Enrollment
116
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS SD 64·NCES 171152001372
Cypress Elementary School
4580 Mount Pisgah Rd, Cypress, IL 62923 · (618) 657-2525 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL116 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
9.7:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
58 students
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 | 19 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
36.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.7% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.7% | 9.7% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Cypress Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Elementary School this school | 116 | 50.0% | 31.5% |
| Washington Elementary School Rushville | 113 | 51.3% | N/A |
| Bradford Grade School Bradford | 123 | 52.0% | 56.5% |
| Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet Wyanet | 126 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Ste Marie Elementary School Sainte Marie | 133 | 50.4% | N/A |
| Potomac Elementary School Potomac | 137 | 51.1% | 36.6% |
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 Cypress Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,222 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #1,174 of 2,077 ▲ 453 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #1,456 of 2,077 ▲ 201 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 116 | #2,304 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #1,299 of 2,132 |
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
116
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 134
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 | 116 | 12 | 9.7:1 | 50% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 11 | 9.9:1 | 61% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 105 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 54% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 11.2 | 10.4:1 | 57% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 61% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 124 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 54% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 104 | 9 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 134 | 11 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cypress Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (117 to 116); teachers up 7% (11.2 to 12).
About Cypress Elementary School
Cypress Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Cypress, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 116 students covers pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Cypress Elementary School belongs to Cypress SD 64.
About 91% of the student body at Cypress Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial. County-wide, 81% of Johnson County residents are White. Cypress Elementary School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Cypress Elementary School is 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 50% of students, or 58, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 47% average for public schools in Johnson County.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Cypress Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Cypress Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.5% is 11.1 points below the 42.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Johnson County, the median household income is $62,528, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Cypress Elementary School, Johnson County has 6 other public schools.
Buncombe Cons School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.5 miles away. The ten-mile area around Cypress Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Cypress Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 31.5% versus a 29.7% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 4 students since 2020-21, to 116.
Discussions about Cypress Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,376
Census ACS
Median income
$62,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Cypress Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 4 states are named Cypress Elementary. Cypress Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 11.
- CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPOMPANO BEACH, FL · 733 students
- Cypress ElementaryFontana, CA · 572 students
- Cypress ElementaryTulare, CA · 562 students
- Cypress ElementaryCovina, CA · 558 students
- CYPRESS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNEW PORT RICHEY, FL · 554 students
Nearby schools
- Buncombe Cons School7.5 mi · 51
- Vienna Elementary School Dist 557.6 mi · 386
- Vienna High School7.7 mi · 332
- Dongola Elementary School7.8 mi · 108
- Dongola Jr High School7.8 mi · 51
- Dongola High School7.8 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Cypress Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cypress Elementary School?
Cypress Elementary School enrolls approximately 116 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cypress Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cypress Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Cypress Elementary School?
Approximately 9.7:1 students per teacher at Cypress Elementary School.
How diverse is Cypress Elementary School?
Cypress Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Cypress Elementary School?
Cypress Elementary School is overseen by Cypress SD 64 in Johnson County.
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