Cissna Park Elementary School

Cissna Park Elementary School operates as a rural-scale primary school in Cissna Park, Illinois, run under Cissna Park CUSD 6. Current enrollment sits at 128 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 66% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Across the 3 schools in Cissna Park CUSD 6 (292 students total), Cissna Park Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cissna Park Elementary School shows that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Cissna Park Elementary School records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Iroquois County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cissna Park Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 52.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Iroquois County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,255 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Iroquois County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,909 students), of which Cissna Park Elementary School is one.

Cissna Park Sr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Cissna Park Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cissna Park Elementary School has declined 3%, going from 132 students in 2018 to 128 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 92% to 83% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.