📍 701 E McKinley Rd, Ottawa, LaSalle County, 61350
Shepherd Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ottawa, LaSalle County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Larson. It is part of the Ottawa ESD 141 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shepherd Middle School enrolls 389 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 292 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.2% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 389 students (53%) 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.
Shepherd Middle 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 38, state house district 76.
Shepherd Middle School is one of 5 schools in Ottawa ESD 141, based in Ottawa, Illinois. The district serves 1,747 students district-wide and employs 142 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Shepherd Middle School is close to the district average of about 349 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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