Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch

Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch is one of the small elementary campuss in Milledgeville, Illinois, part of Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399, with 192 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 50% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in Chadwick-Milledgeville CUSD 399 (375 students total), Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch logs that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Carroll County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 46% of students at Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 59.9%, a residual of +14.8 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Carroll County put the typical household earns roughly $60,758 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Carroll County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,945 students), of which Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Chadwick-Milledgeville Jr HS, around 0.0 miles off. 2 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), Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.1%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chadwick-Milledgeville Elem Sch has climbed 220%, going from 60 students in 2018 to 192 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 95% to 89%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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