Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTHAGE ESD 317·NCES 170138505931
Carthage Primary School
210 S Adams St, Carthage, IL 62321 · (217) 357-9202 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
103 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 40 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (41).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Carthage Primary School→Carthage Middle School
Based on grade levels within Carthage ESD 317. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 23.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Carthage Primary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carthage Primary School this school | 238 | 43.3% | 30.1% |
| Bruning Elementary School Wilmington | 222 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Prairie Central Primary West Chenoa | 244 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Jefferson Elementary School Princeton | 220 | 45.0% | N/A |
| Douglas Elementary School Princeton | 217 | 42.4% | N/A |
| Earlville Elementary School Earlville | 253 | 45.1% | 41.5% |
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 Carthage Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #1,271 of 1,925 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,451 of 2,077 ▼ 417 | #6 of 7 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,454 of 2,077 ▼ 228 | #6 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #1,887 of 2,419 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,236 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,474 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #1,478 of 2,132 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #981 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
238
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 276
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 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 43% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 12.5 | 20.0:1 | 38% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 13.5 | 18.1:1 | 38% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 15.1 | 17.3:1 | 43% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 42% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | 43% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carthage Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (261 to 238); teachers up 13% (15.1 to 17).
About Carthage Primary School
Carthage Primary School is a small elementary school in Illinois, with an address in Carthage. It reported 238 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
Within Carthage ESD 317, Carthage Primary School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 405 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Carthage Primary School are White. Other students are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hancock County residents are about 94% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carthage Primary School scores 26%.
With 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.0:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 43% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hancock County is 54%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 46.5%. Carthage Primary School posts 30.1%, 16.4 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Hancock County, the median household earns about $65,865 a year, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Hancock County has 15 public schools with about 2,703 students, including Carthage Primary School.
Carthage Primary School's closest public school neighbor is Illini West High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Carthage Primary School is behind the 43.8% nearby average, ranking 8th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Carthage Primary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Carthage Primary School had 241 students in 2020-21 and 238 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
The allk12 page for Carthage Primary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,281
Census ACS
Median income
$65,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carthage
- Illini West High SchoolHigh · 349 students
- Carthage Middle SchoolMiddle · 167 students
- ROYALS Academy CarthageHigh
- ROYALS RSSP CarthageHigh
- Wcisec HS MdElementary
Other Carthage Primary schools
One other US public school is named Carthage Primary. Carthage Primary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Carthage Primary SchoolCARTHAGE, TX · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Illini West High School0.0 mi · 349
- Carthage Middle School0.4 mi · 167
- Hamilton Elementary School10.6 mi · 384
- Hamilton High School11.2 mi · 193
- Nauvoo Elementary School13.2 mi · 208
- Southeastern Elementary School13.2 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Carthage Primary SchoolHow large is Carthage Primary School?
Carthage Primary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Carthage Primary School serve?
Carthage Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Carthage Primary School have?
Carthage Primary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Carthage Primary School?
Student demographics at Carthage Primary School are roughly 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Carthage Primary School public or private?
Carthage Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Carthage ESD 317.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.