Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COBDEN SUD 17·NCES 171057004576
Cobden Elementary School
413 N Appleknocker St, Cobden, IL 62920 · (618) 893-2311 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
10.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
207 students
DISTRICT 94% · 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 | 36 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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 Cobden SUD 17. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.3pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.7pp 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 40 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.2% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 18.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Cobden Elementary School
Cobden Elementary School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobden Elementary School this school | 223 | 92.8% | 46.9% |
| Worthwoods Elementary School Worth | 272 | 98.9% | 36.2% |
| Lewis-Clark Elementary School Wood River | 236 | 80.1% | 33.7% |
| Ledgewood Elementary School Roscoe | 375 | 99.2% | N/A |
| La Harpe Elementary School La Harpe | 181 | 82.9% | 41.7% |
| Jordan Elementary School Centralia | 228 | 99.1% | 28.4% |
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 Cobden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #687 of 1,925 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #975 of 2,077 ▲ 252 | #3 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #832 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #1,960 of 2,419 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #142 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #1,186 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #210 of 2,132 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #443 of 615 | 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
223
+16 (+8%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 387
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 | 223 | 22 | 10.1:1 | 93% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 219 | 22 | 9.9:1 | 34% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 20.9 | 10.1:1 | 71% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 213 | 20.7 | 10.3:1 | 59% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 63% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 70% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 19 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cobden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (213 to 223); teachers up 6% (20.7 to 22).
About Cobden Elementary School
At 413 N Appleknocker St in Cobden, Illinois, Cobden Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school counts 223 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 41% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Cobden SUD 17 enrolls 454 students in 3 schools, including Cobden Elementary School.
A majority of students at Cobden Elementary School, 75%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. Cobden Elementary School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cobden Elementary School employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 93% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Union County.
The allk12 Grade for Cobden Elementary School is A-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Cobden Elementary School is +29.0 points, in the top 10% of Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.9%, and the predicted rate is 17.9%.
Census estimates describe Union County this way: median household income is about $55,728, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Union County number 18 and enroll about 2,478.
The shortest distance from Cobden Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Cobden High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Cobden Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Cobden Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Cobden Elementary School had 207 students in 2020-21 and 223 in 2024-25, an 8% increase.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Cobden Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,997
Census ACS
Median income
$55,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cobden SUD 17
- Cobden High SchoolHigh · 135 students
- Cobden Jr High SchoolMiddle · 96 students
Other schools in Cobden
- Cobden High SchoolHigh · 135 students
- Cobden Jr High SchoolMiddle · 96 students
Nearby schools
- Cobden High School0.1 mi · 135
- Cobden Jr High School0.1 mi · 96
- Lincoln Elementary School5.1 mi · 235
- Anna Junior High School5.2 mi · 236
- Davie Elementary School5.2 mi · 122
- Anna-Jonesboro High School5.6 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Cobden Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cobden Elementary School?
Cobden Elementary School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cobden Elementary School serve?
Cobden Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cobden Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cobden Elementary School is approximately 10.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cobden Elementary School?
At Cobden Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Cobden Elementary School public or private?
Cobden Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cobden SUD 17.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.