The top reported proficiency rate is 59% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Fieldcrest Middle School
Fieldcrest Middle School is a small public middle school in Wenona, Illinois, serving grades 6 through 8. The school sits on West Elm Street embedded in the town itself rather than on an isolated campus, making it a civic anchor for this rural community in Marshall County.
The school enrolls roughly a couple of hundred students distributed across its three grades, with the student body predominantly white and from the immediate area. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner enrollment were not available, so a reader interested in those details should contact the school directly.
Academic performance across subjects shows a profile of uneven attainment across grade levels. In seventh-grade English language arts, proficiency reaches a solid level, while sixth-grade ELA sits above the midpoint. By eighth grade, ELA proficiency drops considerably. Mathematics is a softer area: sixth graders show weak proficiency, seventh graders reach roughly the midpoint, and eighth graders sit below the midpoint. Eighth-grade science proficiency is similarly low. Participation rates in testing are consistently high, indicating the students took the assessments. When viewed against the other districts in Marshall County, Fieldcrest Middle School's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the county's small school systems, though absolute proficiency levels leave room for academic growth, particularly in mathematics.
The shift in district configuration around 2021 reshaped how students flow through the system. The building that once housed elementary students in Wenona is now closed, and families with children in grades 6 through 8 attend Fieldcrest Middle School in Wenona while younger and older siblings bus to Intermediate School in Toluca and High School in Minonk. This multi-town busing arrangement is typical for this rural consolidated district and affects the logistics of family life.
Wenona itself is a small rural city with a compact traditional Main Street and a car-dependent layout. Most of the town's workforce commutes to manufacturing jobs in nearby communities, and the community has experienced modest population stability without new development pressure. Housing is affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, and homeownership is common. The Wenona Bond Public Library serves as a civic resource with free Wi-Fi, and students use it alongside the school.
Graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data were not available, so parents may want to check with the school on those measures. The middle school has no published information on course breadth, electives, athletics, or clubs, and state assessment score details beyond proficiency rates are missing. A parent considering Fieldcrest Middle School should visit the school, speak with families already in the district, and ask directly about programming, support services, and how the school addresses the math and science attainment gaps evident in the test results.
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