Crestwood Elem School

Crestwood Elem School is an elementary campus of close-knit scale in Paris, Illinois, one of the schools within Paris CUSD 4, hosting 309 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Paris CUSD 4 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 622 students. Crestwood Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Crestwood Elem School reports that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Compared to Edgar County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Crestwood Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Edgar County's rate of about 55%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crestwood Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.2%, the actual is 50.0%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Edgar County put the typical household earns roughly $59,941 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Edgar County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,650 students), of which Crestwood Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Crestwood Jr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crestwood Elem School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 46.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Crestwood Elem School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 306 (now 309). Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

On allk12, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.