Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON CUSD 12·NCES 172397006213
Bernard Long Elementary School
1003 Farrish St, Madison, IL 62060 · (618) 877-1712 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Illinois public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Based on grade levels within Madison CUSD 12. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 7.2% | 4.6% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Bernard Long Elementary School
Bernard Long Elementary School's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Long Elementary School this school | 337 | 98.2% | 10.7% |
| Cather Elementary School Chicago | 321 | 97.2% | 18.4% |
| Owens Community Academy Elementary School Chicago | 340 | 95.3% | 24.9% |
| Bass Elementary School Chicago | 313 | 98.1% | 13.8% |
| Drake Elementary School Chicago | 302 | 97.7% | 15.9% |
| Smith W Elementary School Chicago | 340 | 95.3% | 17.0% |
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 Bernard Long Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #1,867 of 1,925 | #27 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #1,911 of 2,077 ▼ 25 | #27 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #2,038 of 2,077 ▼ 29 | #27 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #1,333 of 2,419 | #27 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #330 of 2,035 | #4 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.6% | #1,737 of 2,042 | #35 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #64 of 2,132 | #1 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,208 of 1,461 | #22 of 29 |
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
337
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
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 | 337 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 98% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 30 | 11.6:1 | 98% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 94% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 354 | 28.8 | 12.3:1 | 98% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 95% (405) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bernard Long Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (354 to 337); teachers up 4% (28.8 to 30).
About Bernard Long Elementary School
Bernard Long Elementary School is one of the public schools in Madison, Illinois. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrolled students number 337 students, in pre-K through 5.
The district, Madison CUSD 12, has 613 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Black students make up 92% of enrollment at Bernard Long Elementary School. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Madison County is roughly 8% Black. Bernard Long Elementary School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
Bernard Long Elementary School operates with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.2:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 98% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
The allk12 Grade for Bernard Long Elementary School is D. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Bernard Long Elementary School are 4.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (10.7% actual, 14.8% predicted).
Federal survey data for Madison County show that the median household income is $75,793, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Madison County is home to 84 public schools and about 35,253 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Madison Senior High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bernard Long Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Bernard Long Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 337, close to the 339 recorded in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Elementary School1.7 mi · 62
- Lovejoy Technology Academy2.1 mi · 27
- Lovejoy Middle School2.1 mi · 24
- Lovejoy Elementary School2.1 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Bernard Long Elementary SchoolHow large is Bernard Long Elementary School?
Bernard Long Elementary School enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bernard Long Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bernard Long Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bernard Long Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bernard Long Elementary School is approximately 11.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bernard Long Elementary School?
At Bernard Long Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black.
Who oversees Bernard Long Elementary School?
Bernard Long Elementary School is overseen by Madison CUSD 12 in Madison County.
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