📍 38 Ferry St, Prophetstown, Whiteside County, 61277
PLT Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Prophetstown, Whiteside County. The school has 168 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Janet Barnhart. It is part of the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
PLT Middle School enrolls 168 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 3.6% Two or more races and 3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
101 of the school's 168 students (60%) 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.
PLT 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 36, state house district 71.
PLT Middle School is one of 4 schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3, based in Prophetstown, Illinois. The district serves 738 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 168 students, PLT Middle School is close to the district average of about 185 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant