Rock Falls Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 246 students
Challand Middle School
1700 6th Ave, Sterling, IL 61081
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
726
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sterling CUSD 5
Whiteside County
Schola Grade D · Below 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 Challand Middle School
Challand Middle School is a public middle school in Sterling, Illinois, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Sterling CUSD 5. The school is located in a town in Whiteside County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 726 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Illinois middle school (12.7 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 688 Illinois middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 726 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Distant
- School district
- Sterling CUSD 5
- County
- Whiteside County
- NCES school ID
- 174231004264
Schools near Challand Middle School
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Public · Grades 6–8 · 114 students
Morrison Jr High School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 215 students
PLT Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 148 students
West Carroll Middle School
Public · Grades 6–8 · 162 students
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.