Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CUSD 12·NCES 172397006213
Bernard Long Elem Sch
1003 Farrish St, Madison, IL 62060 · (618) 877-1712 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
331 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Madison CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
12.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.7pp since 2023
Math
9.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
337
-17 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.3:1
% White
3%
was 3%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
92%
was 94%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bernard Long Elem Sch
Bernard Long Elem Sch, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Madison, Illinois, one of the schools within Madison CUSD 12, serves 337 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Madison CUSD 12 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 613 students; Bernard Long Elem Sch is among them.
On the student-mix side, Bernard Long Elem Sch logs that nearly all students (92%) are Black; the rest looks like 5% Hispanic, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Bernard Long Elem Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at Bernard Long Elem Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Madison County's rate of about 46%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bernard Long Elem Sch sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.8%; this one delivers 10.7%.
Around the school, Madison County reports that the typical household earns roughly $75,793 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Madison County's 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students), Bernard Long Elem Sch is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Madison Senior High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bernard Long Elem Sch ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 12.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bernard Long Elem Sch has decreased 5%, going from 354 students in 2018 to 337 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison CUSD 12
- Madison Senior High SchoolHigh · 152 students
- Madison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 124 students
- Madison Student Support CenterHigh
Other schools in Madison
- Madison Senior High SchoolHigh · 152 students
- Madison Jr High SchoolMiddle · 124 students
- Madison Student Support CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Madison Senior High School0.3 mi · 152
- Madison Jr High School0.3 mi · 124
- Venice Elem School1.7 mi · 62
- Lovejoy Middle School2.1 mi · 24
- Lovejoy Technology Academy2.1 mi · 27
- Lovejoy Elementary School2.1 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Bernard Long Elem SchHow large is Bernard Long Elem Sch?
Bernard Long Elem Sch enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bernard Long Elem Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bernard Long Elem Sch is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernard Long Elem Sch?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bernard Long Elem Sch is approximately 11.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bernard Long Elem Sch?
At Bernard Long Elem Sch, the student body is approximately 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black.
Who oversees Bernard Long Elem Sch?
Bernard Long Elem Sch is overseen by Madison CUSD 12 in Madison County.
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