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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT VERNON SD 80·NCES 172734004392
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
401 N 30th St, Mount Vernon, IL 62864 · (618) 244-8068 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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
13.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
515 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 141 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mount Vernon SD 80. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
22.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.5% | 22.8% |
| 2023-24 | 13.5% | 12.8% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center this school | 562 | 91.6% | 20.4% |
| King School Galesburg | 510 | 87.3% | 23.2% |
| Southwest Elementary School Danville | 469 | 95.5% | 17.1% |
| Carruthers Elementary School Murphysboro | 426 | 93.4% | 32.1% |
| Gen John A Logan Attendance Cntr Murphysboro | 400 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Riverdahl Elementary School Rockford | 535 | 87.7% | 12.9% |
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 Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,593 of 1,925 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.8% | #1,524 of 2,077 ▼ 23 | #8 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #1,800 of 2,077 ▲ 16 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #355 of 2,419 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,103 of 2,035 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #214 of 2,042 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #240 of 2,132 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #687 of 1,461 | #4 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
562
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 659
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 | 562 | 41.3 | 13.6:1 | 92% (515) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 44.6 | 12.7:1 | 92% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 42.5 | 14.1:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 38.3 | 17.2:1 | 83% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 38 | 18.7:1 | 84% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 82% (542) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (657 to 562); teachers up 8% (38.3 to 41.3).
About Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is a medium-sized elementary school in Illinois, located in Mount Vernon. The school serves 562 students in kindergarten through 3 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 48% larger than that.
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is a school in Mount Vernon SD 80. The district has 4 schools and 1,445 students.
White students form the largest group at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center, 46% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 18% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. In Jefferson County overall, about 84% of residents are White. Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.6:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 92%. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 60%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center 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.
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center's average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.4% is 1.8 points above the 18.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $63,118, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is among the 31 public schools in Jefferson County.
Nearby, J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.3%; Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center's is 20.4%, ranking 8th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is coded Town: Remote, for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 601 in 2020-21 and 562 in 2024-25, a decrease of 39 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,550
Census ACS
Median income
$63,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
5,314 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Vernon SD 80
- Zadok Casey Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed CenterElementary · 260 students
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ CenterElementary · 243 students
Other schools in Mount Vernon
- Mount Vernon High SchoolHigh · 1,233 students
- Zadok Casey Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Summersville Grade SchoolElementary · 283 students
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed CenterElementary · 260 students
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ CenterElementary · 243 students
- Bethel Grade SchoolElementary · 154 students
Nearby schools
- J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center0.8 mi · 260
- Zadok Casey Middle School0.8 mi · 380
- Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center1.7 mi · 243
- Mount Vernon High School2.5 mi · 1,233
- Bethel Grade School3.0 mi · 154
- Summersville Grade School3.4 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Nick Osborne Primary CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center?
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-03.
Is Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-03.
How many teachers does Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center have?
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center?
Student demographics at Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center are roughly 46% White, 9% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center in?
Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center is part of Mount Vernon SD 80.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.