Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN CUSD 40·NCES 171818004438
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School
52 Poor Farm Hollow Rd, Hardin, IL 62047 · (618) 576-2341 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- 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 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
140 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School→Calhoun High School
Based on grade levels within Calhoun CUSD 40. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
40.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.3pp 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 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 40.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 26.8% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School this school | 336 | 41.7% | 42.8% |
| North Elementary School Marshall | 339 | 41.6% | 52.6% |
| Woodlawn Grade School Woodlawn | 322 | 43.2% | 47.5% |
| Crestwood Elementary School Paris | 309 | 40.5% | 50.0% |
| Mount Pulaski Elementary School Mount Pulaski | 369 | 40.4% | 51.0% |
| Bismarck-Henning Elementary School Bismarck | 309 | 41.1% | 33.6% |
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 Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #827 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #961 of 2,077 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #1,154 of 2,077 ▼ 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,337 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #325 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.8% | #1,894 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,517 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #512 of 615 |
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
336
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 302
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 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 42% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 31 | 10.8:1 | 40% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 41% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 24.1 | 13.6:1 | 46% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 44% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 50% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (327 to 336); teachers up 24% (24.1 to 30).
About Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School is a mid-sized elementary school in Hardin, Illinois, under Calhoun CUSD 40. It reports enrollment of 336 students in pre-K through 8.
In Calhoun CUSD 40, 2 schools enroll a combined 507 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School is White, at 95%. The school is also 3% Hispanic. Among Calhoun County residents, the White share is about 94%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School scores 10%.
Its ratio of 11.2:1 is based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 42%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School are 4.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (42.8% actual, 47.5% predicted).
For Calhoun County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $93,203, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 4 public schools in the county, enrolling about 616, Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School among them.
Calhoun High School is about 0.5 miles from Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: 4. The school's 42.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 336, compared with 353 in 2020-21.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,330
Census ACS
Median income
$93,203
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
616 students
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- WINFIELD INTERMEDIATE14.0 mi · 336
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Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School?
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-08.
Is Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School have?
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School?
Student demographics at Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School in?
Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School is part of Calhoun CUSD 40.
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