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Challand Middle School

Regular School · Sterling, IL

Challand Middle School is a regular school school in Sterling, Illinois, serving grades 06–08 with 726 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
726
Teachers (FTE)
44.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 398 55%
Hispanic/Latino 261 36%
Two or more races 45 6%
Black or African American 13 2%
Asian 6 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 726 359M / 366F

English Language Learners: 49 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15.0% -12.7pp 27.7% 539
Reading Proficiency 19.0% -13.7pp 32.7% 547

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.18 grade levels
Math
-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
14
1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
212
29.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 726 100%

Contact & Location

1700 6th Ave

Sterling, IL 61081

Phone: (815)626-3300

http://www.sterlingpublicschools.org

District

Sterling CUSD 5

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,493

District enrollment: 3,264

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

174231004264

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD