Enrollment
276
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CITY SD 133·NCES 170918000527
Central City Elementary School
129 Douglas St, Centralia, IL 62801 · (618) 532-9521 · Marion County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
161 students
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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 22.8% |
% 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
45.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Central City Elementary School
Central City Elementary School's state test result (45.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central City Elementary School this school | 276 | 58.3% | 45.1% |
| J L Hensey Elementary School Washington | 262 | 58.0% | 27.2% |
| Marissa Elementary School Marissa | 266 | 57.5% | 28.1% |
| Memorial Elementary School Taylorville | 297 | 59.9% | 32.5% |
| Eastview Elementary School Canton | 288 | 61.1% | 38.2% |
| New Central Elementary School Havana | 286 | 55.9% | 38.2% |
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 Central City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #732 of 1,925 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,241 of 2,077 ▼ 167 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #668 of 2,077 ▼ 169 | #3 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #1,676 of 2,419 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #831 of 2,035 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #1,380 of 2,042 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #1,059 of 2,132 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #550 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
276
-74 (-21%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 282
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 | 276 | 21.5 | 12.8:1 | 58% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 54% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 82% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 20.1 | 16.7:1 | 88% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 89% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 59% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 13 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (335 to 276); teachers up 7% (20.1 to 21.5).
About Central City Elementary School
A small elementary school in Centralia, Illinois, Central City Elementary School is part of Central City SD 133. Total enrollment is 276 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Central City Elementary School is a school in Central City SD 133.
A large majority of enrollment at Central City Elementary School is White, at 83%. The rest of enrollment is 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The diversity index for Central City Elementary School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 21.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.8:1. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%.
On BeatsExpectations, Central City Elementary School is 7.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Marion County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $61,240, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 27 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,636, Central City Elementary School among them.
Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Center is about 1.8 miles from Central City Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Central City Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Central City Elementary School as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment fell 21% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Central City Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,000
Census ACS
Median income
$61,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
5,636 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 887 students
- Centralia Jr High SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Schiller Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Jordan Elementary SchoolElementary · 228 students
- Raccoon Cons Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Willow Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 127 students
Other Central City Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Central City Elementary. Central City Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Central City Elementary SchoolHuntington, WV · 408 students
- Central City ElementaryCentral City, KY · 406 students
- CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCENTRAL CITY, NE · 327 students
- Central City Elementary SchoolCentral City, IA · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Center1.8 mi · 11
- Schiller Elementary School2.0 mi · 270
- Willow Grove Elementary School2.2 mi · 127
- Centralia Jr High School2.2 mi · 559
- Centralia High School2.4 mi · 887
- Jordan Elementary School2.4 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About Central City Elementary SchoolHow large is Central City Elementary School?
Central City Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-08.
Is Central City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Central City Elementary School have?
Central City Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central City Elementary School?
At Central City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Central City Elementary School?
Central City Elementary School is overseen by Central City SD 133 in Marion County.
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