Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 230 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE CUSD 227·NCES 170816004561
Cambridge Comm Grade School
312 S West St, Cambridge, IL 61238 · (309) 937-2028 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
101 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 37 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Cambridge Comm Grade School→Cambridge Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Cambridge CUSD 227. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
61.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 61.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 56.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cambridge Comm Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #178 of 1,925 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #377 of 2,077 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #323 of 2,077 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #1,964 of 2,419 | #11 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #882 of 2,035 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #1,864 of 2,042 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,417 of 2,132 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #578 of 1,461 | #2 of 10 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
222
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 337
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 | 222 | 17.1 | 13.0:1 | 45% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 47% (110) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 17.5 | 13.4:1 | 48% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 267 | 19.5 | 13.7:1 | 41% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 25% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 37% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 17 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cambridge Comm Grade School.
About Cambridge Comm Grade School
Cambridge Comm Grade School is a small elementary school in Cambridge CUSD 227, located in Cambridge, Illinois. School enrollment was 222 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
The district for Cambridge Comm Grade School is Cambridge CUSD 227, with 2 schools and 459 students.
Most students at Cambridge Comm Grade School are White: 94% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic. Cambridge Comm Grade School has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.0 students per teacher and 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 45%. Across public schools in Henry County, the average is about the same, 43%.
Cambridge Comm Grade School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.2% with an actual 66.9%.
Across Henry County, median household income is about $71,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Cambridge Comm Grade School is among the 28 public schools in Henry County.
The closest other public school is Cambridge Jr/Sr High School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cambridge Comm Grade School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cambridge Comm Grade School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 222, close to the 217 recorded in 2020-21.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cambridge Jr/Sr High School0.2 mi · 237
- Orion High School9.5 mi · 285
- C R Hanna Elementary School9.7 mi · 434
- Orion Middle School9.8 mi · 244
- AlWood Middle/High School9.9 mi · 184
- Millikin Elementary School10.4 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Cambridge Comm Grade SchoolHow many students attend Cambridge Comm Grade School?
Cambridge Comm Grade School enrolls approximately 222 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cambridge Comm Grade School serve?
Cambridge Comm Grade School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cambridge Comm Grade School have?
Cambridge Comm Grade School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cambridge Comm Grade School?
Student demographics at Cambridge Comm Grade School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Cambridge Comm Grade School?
Cambridge Comm Grade School is overseen by Cambridge CUSD 227 in Henry County.
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