Enrollment
128
Elementary
DISTRICT 97 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CISSNA PARK CUSD 6·NCES 171029004573
Cissna Park Elementary School
511 N 2nd St, Cissna Park, IL 60924 · (815) 457-2171 · Iroquois County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+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
13.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
39 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (18).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cissna Park CUSD 6. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.1pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 38.2% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Cissna Park Elementary School
Cissna Park Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cissna Park Elementary School this school | 128 | 30.5% | 52.1% |
| Williamsfield Elementary School Williamsfield | 128 | 32.8% | 68.5% |
| Harding Grade School Earlville | 130 | 36.2% | 51.3% |
| P L Bolin Elementary School East Peoria | 145 | 33.8% | 55.7% |
| Raymond Grade School Raymond | 115 | 35.7% | 52.1% |
| Illinois City Elementary School Illinois City | 108 | 31.5% | N/A |
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 Cissna Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Iroquois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #522 of 1,925 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #436 of 2,077 ▲ 139 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #603 of 2,077 ▲ 254 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #2,273 of 2,419 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #1,772 of 2,132 | #8 of 8 |
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
128
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 172
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 | 128 | 9.7 | 13.2:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 10.7 | 12.1:1 | 29% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 10.3 | 12.2:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 11.7 | 11.3:1 | 21% (28) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 8 | 17.9:1 | 20% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 31% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 161 | 14 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 172 | 9 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cissna Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (132 to 128); teachers down 17% (11.7 to 9.7).
About Cissna Park Elementary School
Cissna Park Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Cissna Park, Illinois. The school counts 128 students across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 66% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Cissna Park CUSD 6 has a total of 3 schools and 292 students, Cissna Park Elementary School among them.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Cissna Park Elementary School. The remaining shares are 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. Cissna Park Elementary School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 9.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 30% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Iroquois County report 53%.
The allk12 Grade for Cissna Park Elementary School is B. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, Cissna Park Elementary School is 1.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Across Iroquois County, the median household income is $66,255, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Iroquois County has 24 public schools and roughly 3,909 students.
Nearest public school: Cissna Park Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Cissna Park Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 52.1% versus a 41.3% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Cissna Park Elementary School had 124 students, to 2024-25, when it had 128.
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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 Cissna Park CUSD 6
- Cissna Park Sr High SchoolHigh · 98 students
- Cissna Park Jr High SchoolMiddle · 66 students
Other schools in Cissna Park
- Cissna Park Sr High SchoolHigh · 98 students
- Cissna Park Jr High SchoolMiddle · 66 students
Nearby schools
- Cissna Park Sr High School0.0 mi · 98
- Cissna Park Jr High School0.0 mi · 66
- Milford High School Campus10.9 mi · 149
- Milford Grade School West Campus10.9 mi · 354
- Iroquois West Middle School12.0 mi · 215
- Clara Peterson Elementary School13.2 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Cissna Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cissna Park Elementary School?
Cissna Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Cissna Park Elementary School serve?
Cissna Park Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cissna Park Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Cissna Park Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cissna Park Elementary School?
At Cissna Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Cissna Park Elementary School public or private?
Cissna Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cissna Park CUSD 6.
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