Elverado Intermediate School

Elverado Intermediate School is a micro-enrollment K-5 school in Vergennes, Illinois, operated by Elverado CUSD 196. The school enrolls 75 students in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 80% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Elverado CUSD 196 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 348 students. Elverado Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Elverado Intermediate School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school shows 8% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Elverado Intermediate School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 67% of students at Elverado Intermediate School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Elverado Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,763 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Elverado Intermediate School is one of 32 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 6,811 students).

The closest other public school is Elverado Junior High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elverado Intermediate School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 34.8%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elverado Intermediate School has edged down 21%, going from 95 students in 2018 to 75 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

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