Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIETERICH CUSD 30·NCES 171224004604
Dieterich Elementary School
205 S Pine St, Dieterich, IL 62424 · (217) 925-5248 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
101 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Dieterich Elementary School→Dieterich Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Dieterich CUSD 30. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 49.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 55% 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 14 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 Dieterich Elementary School
Dieterich Elementary School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dieterich Elementary School this school | 359 | 28.1% | 69.1% |
| Liberty Elementary School Liberty | 336 | 28.3% | 49.1% |
| Cumberland Elementary School Toledo | 387 | 26.4% | 43.7% |
| Petersburg Elementary School Petersburg | 335 | 31.0% | N/A |
| Pawnee Grade School Pawnee | 325 | 25.8% | 49.8% |
| Mt Zion Elementary School Mount Zion | 359 | 30.1% | 54.0% |
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 Dieterich Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #140 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #276 of 2,077 ▲ 41 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #312 of 2,077 ▼ 88 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #1,212 of 2,419 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,603 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #2,031 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #1,815 of 2,132 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #232 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
359
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 292
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 | 359 | 23.5 | 15.3:1 | 28% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 27% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 18 | 19.0:1 | 25% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 28% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 18 | 12.7:1 | 40% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 16 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 14 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dieterich Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (321 to 359); teachers up 2% (23 to 23.5).
About Dieterich Elementary School
Dieterich Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Dieterich, Illinois. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 359 students enrolled.
Dieterich CUSD 30 counts 2 schools and 632 students, including Dieterich Elementary School.
The student body at Dieterich Elementary School is 99% White. That is close to the 96% White share among all Effingham County residents. Dieterich Elementary School's diversity index is 3%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1 at Dieterich Elementary School, with 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 28%. The average for public schools in Effingham County is 37%.
allk12 grades Dieterich Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Illinois with Dieterich Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 55.3%. Dieterich Elementary School scores 69.1%.
In the county around the school, Effingham County, the median household income is $80,404, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 18 public schools in Effingham County, enrolling about 5,063 students in all.
The school nearest to Dieterich Elementary School is Dieterich Jr/Sr High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Dieterich Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Dieterich Elementary School had 346 students, to 2024-25, when it had 359.
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Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,522
Census ACS
Median income
$80,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Dieterich Jr/Sr High School0.0 mi · 273
- Teutopolis Grade School7.0 mi · 620
- Teutopolis High School7.4 mi · 339
- Teutopolis Junior High School7.8 mi · 166
- Early Learning Center8.9 mi · 175
- Central Grade School9.0 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Dieterich Elementary SchoolHow large is Dieterich Elementary School?
Dieterich Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-06.
Is Dieterich Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dieterich Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Dieterich Elementary School have?
Dieterich Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Dieterich Elementary School?
Dieterich Elementary School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Dieterich Elementary School in?
Dieterich Elementary School is part of Dieterich CUSD 30.
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