Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATHENS CUSD 213·NCES 170447000132
Cantrall Elementary School
1 Braves Ln, Cantrall, IL 62625 · (217) 487-7312 · Sangamon County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
118 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 67 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 21% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Cantrall Elementary School→Cantrall Intermediate School→Athens Junior High School→Athens Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Athens CUSD 213. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
76.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 76.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 52.4% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cantrall Elementary School
Cantrall Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cantrall Elementary School this school | 334 | 35.3% | 63.2% |
| Northside Elementary School Geneseo | 334 | 36.8% | 51.8% |
| Pecatonica Elementary School Pecatonica | 307 | 34.9% | 54.0% |
| Herscher Intermediate School Herscher | 391 | 35.3% | 42.6% |
| North Clay Elementary/Jr High School Louisville | 379 | 37.2% | 34.0% |
| Fisher Grade School Fisher | 326 | 39.0% | 51.8% |
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 Cantrall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #249 of 1,925 | #5 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #123 of 2,077 ▲ 142 | #2 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #558 of 2,077 ▲ 5 | #9 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #1,344 of 2,419 | #17 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #940 of 2,035 | #16 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,670 of 2,042 | #28 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,664 of 2,132 | #27 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #677 of 1,461 | #9 of 23 |
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
334
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
+188% since 1990-91, when it was 116
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 | 334 | 25.4 | 13.2:1 | 35% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 23.5 | 15.1:1 | 28% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 21.5 | 15.1:1 | 25% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 36% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 23 | 18.1:1 | 25% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 116 | 6 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cantrall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (391 to 334); teachers up 21% (21 to 25.4).
About Cantrall Elementary School
Cantrall Elementary School is an elementary school in Cantrall, Illinois, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 334 students on the rolls.
Athens CUSD 213 has 961 students spread across 4 schools.
Roughly 90% of students at Cantrall Elementary School are White. Other students are 8% multiracial. By comparison, Sangamon County residents are about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
Cantrall Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, with 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 35% at Cantrall Elementary School. On average, public schools in Sangamon County report 48%.
In Illinois, Cantrall Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 63.2% actual against a predicted 51.1%.
In Sangamon County, the median household earns about $75,357 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sangamon County counts 77 public schools with about 27,345 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Cantrall Intermediate School, is the closest to Cantrall Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 47.4% proficiency; Cantrall Elementary School posts 63.2%.
Under the NCES locale system, Cantrall Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 334, compared with 353 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Cantrall Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Athens CUSD 213
- Athens Sr High SchoolHigh · 299 students
- Cantrall Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 184 students
- Athens Junior High SchoolMiddle · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Cantrall Intermediate School0.1 mi · 184
- Athens Sr High School2.7 mi · 299
- Athens Junior High School2.7 mi · 144
- Sherman Elementary School5.2 mi · 552
- Williamsville High School6.7 mi · 462
- Williamsville Jr High School6.7 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Cantrall Elementary SchoolHow large is Cantrall Elementary School?
Cantrall Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-03.
Is Cantrall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cantrall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Cantrall Elementary School have?
Cantrall Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Cantrall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cantrall Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Cantrall Elementary School in?
Cantrall Elementary School is part of Athens CUSD 213.
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