Enrollment
166
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BARTELSO SD 57·NCES 170516000198
Bartelso Elementary School
306 S Washington St, Bartelso, IL 62218 · (618) 765-2164 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.8:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
5 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 | 4 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
0%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
86.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
68.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.8% | 68.6% |
| 2023-24 | 73.8% | 61.1% |
% 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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Bartelso Elementary School
Bartelso Elementary School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartelso Elementary School this school | 166 | 3.0% | 77.2% |
| Lisbon Grade School Newark | 121 | 5.8% | 78.5% |
| St Rose Elementary School Breese | 167 | 15.0% | 65.1% |
| Congerville Elementary School Congerville | 97 | 6.2% | 80.0% |
| Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School Royal | 91 | 5.5% | 57.5% |
| Marine Elementary School Marine | 141 | 17.0% | 54.4% |
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 Bartelso Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #46 of 1,925 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #244 of 2,077 ▼ 105 | #4 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #43 of 2,077 ▲ 16 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #2,159 of 2,419 | #9 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.0% | #2,130 of 2,132 | #13 of 13 |
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
166
-31 (-16%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 184
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 | 166 | 12 | 13.8:1 | 3% (5) |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 12 | 14.0:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 12.5 | 13.1:1 | 5% (8) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 12.5 | 14.6:1 | 10% (18) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 12 | 13.9:1 | 11% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 2% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 10 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bartelso Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (183 to 166); teachers down 4% (12.5 to 12).
About Bartelso Elementary School
This page covers Bartelso Elementary School, a small elementary school in Bartelso, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 166 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 56% lower.
For district matters, Bartelso Elementary School falls under Bartelso SD 57.
At Bartelso Elementary School, White students make up 100% of the student body. Among people living in Clinton County, the White share is about 91%. Bartelso Elementary School has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.8:1, with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bartelso Elementary School is 3%. Among public schools in Clinton County, the average eligibility rate is 36%.
The allk12 Grade for Bartelso Elementary School is A. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bartelso Elementary School is 7.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 77.2%. Predicted: 69.8%.
Clinton County census figures show that median household income is about $86,588, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 19 public schools operate in Clinton County, serving about 5,278 students.
Nearby, Germantown Elementary School is about 4.0 miles away. Bartelso Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Bartelso Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.2% against a local average of 56.7%.
NCES assigns Bartelso Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Bartelso Elementary School saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,954
Census ACS
Median income
$86,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Germantown Elementary School4.0 mi · 258
- Beckemeyer Elementary School4.9 mi · 250
- Breese Elementary School6.1 mi · 357
- Central Comm High School7.3 mi · 629
- Carlyle High School7.7 mi · 281
- Carlyle Elementary School7.7 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Bartelso Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bartelso Elementary School?
Bartelso Elementary School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Bartelso Elementary School serve?
Bartelso Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bartelso Elementary School have?
Bartelso Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bartelso Elementary School?
At Bartelso Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% White.
What district is Bartelso Elementary School in?
Bartelso Elementary School is part of Bartelso SD 57.
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