middle School in the ranking list.)

Deland-Weldon CUSD 57:

SchoolDigger ranks Deland-Weldon CUSD 57 500^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Deland-Weldon Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Deland-Weldon Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	80.15	221^st	1185	81.4%
2004	52.11	678^th	1204	43.7%
2005	77.28	268^th	1209	77.8%
2006	66.10	473^rd	1272	62.8%
2007	67.61	451^st	1287	65.0%
2008	75.61	296^th	1293	77.1%
2009	84.03	109^th	1318	91.7%
2010	80.32	190^th	1327	85.7%
2011	64.68	540^th	1344	59.8%
2012	90.22	24^th	1365	98.2%
2013	80.60	226^th	1367	83.5%
2014	74.48	304^th	1322	77.0%
2015	31.95	859^th	1302	34.0%
2016	14.52	1184^th	1294	8.5%
2018	19.67	1064^th	1293	17.7%
2019	25.58	1008^th	1356	25.7%
2021	17.73	1067^th	1241	14.0%
2022	13.00	1301^st	1369	5.0%
2024	31.91	866^th	1363	36.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Deland-Weldon Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	37.77	726^th	1161	37.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Deland-Weldon Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	19.16	1017^th	1226	17.0%

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Rank History for White students at Deland-Weldon Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	7.55	866^th	889	2.6%
2019	10.21	858^th	905	5.2%
2021	9.73	791^st	813	2.7%
2022	3.44	897^th	898	0.1%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Deland-Weldon Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	57	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	57
1990	50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	50
1991	53	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	54
1992	64	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	64
1993	73	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	73
1994	62	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	62
1995	44	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	44
1996	44	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	44
1997	31	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	31
1998	61	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	61
1999	48	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	48
2000	34	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	34
2001	26	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	26
2002	53	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	55
2003	53	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	55
2004	25	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	27
2005	28	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	29
2006	37	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	37
2007	27	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	27
2008	24	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	25
2009	24	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	24
2010	24	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	25
2011	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
2012	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30
2013	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	32
2014	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30
2015	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38
2016	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33
2017	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26
2018	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
2019	33	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	35
2020	29	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	32
2021	27	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	31
2022	23	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	26
2023	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21
2024	21	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	24

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Deland-Weldon Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	57	5.0	11.4	n/a
1990	50	6.0	8.3	n/a
1991	54	6.0	9.0	n/a
1992	64	4.0	16.0	n/a
1993	73	3.7	19.7	n/a
1994	62	3.0	20.7	n/a
1995	44	3.0	14.7	n/a
1996	44	3.0	14.7	n/a
1997	31	3.0	10.3	n/a
1998	61	2.6	23.5	n/a
1999	48	3.0	16.0	n/a
2000	34	3.0	11.3	n/a
2001	26	2.0	13.0	n/a
2002	55	2.0	27.5	34.5
2003	55	2.0	27.5	34.5
2004	27	3.0	9.0	25.9
2005	29	3.0	9.7	0
2006	37	3.0	12.3	29.7
2007	27	4.0	6.8	18.5
2008	25	3.0	8.3	12
2009	24	3.0	8.0	25
2010	25	3.0	8.3	50
2011	26	3.0	8.6	46.2
2012	30	3.0	10.0	43.3
2013	32	2.0	16.0	56.3
2014	30	2.0	15.0	46.7
2015	38	2.0	19.0	57.9
2016	33	3.0	11.0	60.6
2017	26	2.6	9.9	57.7
2018	36	2.7	13.2	52.8
2019	35	3.0	11.6	54.3
2020	32	2.8	11.1	53.1
2021	31	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	26	3.7	6.9	53.8
2023	21	3.0	6.9	47.6
2024	24	1.8	12.7	54.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Deland-Weldon Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	57	5.0	11.4	n/a
1990	50	6.0	8.3	n/a
1991	54	6.0	9.0	n/a
1992	64	4.0	16.0	n/a
1993	73	3.7	19.7	n/a
1994	62	3.0	20.7	n/a
1995	44	3.0	14.7	n/a
1996	44	3.0	14.7	n/a
1997	31	3.0	10.3	n/a
1998	61	2.6	23.5	n/a
1999	48	3.0	16.0	n/a
2000	34	3.0	11.3	n/a
2001	26	2.0	13.0	n/a
2002	55	2.0	27.5	34.5
2003	55	2.0	27.5	34.5
2004	27	3.0	9.0	25.9
2005	29	3.0	9.7	0
2006	37	3.0	12.3	29.7
2007	27	4.0	6.8	18.5
2008	25	3.0	8.3	12
2009	24	3.0	8.0	25
2010	25	3.0	8.3	50
2011	26	3.0	8.6	46.2
2012	30	3.0	10.0	43.3
2013	32	2.0	16.0	56.3
2014	30	2.0	15.0	46.7
2015	38	2.0	19.0	57.9
2016	33	3.0	11.0	60.6
2017	26	2.6	9.9	57.7
2018	36	2.7	13.2	52.8
2019	35	3.0	11.6	54.3
2020	32	2.8	11.1	53.1
2021	31	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	26	3.7	6.9	53.8
2023	21	3.0	6.9	47.6
2024	24	1.8	12.7	54.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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