Central Intermediate School
Public · Grades 5–6 · 339 students
Shepherd Middle School
701 E McKinley Rd, Ottawa, IL 61350
Grades
7–8
Middle
Students
353
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Ottawa ESD 141
LaSalle County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 688 Illinois middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Illinois middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Shepherd Middle School
Shepherd Middle School is a public middle school in Ottawa, Illinois, serving grades 7–8. It is part of Ottawa ESD 141. The school is located in a town in LaSalle County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 353 students were enrolled, with about 11.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 7–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 7–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 353 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Ottawa ESD 141
- County
- LaSalle County
- NCES school ID
- 173030003140
Schools near Shepherd Middle School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.