Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMBOY CUSD 272·NCES 170369000059
Amboy Central Elementary School
30 E Provost St, Amboy, IL 61310 · (815) 857-3619 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
139 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% larger than its 4th grade class (43).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Amboy CUSD 272. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
60.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.4% | 60.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 43.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amboy Central Elementary School
Amboy Central Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amboy Central Elementary School this school | 283 | 49.1% | 56.3% |
| Salt Fork North Elementary School Catlin | 274 | 48.5% | 36.4% |
| Durand Elementary School Durand | 281 | 47.7% | 59.3% |
| Ruth M Schneider Elementary School Farmer City | 265 | 48.7% | 41.4% |
| Brown County Elementary School Mount Sterling | 270 | 49.6% | 41.1% |
| Pope County Elementary School Golconda | 300 | 50.7% | 40.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amboy Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #415 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #403 of 2,077 ▲ 53 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #759 of 2,077 ▼ 287 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #1,636 of 2,419 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #933 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #1,570 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #1,324 of 2,132 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.4% | #321 of 615 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
283
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 283 | 21.6 | 13.1:1 | 49% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 21.6 | 13.1:1 | 45% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 285 | 21.5 | 13.3:1 | 49% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 38% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 35% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 43% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 22 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amboy Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (261 to 283); teachers up 13% (19 to 21.6).
About Amboy Central Elementary School
Amboy Central Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Amboy, Illinois. The school covers pre-K through 4 and reported 283 students in 2024-25. The school is 26% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Amboy Central Elementary School sits within Amboy CUSD 272, which has 3 schools and 722 students.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Amboy Central Elementary School. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Lee County, where about 86% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
Its ratio of 13.1:1 is based on 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. In all, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 51% average for public schools in Lee County.
Amboy Central Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Amboy Central Elementary School is 43.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.3%.
For Lee County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $70,292 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lee County number 19, with about 3,778 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Amboy Jr High School, is the closest to Amboy Central Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Amboy Central Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Amboy Central Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (277) and 2024-25 (283).
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,869
Census ACS
Median income
$70,292
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,778 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amboy CUSD 272
- Amboy High SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Amboy Jr High SchoolMiddle · 210 students
Other schools in Amboy
- Amboy High SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Amboy Jr High SchoolMiddle · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Amboy Jr High School0.2 mi · 210
- Amboy High School0.2 mi · 229
- Ashton-Franklin Center Elementary School8.5 mi · 218
- Madison School10.7 mi · 323
- Reagan Middle School10.7 mi · 585
- Ashton-Franklin Center High School11.6 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Amboy Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Amboy Central Elementary School?
Amboy Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Amboy Central Elementary School serve?
Amboy Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Amboy Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Amboy Central Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Amboy Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Amboy Central Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Amboy Central Elementary School public or private?
Amboy Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Amboy CUSD 272.
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