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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCOLA CUSD 306·NCES 170396000082
Arcola Elementary School
351 W Washington St, Arcola, IL 61910 · (217) 268-4961 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
188 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 83 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (39).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Arcola Elementary School→Arcola High School
Based on grade levels within Arcola CUSD 306. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.9pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 17.3% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Arcola Elementary School
Arcola Elementary School's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcola Elementary School this school | 410 | 45.9% | 34.0% |
| Olson Elementary School Woodstock | 425 | 46.8% | 50.4% |
| Sward Elementary School Oak Lawn | 457 | 44.2% | 51.1% |
| Oak Terrace Elementary School Highwood | 494 | 46.4% | 50.2% |
| Olive C Martin School Lake Villa | 511 | 47.6% | 43.9% |
| Wauconda Grade School Wauconda | 421 | 39.7% | 50.6% |
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 Arcola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,126 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,423 of 2,077 ▼ 123 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,249 of 2,077 ▲ 358 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #955 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #910 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #827 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #1,410 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #278 of 615 |
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
410
+44 (+12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 560
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 | 410 | 31.4 | 13.1:1 | 46% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 39.5 | 10.4:1 | 49% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 37 | 11.0:1 | 50% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 31.8 | 11.7:1 | 48% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 47% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 42% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 31 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arcola Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (372 to 410); teachers down 1% (31.8 to 31.4).
About Arcola Elementary School
Arcola Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Arcola. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 410 students.
Arcola CUSD 306 serves 709 students across 2 schools.
The student body at Arcola Elementary School is 50% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 46% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 9%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The school has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal data show 46% of students (188) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Arcola Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (34.0%) and its predicted rate (45.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
The school is in Douglas County, where median household income comes to about $77,320, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Douglas County counts 10 public schools with about 2,780 students.
Arcola High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Arcola Elementary School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The school's 34.0% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 44 students, from 366 to 410.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,751
Census ACS
Median income
$77,320
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,780 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Arcola Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Arcola Elementary. Arcola Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Arcola ElementaryAldie, VA · 748 students
- Arcola ElementarySilver Spring, MD · 747 students
Nearby schools
- Arcola High School0.0 mi · 299
- Tuscola High School8.1 mi · 299
- East Prairie Middle School8.1 mi · 271
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond8.3 mi · 310
- Arthur Grade School8.5 mi · 258
- North Ward Elementary School9.0 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Arcola Elementary SchoolHow large is Arcola Elementary School?
Arcola Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Arcola Elementary School serve?
Arcola Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arcola Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arcola Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arcola Elementary School?
Student demographics at Arcola Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Arcola Elementary School in?
Arcola Elementary School is part of Arcola CUSD 306.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.