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Challand Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1700 6th Ave, Sterling, IL 61081 · (815) 626-3300 · Part of Sterling Community Unit District 5

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Directions
Students
726
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Challand Middle School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Sterling Township kids: Sterling High School

On the path

Where Sterling Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Challand Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Sterling High Schoolin Sterling

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1700 6th Ave, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6244
Grade 7245
Grade 8237
Enrollment over time
760’20
735’21
710’22
718’23
726’24

Down 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 55%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Challand Middle School from Sterling Township families.

Other schools in Sterling Community Unit District 5

The district →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
450 students15:1
Franklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
407 students14:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
B−
394 students12:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
C+
277 students13:1
Sterling High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sterling
B−
999 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Sterling Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.