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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DU QUOIN CUSD 300·NCES 171276001535
Du Quoin Elementary School
845 E Jackson St, Du Quoin, IL 62832 · (618) 542-2646 · Perry County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% 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.
- 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
15.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
326 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 64 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (99).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Du Quoin CUSD 300. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.8% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 30.1% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Du Quoin Elementary School
Du Quoin Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Du Quoin Elementary School this school | 556 | 58.6% | 37.6% |
| Eldorado Elementary School Eldorado | 550 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| Vandalia Elementary School Vandalia | 552 | 59.2% | 44.8% |
| Riverton Elementary School Riverton | 515 | 60.2% | 27.7% |
| North Elementary School Taylorville | 522 | 60.0% | N/A |
| Judith Giacoma Elementary School Westville | 610 | 57.9% | 30.1% |
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 Du Quoin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #995 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,033 of 2,077 ▼ 232 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #1,318 of 2,077 ▼ 343 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #363 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,557 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #1,450 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #1,054 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #220 of 615 |
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
556
+51 (+10%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 408
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 | 556 | 36.8 | 15.1:1 | 59% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 36.3 | 16.1:1 | 56% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 548 | 35.3 | 15.5:1 | 58% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 32.6 | 15.2:1 | 52% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 57% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 38 | 17.1:1 | 50% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 20 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Du Quoin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (495 to 556); teachers up 13% (32.6 to 36.8).
About Du Quoin Elementary School
Du Quoin Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Du Quoin, Illinois. A federal count lists 556 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
In Du Quoin CUSD 300, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,329 students.
About 85% of the student body at Du Quoin Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 59%. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Perry County is 9 points.
allk12 grades Du Quoin Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Du Quoin Elementary School is -0.0 points: 37.6% actual, 37.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Perry County show that the median household income is $62,118, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Du Quoin Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Du Quoin Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Du Quoin Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Du Quoin Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 51 more students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,639
Census ACS
Median income
$62,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Du Quoin CUSD 300
- Du Quoin High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Du Quoin Middle SchoolMiddle · 376 students
Other schools in Du Quoin
- Du Quoin High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Du Quoin Middle SchoolMiddle · 376 students
- Project SOARHigh
- Tcse-Duquoin High SchoolElementary
- Tcse-Duquoin Middle SchoolElementary
- Tri-County WardElementary
Nearby schools
- Du Quoin Middle School0.0 mi · 376
- Du Quoin High School0.5 mi · 397
- Elverado Primary School6.3 mi · 102
- Elverado High School6.7 mi · 102
- Community Cons School7.6 mi · 210
- Christopher High8.9 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Du Quoin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Du Quoin Elementary School?
Du Quoin Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Du Quoin Elementary School serve?
Du Quoin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Du Quoin Elementary School have?
Du Quoin Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Du Quoin Elementary School?
Student demographics at Du Quoin Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Du Quoin Elementary School public or private?
Du Quoin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Du Quoin CUSD 300.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.