State/Public Middle Open

Serena Middle School

๐Ÿ“ PO Box 107, Serena, LaSalle County, 60549

186
Pupils
11.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Serena Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Serena, LaSalle County. The school has 186 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Hjerpe. It is part of the Serena CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades 5โ€“8 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kristin Hjerpe
School district
Serena CUSD 2

Enrollment & staffing

Serena Middle School enrolls 186 students across grades 5โ€“8. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.

Male students
106 (57%)
Female students
80 (43%)
Teachers (FTE)
16.4
Student-teacher ratio
11.3:1
Grade span
5โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16086%
Hispanic or Latino158.1%
Two or more races94.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native21.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

77 of the school's 186 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades 5โ€“8Title I

Serena Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 76.

School district: Serena CUSD 2

Serena Middle School is one of 4 schools in Serena CUSD 2, based in Serena, Illinois. The district serves 611 students district-wide and employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 186 students, Serena Middle School is larger than the district average of about 153 students per school.

611
District students
4
Schools
52
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
22%
Math proficient
10%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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