Enrollment
296
Middle
DISTRICT 309 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD PSD 112·NCES 171471001814
Center Street Elementary School
200 W Center St, Fairfield, IL 62837 · (618) 842-2679 · Wayne County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
199 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 22% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairfield PSD 112. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
31.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 | 48.7% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 26.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Center Street Elementary School
Center Street Elementary School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Street Elementary School this school | 296 | 67.2% | 41.7% |
| Eldorado Middle School Eldorado | 246 | 68.3% | 50.2% |
| Parkview Jr High School Lawrenceville | 235 | 65.5% | 32.5% |
| Massac Jr High School Metropolis | 309 | 66.7% | 57.1% |
| Washington Middle School Johnston City | 296 | 62.2% | 28.7% |
| Harrisburg Middle School Harrisburg | 382 | 66.0% | 42.4% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Center Street Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #304 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #334 of 640 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #429 of 640 ▼ 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #456 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #228 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #467 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #119 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #348 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
296
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 411
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 | 296 | 23.8 | 12.5:1 | 67% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 22.5 | 13.2:1 | 60% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 293 | 22.1 | 13.3:1 | 53% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 59% (185) |
| 2015-16 | 327 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 62% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 47% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (313 to 296); teachers up 13% (21 to 23.8).
About Center Street Elementary School
Center Street Elementary School is a small middle school based in Fairfield, Illinois. It reported 296 students in grades 4 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Illinois average about 462 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
Center Street Elementary School is one school in a 2-school district, Fairfield PSD 112, which enrolls 617 students.
Roughly 89% of students at Center Street Elementary School are White. Other students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Center Street Elementary School scores 21%.
With 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.5:1. That is in line with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Roughly 67% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wayne County is 46%.
Center Street Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Illinois public middle schools.
Center Street Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.7%, compared with a predicted 32.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Wayne County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $55,521, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,404, Center Street Elementary School among them.
Center Street Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Fairfield Comm High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Center Street Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 41.7% against a local average of 49.6%.
In the federal locale system, Center Street Elementary School is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
A 10% decrease took enrollment from 330 in 2020-21 to 296 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Center Street Elementary 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.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,973
Census ACS
Median income
$55,521
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,404 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield PSD 112
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Fairfield Comm High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- North Side Elementary SchoolElementary · 321 students
- New Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Jasper Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
Other Center Street Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Center Street Elementary. Center Street Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Center Street ElementaryEl Segundo, CA · 797 students
- Center Street Elementary SchoolNew Iberia, LA · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Comm High School0.2 mi · 444
- North Side Elementary School0.7 mi · 321
- Jasper Elementary School2.5 mi · 170
- New Hope Elementary School4.2 mi · 204
- Geff Elementary School4.9 mi · 100
- Cisne Middle School10.2 mi · 115
Frequently asked questions
About Center Street Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Center Street Elementary School?
Center Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 04-08.
Is Center Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Center Street Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Center Street Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Center Street Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Center Street Elementary School?
At Center Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Center Street Elementary School public or private?
Center Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield PSD 112.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.