Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 196 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CUSD 4·NCES 171041001257
Chebanse Elementary School
475 School St, Chebanse, IL 60922 · (815) 697-2642 · Iroquois County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
168 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (65).
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
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.2pp since 2023
Math
62.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 62.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 45.6% |
% 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
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Chebanse Elementary School
Chebanse Elementary School's state test result (54.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chebanse Elementary School this school | 343 | 49.0% | 54.2% |
| Meadowbrook Intermediate School Moro | 344 | 48.0% | 40.9% |
| L J Stevens Intermediate School Wilmington | 353 | 49.3% | 50.5% |
| North Side Elementary School Fairfield | 321 | 48.9% | 48.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Robinson | 326 | 50.9% | 34.2% |
| Jonesboro Elementary School Jonesboro | 338 | 46.2% | 64.8% |
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 Chebanse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Iroquois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #465 of 1,925 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #353 of 2,077 ▲ 56 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #838 of 2,077 ▲ 60 | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #1,297 of 2,419 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,065 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #1,603 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #1,326 of 2,132 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #1,220 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
343
+40 (+13%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 314
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 | 343 | 25.4 | 13.5:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 24.4 | 14.1:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 25 | 13.7:1 | 44% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 23.3 | 15.4:1 | 43% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 50% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 18 | 21.1:1 | 44% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 27 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chebanse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (359 to 343); teachers up 9% (23.3 to 25.4).
About Chebanse Elementary School
Chebanse Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Chebanse, Illinois. The school offers kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 343 students.
The Central CUSD 4 system has 4 schools and 968 students.
White students are 89% of those enrolled at Chebanse Elementary School. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Iroquois County, where about 89% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Staffing at Chebanse Elementary School comes to 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
After adjusting for student poverty, Chebanse Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.2%; the prediction is 43.2%.
For Iroquois County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,255 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Iroquois County number 24, with about 3,909 students.
Central High School is the nearest public school to Chebanse Elementary School, about 2.7 miles away. Within five miles of Chebanse Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Chebanse Elementary School is ahead of the 21.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Federal data place Chebanse Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 13% over 4 years, reaching 343 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Chebanse 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.
Iroquois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,449
Census ACS
Median income
$66,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central CUSD 4
- Central High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- John L Nash Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- Ashkum Early Literacy CenterElementary · 49 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School2.7 mi · 298
- John L Nash Middle School2.7 mi · 278
- Kankakee High School7.5 mi · 1,360
- Taft Primary School7.9 mi · 316
- John Kennedy Middle Grade School8.0 mi · 519
- Ashkum Early Literacy Center8.4 mi · 49
Frequently asked questions
About Chebanse Elementary SchoolHow large is Chebanse Elementary School?
Chebanse Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Chebanse Elementary School serve?
Chebanse Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Chebanse Elementary School have?
Chebanse Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
How diverse is Chebanse Elementary School?
Chebanse Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Chebanse Elementary School?
Chebanse Elementary School is overseen by Central CUSD 4 in Iroquois County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.