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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTOPHER USD 99·NCES 170021703615
Christopher Elementary School
501 S Snider St, Christopher, IL 62822 · (618) 724-7604 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
309 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Christopher Elementary School→Christopher High
Based on grade levels within Christopher USD 99. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
15.2%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 15.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.3% | 16.2% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Christopher Elementary School
Christopher Elementary School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Elementary School this school | 510 | 60.6% | 35.3% |
| North Elementary School Taylorville | 522 | 60.0% | N/A |
| Pana Elementary School Pana | 507 | 58.8% | 43.7% |
| Vandalia Elementary School Vandalia | 552 | 59.2% | 44.8% |
| Altamont Grade School Altamont | 462 | 62.3% | 52.7% |
| Frankfort Intermediate School West Frankfort | 447 | 60.4% | 36.9% |
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 Christopher Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,082 of 1,925 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #1,733 of 2,077 ▼ 381 | #8 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #941 of 2,077 ▼ 177 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #514 of 2,419 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,205 of 2,035 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.0% | #1,845 of 2,042 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #993 of 2,132 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #1,057 of 1,461 | #7 of 7 |
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
510
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 544
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 | 510 | 36.6 | 13.9:1 | 61% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 38.6 | 13.3:1 | 65% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 36.4 | 13.3:1 | 69% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 23.1 | 23.8:1 | 23% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 581 | 23 | 25.3:1 | 60% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 79% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 38 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christopher Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (551 to 510); teachers up 58% (23.1 to 36.6).
About Christopher Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Christopher, Illinois, Christopher Elementary School is part of Christopher USD 99. It has an enrollment of 510 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 34% bigger than average.
The district for Christopher Elementary School is Christopher USD 99, with 2 schools and 716 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% multiracial. Among Franklin County residents, the White share is about 95%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Christopher Elementary School has 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. The school has 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Christopher Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Illinois public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Christopher Elementary School is 36.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.3%.
For the population of Franklin County, the median household earns about $56,740 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Franklin County, 25 public schools serve about 5,523 students.
Christopher Elementary School's nearest public school is Christopher High (about 0.8 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Christopher Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 28 students, from 482 to 510.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Christopher
- Christopher HighHigh · 206 students
- Franklin-Jefferson SPED Social EmElementary
Other Christopher Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Christopher Elementary. Christopher Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Christopher Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 315 students
- Christopher ElementarySan Jose, CA · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Christopher High0.8 mi · 206
- Zeigler-Royalton High School2.3 mi · 131
- Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School2.4 mi · 258
- Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School2.4 mi · 100
- Denning Elementary School7.6 mi · 439
- Sesser-Valier High School7.8 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About Christopher Elementary SchoolHow large is Christopher Elementary School?
Christopher Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Christopher Elementary School serve?
Christopher Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Christopher Elementary School have?
Christopher Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Christopher Elementary School?
At Christopher Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Christopher Elementary School?
Christopher Elementary School is overseen by Christopher USD 99 in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.