Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 239 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAB ORCHARD CUSD 3·NCES 171110004587
Crab Orchard Elementary School
19189 Bailey St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 982-2181 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
65 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Crab Orchard Elementary School→Crab Orchard High School
Based on grade levels within Crab Orchard CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
38.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 38.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 29.1% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Crab Orchard Elementary School
Crab Orchard Elementary School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crab Orchard Elementary School this school | 323 | 20.1% | 49.2% |
| Gardner Elementary School Waterloo | 374 | 20.6% | 62.6% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School Downs | 295 | 18.6% | 82.3% |
| Andalusia Elementary School Andalusia | 272 | 21.0% | 49.1% |
| Okawville Grade School Okawville | 297 | 24.6% | 60.2% |
| White Heath Elementary School White Heath | 270 | 23.0% | 55.8% |
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 Crab Orchard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #615 of 1,925 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #999 of 2,077 ▼ 158 | #9 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #766 of 2,077 ▼ 212 | #8 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #1,407 of 2,419 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,495 of 2,035 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #2,013 of 2,042 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.1% | #1,957 of 2,132 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #850 of 1,461 | #4 of 9 |
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
323
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 249
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 | 323 | 21.8 | 14.8:1 | 20% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 20.5 | 16.8:1 | 24% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 23% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 18 | 20.3:1 | 32% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 16 | 23.7:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 8 | 39.8:1 | 42% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 9 | 29.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 10 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crab Orchard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (365 to 323); teachers up 21% (18 to 21.8).
About Crab Orchard Elementary School
Crab Orchard Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Marion, Illinois. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 323 students on the rolls.
Crab Orchard CUSD 3 has 2 schools; together they serve 477 students.
Crab Orchard Elementary School is 98% White by enrollment. Census estimates put the White share of Williamson County's population at about 89%. The diversity index for Crab Orchard Elementary School is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is lower. Of all students at Crab Orchard Elementary School, 20% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Williamson County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Crab Orchard Elementary School, the prediction is 59.9% and the result is 49.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Williamson County show that the median household earns about $65,604 a year, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Williamson County has 26 public schools with about 9,700 students, including Crab Orchard Elementary School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Crab Orchard High School, is the closest to Crab Orchard Elementary School. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Crab Orchard Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Crab Orchard Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 325 to 323.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 1,075 students
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Crab Orchard Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Crab Orchard Elementary. Crab Orchard Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Crab Orchard ElementaryCrab Orchard, TN · 461 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolCrab Orchard, KY · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Crab Orchard High School0.0 mi · 154
- Jefferson Elementary School6.2 mi · 376
- Lincoln Elementary School6.4 mi · 163
- Washington Elementary School6.4 mi · 465
- Lincoln Elementary School6.5 mi · 482
- Longfellow Elementary School7.4 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crab Orchard Elementary School?
Crab Orchard Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Crab Orchard Elementary School serve?
Crab Orchard Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crab Orchard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crab Orchard Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crab Orchard Elementary School?
At Crab Orchard Elementary School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Crab Orchard Elementary School public or private?
Crab Orchard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Crab Orchard CUSD 3.
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