Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTHUR CUSD 305·NCES 170426000120
Arthur Grade School
126 E Lincoln St, Arthur, IL 61911 · (217) 543-2109 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
12.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
144 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Arthur Grade School→Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Based on grade levels within Arthur CUSD 305. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.4% | 28.8% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Arthur Grade School
Arthur Grade School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Grade School this school | 258 | 55.8% | 48.6% |
| Rossville-Alvin Elementary School Rossville | 300 | 58.3% | 33.0% |
| South Side Grade School Effingham | 248 | 54.0% | N/A |
| J L Hensey Elementary School Washington | 262 | 58.0% | 27.2% |
| Olson Park Elementary School Machesney Park | 294 | 54.8% | 52.9% |
| Hiawatha Elementary School PreK-5 Kirkland | 216 | 52.3% | 45.6% |
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 Arthur Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #634 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #977 of 2,077 ▼ 123 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #665 of 2,077 ▼ 274 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,782 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #548 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #1,228 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #1,136 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #95 of 1,461 |
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
258
-79 (-23%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 334
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 | 258 | 21.5 | 12.0:1 | 56% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 52% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 52% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 35% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 17 | 20.1:1 | 23% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (400 to 258); teachers down 23% (28 to 21.5).
About Arthur Grade School
Arthur Grade School is a small elementary school in Illinois, located in Arthur. Enrollment totals 258 students across pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 32% below that mark.
Arthur CUSD 305 enrolls 925 students in 4 schools, including Arthur Grade School.
Federal enrollment data show Arthur Grade School is 77% White. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Douglas County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Of all students at Arthur Grade School, 56% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Arthur Grade School lands at B+, ahead of 70% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Arthur Grade School is 9.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.6% versus 39.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
For the population of Douglas County, the median household earns about $77,320 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Douglas County, 10 public schools serve about 2,780 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond, is about 0.3 miles. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. Arthur Grade School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 258, compared with 337 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Arthur Grade School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 schools in Arthur CUSD 305
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-HammondHigh · 310 students
- Atwood-Hammond Grade SchoolElementary · 209 students
- Lovington Grade SchoolElementary · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond0.3 mi · 310
- Atwood-Hammond Grade School6.2 mi · 209
- Lovington Grade School8.3 mi · 148
- Arcola High School8.5 mi · 299
- Arcola Elementary School8.5 mi · 410
- Sullivan Middle School10.4 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur Grade SchoolHow large is Arthur Grade School?
Arthur Grade School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Arthur Grade School serve?
Arthur Grade School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arthur Grade School is approximately 12.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Arthur Grade School?
Student demographics at Arthur Grade School are roughly 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Arthur Grade School?
Arthur Grade School is overseen by Arthur CUSD 305 in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.