Enrollment
198
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO CONS SD 86·NCES 171215001472
DeSoto Elementary School
311 Hurst Rd, De Soto, IL 62924 · (618) 867-2317 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
10.4:1
19 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
133 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 | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 55% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
35%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
36.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.7pp since 2023
Math
17.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.3% | 17.7% |
| 2023-24 | 18.6% | 13.4% |
% 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
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 DeSoto Elementary School
DeSoto Elementary School's state test result (26.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto Elementary School this school | 198 | 67.2% | 26.5% |
| Virginia Elementary School Virginia | 180 | 66.1% | 42.1% |
| Washington-Monroe Elementary School Lincoln | 224 | 68.3% | 33.8% |
| Webster Elementary School Rushville | 183 | 66.7% | 36.6% |
| Hardin County Elementary School Elizabethtown | 216 | 66.7% | 42.8% |
| Prophetstown Elementary School Prophetstown | 229 | 65.1% | 39.2% |
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 DeSoto Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #1,401 of 1,925 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #1,667 of 2,077 ▼ 194 | #6 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,473 of 2,077 ▲ 158 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #2,045 of 2,419 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #808 of 2,132 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #812 of 1,461 | 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
198
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 260
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 | 198 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 67% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 192 | 18 | 10.7:1 | 68% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 19 | 9.5:1 | 65% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 59% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 59% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 232 | 17 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 15 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DeSoto Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (225 to 198); teachers up 19% (16 to 19).
About DeSoto Elementary School
DeSoto Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school based in De Soto, Illinois. The school enrolls 198 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
DeSoto Cons SD 86 operates DeSoto Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at DeSoto Elementary School is White: 79%. Next come 12% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for DeSoto Elementary School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
DeSoto Elementary School reported 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Roughly 67% of students at DeSoto Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, DeSoto Elementary School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for DeSoto Elementary School is 32.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.5%.
In the surrounding county, Jackson County, the median household earns about $48,763 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Jackson County has 32 public schools with about 6,811 students, including DeSoto Elementary School.
The closest school to DeSoto Elementary School is Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr, located about 5.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. On proficiency, DeSoto Elementary School is behind the 29.8% nearby average, ranking 4th of 5.
The federal government classifies DeSoto Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
The school grew from 187 students in 2020-21 to 198 in 2024-25.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,064
Census ACS
Median income
$48,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other DeSoto Elementary schools
One other US public school is named DeSoto Elementary. DeSoto Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- DESOTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 180 students
Nearby schools
- Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr5.3 mi · 400
- Thomas Elementary School5.7 mi · 400
- Elverado High School5.9 mi · 102
- Elverado Primary School6.2 mi · 102
- McElvain School6.4 mi · 64
- Parrish Elementary School6.5 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About DeSoto Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at DeSoto Elementary School?
DeSoto Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does DeSoto Elementary School serve?
DeSoto Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DeSoto Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DeSoto Elementary School is approximately 10.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at DeSoto Elementary School?
At DeSoto Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees DeSoto Elementary School?
DeSoto Elementary School is overseen by DeSoto Cons SD 86 in Jackson County.
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