Carlinville Intermediate School

Located at 450 W Buchanan St, in Carlinville, Illinois, Carlinville Intermediate School is a modestly sized primary school that hosts 267 students (grades 3 through 5), part of Carlinville CUSD 1. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 30% smaller than typical.

Carlinville CUSD 1 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,282 students; Carlinville Intermediate School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Carlinville Intermediate School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Carlinville Intermediate School has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carlinville Intermediate School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.0%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of +7.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Macoupin County) records that the typical household earns roughly $70,805 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carlinville Intermediate School is one of 28 public schools in Macoupin County (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students).

Carlinville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Carlinville Intermediate School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 38.3%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Carlinville Intermediate School's enrollment has contracted 7% since 2018, when it stood at 287 (now 267).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.