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Matherville Intermediate School

Matherville, IL · Sherrard CUSD 200

Regular public school · Grades 5 - 6 · Rural, distant

426th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 38% Declining

1376 252nd St, Matherville, IL 61263

(309)754-8244NCES ID 173618003745Directory 202324

191
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.7:1
Student / teacher ratio
31%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
12.6%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Matherville Intermediate School 426th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 38% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 53th in 2019 to 38th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Matherville Intermediate School
48%
IL average
52%
Math
Matherville Intermediate School
28%
IL average
38%
Science
Matherville Intermediate School
39%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Matherville Intermediate School IL average
25%50%75%48%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Matherville Intermediate School IL average
25%50%75%28%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Matherville Intermediate School IL average
25%50%75%39%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%48%36%17%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%46%31%8%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2019) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%43%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 191 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

6%White90%
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categories changedWhite 90%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White88.9%90.1% 1.2 pts
Hispanic4.6%6.3% 1.7 pts
Two or more races5.4%3.1% 2.3 pts
Black0.4%0.5% 0.1 pts
Asian0.8%0.0% 0.8 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $132K in zip 61263 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2021

$31K$63K$94K$125K$119K20212025

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What school district is Matherville Intermediate School in?

Matherville Intermediate School is part of the Sherrard CUSD 200 district in Matherville, Illinois.

Is Matherville Intermediate School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Matherville Intermediate School 426th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 38% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Matherville Intermediate School?

White 90%, Hispanic 6%, Two or more races 3% (191 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Matherville Intermediate School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61263 is $132K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.