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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTLAND CUSD 308·NCES 170000703846
Eastland Elementary School
601 S Chestnut St, Shannon, IL 61078 · (815) 864-2300 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 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.
- A+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
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
205 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56%
Community
4
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 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Eastland Elementary School→Eastland Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Eastland CUSD 308. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.2%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.2% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 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
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 20 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 Eastland Elementary School
Eastland Elementary School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Elementary School this school | 433 | 47.3% | 64.1% |
| Denning Elementary School West Frankfort | 439 | 46.9% | N/A |
| Albion Grade School Albion | 427 | 47.1% | 52.7% |
| Meridian Elementary School Blue Mound | 460 | 48.0% | 43.9% |
| Winchester Elementary School Winchester | 401 | 47.6% | 46.2% |
| Jerseyville East Elementary School Jerseyville | 392 | 49.5% | 49.5% |
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 Eastland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #226 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #417 of 2,077 ▼ 101 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #462 of 2,077 ▼ 306 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #826 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,352 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #1,676 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,373 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.4% | #89 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
433
+87 (+25%) vs 2020
+34% since 2000-01, when it was 323
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 | 433 | 30.1 | 14.4:1 | 47% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 25.5 | 14.3:1 | 50% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 50% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 46% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 43% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (348 to 433); teachers up 43% (21 to 30.1).
About Eastland Elementary School
In Shannon, Illinois, Eastland Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 433 students in pre-K through 6.
Within Eastland CUSD 308, Eastland Elementary School is one of 2 schools. The district enrolls 731 students.
The student body at Eastland Elementary School is 90% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Eastland Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%. For comparison, public schools in Carroll County average 49%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Eastland Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Eastland Elementary School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.2% with an actual 64.1%.
Census estimates describe Carroll County this way: the median household income is $60,758, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Eastland Elementary School, Carroll County has 6 other public schools.
The closest public school, Eastland Jr/Sr High School, is about 5.8 miles from Eastland Elementary School. There are 6 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Eastland Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Eastland Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 87 students since 2020-21, to 433.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,576
Census ACS
Median income
$60,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,945 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Eastland Jr/Sr High School5.8 mi · 298
- Forreston Grade School8.5 mi · 238
- Forreston Jr/Sr High School8.7 mi · 406
- Pearl City Jr High School9.4 mi · 58
- Pearl City High School9.4 mi · 147
- Pearl City Elementary School9.4 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Eastland Elementary SchoolHow large is Eastland Elementary School?
Eastland Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Eastland Elementary School serve?
Eastland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Eastland Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Eastland Elementary School.
How diverse is Eastland Elementary School?
Eastland Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Eastland Elementary School public or private?
Eastland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Eastland CUSD 308.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.