Enrollment
115
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASHLEY CCSD 15·NCES 170434000125
Ashley Com Consolidated School
450 N Third St, Ashley, IL 62808 · (618) 485-6611 · Washington County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- C+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
9.6:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
62 students
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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.8pp since 2023
Math
33.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 33.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 23.0% |
% 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
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Ashley Com Consolidated School
Ashley Com Consolidated School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Com Consolidated School this school | 115 | 53.9% | 39.7% |
| Akin Comm Cons Elementary School Akin | 124 | 54.8% | 65.2% |
| Bradford Grade School Bradford | 123 | 52.0% | 56.5% |
| Washington Elementary School Rushville | 113 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Unity Elementary School Brookport | 128 | 53.1% | 59.5% |
| Cypress Elementary School Cypress | 116 | 50.0% | 31.5% |
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 Ashley Com Consolidated School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #923 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,160 of 2,077 ▼ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,169 of 2,077 ▲ 175 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #2,309 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,190 of 2,132 |
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
115
-5 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 181
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 | 115 | 12 | 9.6:1 | 54% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 126 | 10 | 12.6:1 | 60% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 12 | 10.0:1 | 57% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 166 | 11.6 | 14.3:1 | 55% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 144 | 9 | 16.0:1 | 52% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 13 | 9.8:1 | 69% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 11 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashley Com Consolidated School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (166 to 115); teachers up 3% (11.6 to 12).
About Ashley Com Consolidated School
Located in Ashley, Illinois, Ashley Com Consolidated School is a small elementary school. It educates 115 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 70% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Ashley Com Consolidated School is listed under Ashley CCSD 15 in federal data.
About 95% of the student body at Ashley Com Consolidated School is White. Other students are 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Ashley Com Consolidated School total 12 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school counts 62 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 54%. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 35%.
The allk12 Grade for Ashley Com Consolidated School is C+. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Ashley Com Consolidated School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (39.7%) and its predicted rate (40.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Washington County, the median household income is $78,224, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Washington County has 7 public schools and roughly 1,739 students.
The shortest distance from Ashley Com Consolidated School to another public school is about 7.4 miles, to Irvington Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Ashley Com Consolidated School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 120 in 2020-21 to 115 in 2024-25.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,627
Census ACS
Median income
$78,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Irvington Elementary School7.4 mi · 64
- Woodlawn High School8.2 mi · 174
- Woodlawn Grade School8.2 mi · 322
- Grand Prairie Elementary School8.9 mi · 63
- Nashville Grade School10.2 mi · 622
- Nashville Comm High School10.5 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Ashley Com Consolidated SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ashley Com Consolidated School?
Ashley Com Consolidated School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Ashley Com Consolidated School serve?
Ashley Com Consolidated School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ashley Com Consolidated School have?
Ashley Com Consolidated School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ashley Com Consolidated School?
Student demographics at Ashley Com Consolidated School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ashley Com Consolidated School?
Ashley Com Consolidated School is overseen by Ashley CCSD 15 in Washington County.
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