Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTURY CUSD 100·NCES 173963004861
Century Elementary School
4721 Shawnee College Rd, Ullin, IL 62992 · (618) 845-3572 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- DBeats 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
11.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
115 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 34 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Century Elementary School→Century Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Century CUSD 100. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
12.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 12.9% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 7.2% |
% 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Century Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Century Elementary School this school | 185 | 62.2% | 25.8% |
| Don D Shute Elementary School East Peoria | 206 | 60.2% | N/A |
| Sangamon Valley Primary School Harristown | 170 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Lincoln Attendance Center Carmi | 176 | 61.9% | N/A |
| Norwood Primary School Peoria | 224 | 61.6% | 22.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School East Peoria | 162 | 62.3% | N/A |
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 Century Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,422 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #1,804 of 2,077 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,253 of 2,077 ▲ 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #2,095 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #946 of 2,132 |
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
185
+29 (+19%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 350
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 | 185 | 15.8 | 11.7:1 | 62% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 15.8 | 11.1:1 | 63% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 15.4 | 11.0:1 | 54% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 12.1 | 11.5:1 | 68% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 64% (109) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 84% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Century Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (139 to 185); teachers up 30% (12.1 to 15.8).
About Century Elementary School
Century Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Ullin, Illinois. It enrolled 185 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Century Elementary School sits within Century CUSD 100, which has 2 schools and 331 students.
The large majority of students at Century Elementary School, 81%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Black and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Pulaski County, the White share is about 62%. The chance that two students picked at random at Century Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
A ratio of 11.7:1 comes from the school's 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 62% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Pulaski County, the average is 81%.
Century Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Century Elementary School would score about 35.6%. It scores 25.8%, 9.8 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Pulaski County, median household income is about $42,463, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Pulaski County number 5 and enroll about 750.
Century Jr/Sr High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Century Elementary School. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Century Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Century Elementary School went from 156 students to 185.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,015
Census ACS
Median income
$42,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ullin
- Century Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 146 students
- River to River Education CenterCombined
Other Century Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Century Elementary. Century Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Century ElementaryClovis, CA · 722 students
- CENTURY ELEM.NIXA, MO · 592 students
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrafton, ND · 532 students
- CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGrand Forks, ND · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Century Jr/Sr High School0.1 mi · 146
- Dongola Elementary School7.5 mi · 108
- Dongola High School7.5 mi · 62
- Dongola Jr High School7.5 mi · 51
- Cypress Elementary School8.0 mi · 116
- Meridian Elementary School10.5 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Century Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Century Elementary School?
Century Elementary School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Century Elementary School serve?
Century Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Century Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Century Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Century Elementary School?
At Century Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 1% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Century Elementary School public or private?
Century Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Century CUSD 100.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.