Is Pikeland Community School a good school?

Pikeland Community School ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Pikeland Community School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 489 students attended Pikeland Community School.

What is the racial makeup of Pikeland Community School?

Students at Pikeland Community School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Pikeland Community School attend?

Students who attend Pikeland Community School usually go on to attend Pittsfield High School

Pikeland Community School

Summary:

Pikeland Community School is a public middle school located in Pittsfield, Illinois, serving grades 3-8 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Pikeland CUSD 10 district, which is ranked 721 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pikeland Community School consistently performs below the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 19.7% compared to the state average of 41.2%, and its Mathematics proficiency rate was 8.7% compared to the state average of 28.4%. The school's performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 590 out of 1,293 Illinois middle schools in 2017-2018 to 1,095 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024. Pikeland Community School's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and students with disabilities, who rank in the bottom 25% of Illinois middle schools. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, reaching 19.3% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Western Junior High School and Bluffs Junior High School both outperform Pikeland Community School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Mathematics. Western Junior High School, in particular, stands out with an ELA proficiency rate of 48.9% and a Mathematics proficiency rate of 21.3% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than Pikeland Community School. Despite the increased per-student spending at Pikeland Community School, from $9,578 in 2019-2020 to $12,127 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance has not improved, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of its educational strategies and resource allocation.

Detail:

Public 3-8

601 Piper Ln
Pittsfield, IL 62363-1982

(217) 285-9462

District: Pikeland CUSD 10

SchoolDigger Rank:
1095^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,285

Students who attend Pikeland Community School usually attend:

High:

Pittsfield High School

Feeder schools for Pikeland Community School:

Elementary:

Pittsfield South Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.9

Number of students: 489

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Hispanic:

2.9%

Two or more races:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pikeland Community School ranks worse than 78.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.96. (See more...)

Compare Details Pikeland Community School ranks worse than 80.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.21. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pikeland Community School is $12,285.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pikeland Community School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pikeland Community School 1625^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pikeland Community School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Pikeland Community School 1095^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Pikeland Community School in the ranking list.)

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Pikeland CUSD 10:

SchoolDigger ranks Pikeland CUSD 10 721^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pikeland Community School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.26	1295^th	2020	35.9%
2004	30.80	1567^th	2030	22.8%
2005	46.34	1306^th	2022	35.4%
2006	44.92	1400^th	2086	32.9%
2007	51.92	1284^th	2095	38.7%
2008	58.84	1077^th	2092	48.5%
2009	54.66	1164^th	2120	45.1%
2010	58.36	1091^st	2139	49.0%
2011	48.16	1343^rd	2147	37.4%
2012	56.65	1121^st	2166	48.2%
2013	43.05	1331^st	2167	38.6%
2014	44.53	1221^st	2093	41.7%
2015	33.11	1320^th	2052	35.7%
2016	37.11	1240^th	2046	39.4%
2017	24.91	1551^st	2044	24.1%
2018	35.14	1290^th	2037	36.7%
2019	29.16	1472^nd	2086	29.4%
2021	26.32	1374^th	1948	29.5%
2022	23.14	1561^st	2082	25.0%
2023	23.47	1565^th	2077	24.7%
2024	21.96	1625^th	2067	21.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.97	336^th	763	56.0%
2019	35.12	730^th	1194	38.9%
2021	24.20	526^th	640	17.8%
2022	30.10	771^st	1113	30.7%
2023	21.83	1013^th	1156	12.4%
2024	22.43	1012^th	1195	15.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.03	1209^th	1765	31.5%
2019	30.32	1362^nd	1816	25.0%
2021	33.26	1036^th	1514	31.6%
2022	21.79	1524^th	1763	13.6%
2023	26.41	1442^nd	1808	20.2%
2024	28.62	1348^th	1793	24.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.31	1232^nd	1964	37.3%
2019	28.79	1447^th	2019	28.3%
2021	23.40	1289^th	1680	23.3%
2022	21.83	1540^th	1970	21.8%
2023	19.23	1624^th	1957	17.0%
2024	24.34	1472^nd	1942	24.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.55	727^th	907	19.8%
2024	26.37	701^st	886	20.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.71	1262^nd	1972	36.0%
2019	31.13	1375^th	2019	31.9%
2021	25.78	1244^th	1707	27.1%
2022	25.81	1416^th	1977	28.4%
2023	28.38	1361^st	1984	31.4%
2024	21.25	1553^rd	1959	20.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.19	1258^th	1463	14.0%
2019	13.43	1357^th	1462	7.2%
2021	13.26	1229^th	1308	6.0%
2022	10.45	1358^th	1425	4.7%
2023	9.54	1362^nd	1419	4.0%
2024	7.94	1353^rd	1392	2.8%

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

Rank History for Pikeland Community School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	55.33	596^th	1185	49.7%
2004	41.49	776^th	1204	35.5%
2005	70.28	402^nd	1209	66.7%
2006	58.04	617^th	1272	51.5%
2007	52.68	723^rd	1287	43.8%
2008	63.77	557^th	1293	56.9%
2009	51.86	748^th	1318	43.2%
2010	56.20	683^rd	1327	48.5%
2011	56.06	689^th	1344	48.7%
2012	68.69	440^th	1365	67.8%
2013	55.95	608^th	1367	55.5%
2014	54.91	604^th	1322	54.3%
2015	38.01	749^th	1302	42.5%
2016	51.98	567^th	1294	56.2%
2017	41.55	722^nd	1293	44.2%
2018	50.87	590^th	1293	54.4%
2019	45.05	691^st	1356	49.0%
2021	39.45	662^nd	1241	46.7%
2022	32.35	869^th	1369	36.5%
2023	42.95	716^th	1367	47.6%
2024	20.21	1095^th	1363	19.7%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	42.43	347^th	792	56.2%
2021	36.50	318^th	548	42.0%
2022	35.12	477^th	781	38.9%
2023	27.76	593^rd	805	26.3%
2024	22.44	691^st	802	13.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.87	571^st	1161	50.8%
2019	44.11	647^th	1217	46.8%
2021	39.56	589^th	1019	42.2%
2022	30.97	866^th	1221	29.1%
2023	47.21	589^th	1234	52.3%
2024	23.29	996^th	1219	18.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.01	581^st	1226	52.6%
2019	46.62	640^th	1276	49.8%
2021	38.55	571^st	1017	43.9%
2022	27.84	897^th	1286	30.2%
2023	35.04	785^th	1275	38.4%
2024	15.58	1114^th	1251	11.0%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.21	287^th	674	57.4%
2024	28.19	499^th	639	21.9%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.65	543^rd	1223	55.6%
2019	42.51	684^th	1296	47.2%
2021	34.73	642^nd	1048	38.7%
2022	38.31	722^nd	1286	43.9%
2023	50.84	546^th	1292	57.7%
2024	26.24	898^th	1264	29.0%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pikeland Community School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.02	609^th	889	31.5%
2019	26.98	691^st	905	23.6%
2021	25.20	623^rd	813	23.4%
2022	16.61	800^th	898	10.9%
2023	27.89	670^th	895	25.1%
2024	8.13	841^st	875	3.9%

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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 Pikeland Community School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1991	461	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	463
1992	459	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
1993	431	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1994	459	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1995	482	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
1996	482	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	482
1997	707	0	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	709
1998	688	0	1	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	690
1999	668	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	668
2000	653	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	653
2001	671	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	671
2002	609	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
2003	609	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	611
2004	636	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	637
2005	625	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	625
2006	593	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	593
2007	581	0	0	2	6	n/a	n/a	1	590
2008	583	1	3	3	4	n/a	n/a	3	597
2009	551	1	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	3	561
2010	543	0	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	3	554
2011	553	0	3	1	1	0	2	0	560
2012	555	1	3	4	2	0	3	0	568
2013	577	0	2	3	2	0	3	0	587
2014	560	0	2	3	2	0	4	0	571
2015	566	0	2	4	2	0	3	0	577
2016	562	0	3	7	4	0	3	0	579
2017	566	0	0	11	2	0	4	0	583
2018	571	0	2	9	0	0	2	0	584
2019	550	1	1	7	0	0	1	0	560
2020	553	2	1	8	0	0	0	0	564
2021	504	0	1	12	0	0	2	0	519
2022	480	1	2	12	0	0	8	0	503
2023	462	3	2	14	0	0	8	0	489

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 Pikeland Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	463	29.0	15.9	n/a
1992	460	30.0	15.3	n/a
1993	431	29.0	14.9	n/a
1994	461	30.0	15.4	n/a
1995	482	30.0	16.1	n/a
1996	482	30.0	16.1	n/a
1997	709	44.0	16.1	n/a
1998	690	44.0	15.7	n/a
1999	668	44.0	15.2	n/a
2000	653	39.0	16.7	n/a
2001	671	43.1	15.6	n/a
2002	611	42.0	14.5	31.9
2003	611	42.0	14.5	31.9
2004	637	39.0	16.3	37
2005	625	38.0	16.4	35
2006	593	38.2	15.5	37.1
2007	590	34.0	17.4	39.9
2008	597	31.0	19.3	48.1
2009	561	42.0	13.4	44.4
2010	554	40.0	13.8	52.8
2011	560	42.0	13.3	52.7
2012	568	41.9	13.5	53.3
2013	587	n/a	n/a	56.4
2014	571	39.0	14.6	50.4
2015	577	43.0	13.4	57.5
2016	579	41.0	14.1	50.6
2017	583	41.0	14.2	50.4
2018	584	41.5	14.0	49.7
2019	560	40.0	14.0	48.2
2020	564	38.0	14.8	48.9
2021	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	503	34.0	14.7	45.7
2023	489	35.0	13.9	47.6

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 Pikeland Community School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1991	463	29.0	15.9	n/a
1992	460	30.0	15.3	n/a
1993	431	29.0	14.9	n/a
1994	461	30.0	15.4	n/a
1995	482	30.0	16.1	n/a
1996	482	30.0	16.1	n/a
1997	709	44.0	16.1	n/a
1998	690	44.0	15.7	n/a
1999	668	44.0	15.2	n/a
2000	653	39.0	16.7	n/a
2001	671	43.1	15.6	n/a
2002	611	42.0	14.5	31.9
2003	611	42.0	14.5	31.9
2004	637	39.0	16.3	37
2005	625	38.0	16.4	35
2006	593	38.2	15.5	37.1
2007	590	34.0	17.4	39.9
2008	597	31.0	19.3	48.1
2009	561	42.0	13.4	44.4
2010	554	40.0	13.8	52.8
2011	560	42.0	13.3	52.7
2012	568	41.9	13.5	53.3
2013	587	n/a	n/a	56.4
2014	571	39.0	14.6	50.4
2015	577	43.0	13.4	57.5
2016	579	41.0	14.1	50.6
2017	583	41.0	14.2	50.4
2018	584	41.5	14.0	49.7
2019	560	40.0	14.0	48.2
2020	564	38.0	14.8	48.9
2021	519	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	503	34.0	14.7	45.7
2023	489	35.0	13.9	47.6

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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