Enrollment
156
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ESD 327·NCES 170138805917
Dallas City Elementary School
921 Creamery Hill Rd, Dallas City, IL 62330 · (217) 852-3201 · Hancock County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
8.9:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
123 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 | 20 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
12%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.7% | 23.5% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% 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 17 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 Dallas City Elementary School
Dallas City Elementary School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas City Elementary School this school | 156 | 78.8% | 42.7% |
| Salt Fork South Elementary School Sidell | 154 | 76.6% | 41.5% |
| Odell Grade School Odell | 155 | 75.5% | 38.7% |
| La Harpe Elementary School La Harpe | 181 | 82.9% | 41.7% |
| Bethel Grade School Mount Vernon | 154 | 76.6% | 39.1% |
| Willow Elementary School Pekin | 192 | 75.0% | 37.0% |
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 Dallas City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Hancock County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #833 of 1,925 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,132 of 2,077 ▼ 90 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,055 of 2,077 ▼ 152 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #2,189 of 2,419 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #539 of 2,132 | #2 of 7 |
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
156
-29 (-16%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 221
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 | 156 | 17.5 | 8.9:1 | 79% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 16.5 | 10.1:1 | 72% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 15.5 | 10.9:1 | 73% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 18.3 | 10.0:1 | 99% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 184 | 18 | 10.2:1 | 100% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 19 | 11.6:1 | 62% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (183 to 156); teachers down 4% (18.3 to 17.5).
About Dallas City Elementary School
Students in Dallas City, Illinois, attend Dallas City Elementary School, a small elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 156 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
The local education agency for Dallas City Elementary School is Dallas ESD 327.
By race and ethnicity, Dallas City Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial. In Hancock County overall, the White share is about 94%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.
Staffing at Dallas City Elementary School comes to 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.9:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. On the income side, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hancock County report 54%.
Dallas City Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Dallas City Elementary School does better than predicted by 16.7 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.7%; the prediction is 26.0%.
In the surrounding county, Hancock County, the median household earns about $65,865 a year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Hancock County has 15 public schools with about 2,703 students, including Dallas City Elementary School.
The closest school to Dallas City Elementary School is Lincoln Elementary School, located about 8.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. Its average proficiency rate of 42.7% is below the 59.6% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 185 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 156 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hancock County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,281
Census ACS
Median income
$65,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,703 students
Quick facts
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- Lincoln Elementary School8.7 mi · 227
- Nauvoo Elementary School9.0 mi · 208
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School9.3 mi · 852
- La Harpe Elementary School9.9 mi · 181
- Richardson Elementary School10.4 mi · 286
- Black Hawk Elementary School10.8 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dallas City Elementary School?
Dallas City Elementary School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Dallas City Elementary School serve?
Dallas City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Dallas City Elementary School have?
Dallas City Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
How diverse is Dallas City Elementary School?
Dallas City Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dallas City Elementary School public or private?
Dallas City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dallas ESD 327.
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