Enrollment
269
Elementary
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLLTON CUSD 1·NCES 170861000500
Carrollton Grade School
721 4th St, Carrollton, IL 62016 · (217) 942-6831 · Greene County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
10.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
168 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 35 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Carrollton Grade School→Carrollton High School
Based on grade levels within Carrollton CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
26.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.4% | 12.0% |
% 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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Carrollton Grade School
Carrollton Grade School's state test result (29.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton Grade School this school | 269 | 62.5% | 29.6% |
| Sesser-Valier Elementary School Sesser | 252 | 61.5% | 59.5% |
| Eastview Elementary School Canton | 288 | 61.1% | 38.2% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Johnston City | 270 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Brownstown Elementary School Brownstown | 264 | 61.4% | 33.3% |
| Memorial Elementary School Taylorville | 297 | 59.9% | 32.5% |
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 Carrollton Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #1,285 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,398 of 2,077 ▲ 129 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #1,519 of 2,077 ▼ 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #1,719 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #172 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #1,689 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #940 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #507 of 1,461 |
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
269
-73 (-21%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 483
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 | 269 | 26 | 10.3:1 | 62% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 24.5 | 11.6:1 | 73% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 60% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 26.9 | 12.3:1 | 66% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 63% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 41% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carrollton Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (330 to 269); teachers down 3% (26.9 to 26).
About Carrollton Grade School
Carrollton, Illinois, is home to Carrollton Grade School, a small elementary school. The student body numbers 269 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Carrollton Grade School is in Carrollton CUSD 1, a district with 449 students across 2 schools.
At Carrollton Grade School, White students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Carrollton Grade School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.3 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 62% of students. Compared with the 49% average for public schools in Greene County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Carrollton Grade School is C-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 24% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Carrollton Grade School are 5.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (29.6% actual, 35.5% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Greene County, median household income is about $62,192, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 8 public schools operate in Greene County, serving about 1,703 students.
Nearby, Carrollton High School is about 0.3 miles away. Carrollton Grade School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.6% against a local average of 36.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 269, 21% below the 342 of 2020-21.
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Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,683
Census ACS
Median income
$62,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Carrollton High School0.3 mi · 180
- North Greene Jr/Sr High School10.1 mi · 369
- Greenfield Elementary School10.9 mi · 309
- Greenfield High School11.1 mi · 108
- Jersey Comm High School12.5 mi · 961
- Jerseyville East Elementary School12.8 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Carrollton Grade SchoolHow many students attend Carrollton Grade School?
Carrollton Grade School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Carrollton Grade School serve?
Carrollton Grade School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Carrollton Grade School have?
Carrollton Grade School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carrollton Grade School?
At Carrollton Grade School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Carrollton Grade School public or private?
Carrollton Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carrollton CUSD 1.
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