Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PARIS CUSD 4·NCES 173078004786
Crestwood Elementary School
15601 US Highway 150, Paris, IL 61944 · (217) 465-5391 · Edgar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
125 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 48 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Paris CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.8pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.3% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 28.1% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary School this school | 309 | 40.5% | 50.0% |
| Auburn Elementary School Auburn | 292 | 42.1% | N/A |
| Porta Central Petersburg | 288 | 41.0% | 44.7% |
| Stewardson-Strasburg Elementary School Strasburg | 290 | 39.0% | 56.5% |
| Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School Hardin | 336 | 41.7% | 42.8% |
| Fisher Grade School Fisher | 326 | 39.0% | 51.8% |
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 Crestwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Edgar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #596 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #726 of 2,077 ▲ 158 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #528 of 2,077 ▲ 254 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #1,492 of 2,419 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #938 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,963 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #1,541 of 2,132 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #573 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
309
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 414
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 | 309 | 23.5 | 13.1:1 | 40% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 22.3 | 13.4:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 22.1 | 14.0:1 | 25% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 306 | 18.9 | 16.2:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 28% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 31% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (306 to 309); teachers up 24% (18.9 to 23.5).
About Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Paris, Illinois. The school enrolls 309 students, from pre-K through 5.
Crestwood Elementary School is one school in Paris CUSD 4, a system of 3 schools with 622 students.
White students make up 97% of enrollment at Crestwood Elementary School. For comparison, Edgar County is about 96% White. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Crestwood Elementary School's 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 13.1:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%. That is 15 points below the 55% average for public schools in Edgar County.
Crestwood Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.0% and a predicted 48.2%.
Edgar County has about 16,535 residents, and the median household income is $59,941, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Crestwood Elementary School, Edgar County has 18 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Crestwood Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Crestwood Jr High School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. The school's 50.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 5 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Crestwood Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Crestwood Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 295 in 2020-21 to 309 in 2024-25.
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Edgar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,535
Census ACS
Median income
$59,941
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
2,650 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paris CUSD 4
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
- Crestwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Other schools in Paris
- Paris Cooperative High School 95High · 366 students
- Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Mayo Middle SchoolMiddle · 241 students
- Paris Cooperative High School 4High · 179 students
- Crestwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 134 students
Other Crestwood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. Crestwood Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 15.
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryRichmond, VA · 635 students
- Crestwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 594 students
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Crestwood Jr High School0.0 mi · 134
- Creative Center for Children0.3 mi · 73
- Memorial Elementary School0.7 mi · 293
- Mayo Middle School0.9 mi · 241
- Carolyn Wenz Elementary School1.5 mi · 258
- Paris Cooperative High School 43.0 mi · 179
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crestwood Elementary School?
Crestwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Crestwood Elementary School serve?
Crestwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crestwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crestwood Elementary School is approximately 13.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crestwood Elementary School?
At Crestwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Crestwood Elementary School?
Crestwood Elementary School is overseen by Paris CUSD 4 in Edgar County.
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