Century Elementary School

Century Elementary School is a compact elementary school in Ullin, Illinois, operated by Century CUSD 100. The school works with 185 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Century CUSD 100, which oversees 2 schools and 331 students, Century Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Century Elementary School records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 12% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Pulaski County's rate of about 81%.

With demographic context factored in, Century Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 25.8%, a residual of -9.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pulaski County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $42,463 per year, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Pulaski County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 750 students), of which Century Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Century Jr/Sr High School, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Century Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 21.3%.

Century Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 33%: 139 students in 2018 compared to 185 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Century Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.