Shepherd Middle School
701 East Mckinley Rd
Ottawa IL, 61350, La Salle County
Phone: 815-434-7925
Ranking: 
(1,727 out of 3,028, bottom 43%)*
(1,727 out of 3,028, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Ottawa Elementary School District 141
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 478 | 428 | 417 | 415 | 413 | 454 | 449 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 256 | 53.6% | 223 | 52.1% | 197 | 47.2% | 221 | 53.3% | 202 | 48.9% | 223 | 49.1% | 232 | 51.7% |
| Grade 8: | 222 | 46.4% | 202 | 47.2% | 220 | 52.8% | 194 | 46.7% | 211 | 51.1% | 231 | 50.9% | 217 | 48.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 232 | 48.5% | 211 | 49.3% | 195 | 46.8% | 199 | 48.0% | 197 | 47.7% | 212 | 46.7% | 216 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 246 | 51.5% | 217 | 50.7% | 222 | 53.2% | 216 | 52.0% | 196 | 47.5% | 215 | 47.4% | 203 | 45.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 63 | 13.2% | 43 | 10.0% | 41 | 9.8% | 41 | 9.9% | 26 | 6.3% | 34 | 7.5% | 26 | 5.8% |
| Black: | 15 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.4% | 18 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.1% |
| White: | 369 | 77.2% | 347 | 81.1% | 351 | 84.2% | 350 | 84.3% | 352 | 85.2% | 375 | 82.6% | 377 | 84.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 20 | 4.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 41.6% | 177 | 41.4% | 96 | 23.0% | 150 | 36.1% | 141 | 34.1% | 134 | 29.5% | 133 | 29.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 4.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 84 | 20.1% | 29 | 7.0% | 23 | 5.6% | 19 | 4.2% | 26 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.66 | 8.57 | 11.91 | 12.93 | 13.07 | 13.50 | 17.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 76.0% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 86.4% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 84.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 84.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.7% | 84.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 52.8% | 59.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 67.5% | 72% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 73.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.0% | 79.0% | 77.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 76.3% | 77.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 77.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 78.1% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.0% | 52.0% | 58.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.5% | 73.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 74.4% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 74.6% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.9% | 79.3% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 79.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.9% | 79.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.7% | 81.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 79.9% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 79.0% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 53.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 45.7% | 54.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 54.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 78.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 85.4% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 80.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 83.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 77.2% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 58.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 56.1% | 63.7% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.2% | 67.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.0% | 74.0% | 72.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 80.0% | 81.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 86.3% | 81.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 83.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.0% | 88.0% | 85.0% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 86.2% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.0% | 58.0% | 59.8% |
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* Shepherd Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.