Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COAL CITY CUSD 1·NCES 171053001270
Coal City Elementary School
300 N Broadway St, Coal City, IL 60416 · (815) 634-2334 · Grundy County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- B-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
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
104 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 143 | 47% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 53% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Coal City Elementary School→Coal City Intermediate School→Coal City Middle School→Coal City High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Coal City CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
58.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 58.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 42.3% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Coal City Elementary School
Coal City Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal City Elementary School this school | 302 | 34.4% | 53.8% |
| Reed Elementary School Homer Glen | 291 | 35.4% | 59.5% |
| Ludwig Elementary School Lockport | 321 | 32.7% | 59.5% |
| Princeville Elementary School Princeville | 292 | 33.9% | 46.1% |
| Coal City Intermediate School Coal City | 294 | 32.7% | 62.0% |
| Peotone Elementary School Peotone | 340 | 32.6% | 48.8% |
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 Coal City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Grundy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #478 of 1,925 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #442 of 2,077 ▲ 48 | #1 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #681 of 2,077 ▲ 19 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,525 of 2,419 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,355 of 2,035 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #1,202 of 2,042 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #1,684 of 2,132 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #883 of 1,461 | #2 of 6 |
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
302
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 559
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 | 302 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 34% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 18.3 | 16.4:1 | 37% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 18.9 | 14.9:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 21.6 | 15.7:1 | 33% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 20 | 15.2:1 | 29% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 559 | 30 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coal City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (338 to 302); teachers down 3% (21.6 to 21).
About Coal City Elementary School
Among the schools in Coal City, Illinois, is Coal City Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school enrolls 302 students, from grades 2 through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
The district, Coal City CUSD 1, operates 5 schools serving 2,129 students.
Coal City Elementary School is 76% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Grundy County's population at about 86%. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.4:1 comes from the school's 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 34% of students at Coal City Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Grundy County average 35%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Coal City Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Coal City Elementary School would be expected to post about 51.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.8%.
Grundy County census figures show that the median household income is $92,235, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Grundy County is home to 28 public schools and about 12,070 public school students.
Coal City Intermediate School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 53.8% is above the 48.6% average for nearby schools.
Coal City Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 302, an 11% gain from 272 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Coal City Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coal City CUSD 1
- Coal City High SchoolHigh · 642 students
- Coal City Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Coal City Early Childhood CenterElementary · 437 students
- Coal City Intermediate SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Coal City
- Coal City High SchoolHigh · 642 students
- Coal City Middle SchoolMiddle · 454 students
- Coal City Early Childhood CenterElementary · 437 students
- Coal City Intermediate SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other Coal City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Coal City Elementary. Coal City Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Coal City ElementaryCoal City, WV · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Coal City Intermediate School0.4 mi · 294
- Coal City High School0.8 mi · 642
- Coal City Middle School1.2 mi · 454
- Coal City Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 437
- Reed-Custer Elementary School3.8 mi · 690
- Braceville Elementary School4.6 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Coal City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Coal City Elementary School?
Coal City Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 02-03.
Is Coal City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coal City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Coal City Elementary School have?
Coal City Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Coal City Elementary School?
At Coal City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Coal City Elementary School public or private?
Coal City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coal City CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.