📍 1804 Guiles Ave, Mendota, LaSalle County, 61342
Northbrook School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Mendota, LaSalle County. The school has 508 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paula Daley. It is part of the Mendota CCSD 289 school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 10% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northbrook School enrolls 508 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 41% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 265 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 41% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
302 of the school's 508 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northbrook School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 45, state house district 90.
Northbrook School is one of 3 schools in Mendota CCSD 289, based in Mendota, Illinois. The district serves 1,042 students district-wide and employs 77 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 508 students, Northbrook School is larger than the district average of about 347 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant