Enrollment
108
Elementary
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONGOLA USD 66·NCES 171248004609
Dongola Elementary School
1000 High St, Dongola, IL 62926 · (618) 827-3524 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% 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.
- B+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
13.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
108 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 14 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within Dongola USD 66. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.1% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 12.7% |
% 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
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Dongola Elementary School
Dongola Elementary School's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dongola Elementary School this school | 108 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| North Wamac Grade School Centralia | 122 | 92.6% | 41.2% |
| Egyptian Elementary School Tamms | 151 | 99.3% | 13.8% |
| Creative Center for Children Paris | 73 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Grand Prairie Elementary School Centralia | 63 | 96.8% | 29.9% |
| McElvain School Murphysboro | 64 | 96.9% | N/A |
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 Dongola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,509 of 1,925 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #1,576 of 2,077 ▼ 73 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #1,741 of 2,077 ▼ 172 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #2,324 of 2,419 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 2,132 | #1 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
108
-27 (-20%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 179
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 | 108 | 8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | 97% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 9.3 | 13.3:1 | 96% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 135 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 139 | 9 | 15.4:1 | 93% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | 89% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | 97% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dongola Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (139 to 108); teachers down 11% (9 to 8).
About Dongola Elementary School
At 1000 High St in Dongola, Illinois, Dongola Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 108 students enrolled. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Dongola USD 66 serves 221 students across 3 schools.
Dongola Elementary School's enrollment is 93% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Union County is about 90% White. Dongola Elementary School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 13.5 students per teacher and 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Union County.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Dongola 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.
The model predicts 13.8% for a school in Illinois with Dongola Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dongola Elementary School posts 23.0%.
Among Union County residents, the median household income is $55,728, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Dongola Elementary School, Union County has 17 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Dongola Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Dongola Jr High School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 23.0% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Dongola Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 135 in 2020-21 to 108 in 2024-25.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,997
Census ACS
Median income
$55,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dongola USD 66
- Dongola High SchoolHigh · 62 students
- Dongola Jr High SchoolMiddle · 51 students
Other schools in Dongola
- Dongola High SchoolHigh · 62 students
- Dongola Jr High SchoolMiddle · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Dongola Jr High School0.0 mi · 51
- Dongola High School0.0 mi · 62
- Century Elementary School7.5 mi · 185
- Century Jr/Sr High School7.5 mi · 146
- Cypress Elementary School7.8 mi · 116
- Anna-Jonesboro High School8.0 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Dongola Elementary SchoolHow large is Dongola Elementary School?
Dongola Elementary School enrolls approximately 108 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Dongola Elementary School serve?
Dongola Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Dongola Elementary School have?
Dongola Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Dongola Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dongola Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Dongola Elementary School?
Dongola Elementary School is overseen by Dongola USD 66 in Union County.
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