Enrollment
151
Elementary
DISTRICT 101 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EGYPTIAN CUSD 5·NCES 171359001656
Egyptian Elementary School
20023 Diswood Rd, Tamms, IL 62988 · (618) 776-5251 · Alexander County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
150 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 | 20 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Egyptian CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
7.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.1% | 7.9% |
| 2023-24 | 8.9% | 3.8% |
% 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% 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 Egyptian Elementary School
Egyptian Elementary School's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egyptian Elementary School this school | 151 | 99.3% | 13.8% |
| North Wamac Grade School Centralia | 122 | 92.6% | 41.2% |
| Dongola Elementary School Dongola | 108 | 100.0% | 23.0% |
| Jordan Elementary School Centralia | 228 | 99.1% | 28.4% |
| Brookport Elementary School Brookport | 151 | 84.1% | 58.5% |
| Cobden Elementary School Cobden | 223 | 92.8% | 46.9% |
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 Egyptian Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #1,795 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #1,968 of 2,077 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #1,900 of 2,077 ▲ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #2,210 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #34 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.8% | #58 of 1,461 |
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
151
-42 (-22%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 460
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 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | 99% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 14.8 | 10.5:1 | 100% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 11.3 | 16.8:1 | 100% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 18.5 | 13.6:1 | 74% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 17 | 16.7:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 56% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 29 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Egyptian Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (251 to 151); teachers down 35% (18.5 to 12).
About Egyptian Elementary School
Egyptian Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Tamms, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 151 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 60% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Within Egyptian CUSD 5, Egyptian Elementary School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 304 students.
At Egyptian Elementary School, 75% of students are White. The remaining students are 13% Black and 13% multiracial. Census figures show Alexander County is about 63% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Egyptian Elementary School scores 41%.
Egyptian Elementary School lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.3 students per teacher. About 99% of students at Egyptian Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Alexander County is close, at 99%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Egyptian Elementary School outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Egyptian Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 13.8%; the prediction is 14.2%.
For the population of Alexander County, the median household earns about $47,043 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Egyptian Elementary School shares Alexander County with 6 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Egyptian Sr High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.0%; Egyptian Elementary School's is 13.8%, ranking 6th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Egyptian Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 151, from 193 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Egyptian Elementary School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Alexander County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,875
Census ACS
Median income
$47,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Egyptian CUSD 5
- Egyptian Sr High SchoolHigh · 84 students
- Egyptian Jr High SchoolMiddle · 69 students
Other schools in Tamms
- Egyptian Sr High SchoolHigh · 84 students
- Egyptian Jr High SchoolMiddle · 69 students
- Five County Reg Voc CenterHigh
- Five County Reg Voc SystemHigh
Nearby schools
- Egyptian Sr High School0.0 mi · 84
- Egyptian Jr High School0.0 mi · 69
- Meridian High School10.9 mi · 206
- Meridian Elementary School10.9 mi · 213
- PARKVIEW SCHOOL12.3 mi · 25
- SCOTT CITY HIGH12.4 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Egyptian Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Egyptian Elementary School?
Egyptian Elementary School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades PK-05.
Is Egyptian Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Egyptian Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Egyptian Elementary School have?
Egyptian Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Egyptian Elementary School?
At Egyptian Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 13% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is Egyptian Elementary School public or private?
Egyptian Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Egyptian CUSD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.