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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANT PLAINS CUSD 8·NCES 173192004799
Farmingdale Elementary School
2473 N Farmingdale Rd, Pleasant Plains, IL 62677 · (217) 626-1221 · Sangamon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
19 students
DISTRICT 8% · 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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Pleasant Plains CUSD 8. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.7pp since 2023
Math
62.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 62.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 42.6% |
% 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
61.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Farmingdale Elementary School
Farmingdale Elementary School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmingdale Elementary School this school | 485 | 3.9% | 61.4% |
| Aviston Elementary School Aviston | 462 | 5.8% | 75.1% |
| Spencer Pointe New Lenox | 437 | 8.2% | 61.9% |
| Prairie Hill Elementary School South Beloit | 447 | 9.4% | 78.7% |
| Teutopolis Grade School Teutopolis | 620 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
| North Grove Elementary School Sycamore | 377 | 8.2% | 57.4% |
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 Farmingdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #289 of 1,925 | #6 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #356 of 2,077 ▲ 129 | #7 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #333 of 2,077 ▲ 223 | #5 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 485 | #609 of 2,419 | #7 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,374 of 2,035 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,770 of 2,042 | #29 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.9% | #2,126 of 2,132 | #37 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #453 of 615 | #9 of 10 |
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
485
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 393
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 | 485 | 33.6 | 14.4:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 6% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 9% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 7% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 10% (44) |
| 2010-11 | 452 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmingdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (464 to 485); teachers up 16% (29 to 33.6).
About Farmingdale Elementary School
Farmingdale Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, under Pleasant Plains CUSD 8. Enrollment totals 485 students across pre-K through 4. The school is 27% larger than the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 runs 3 schools with a combined 1,294 students. Farmingdale Elementary School is one of them.
At Farmingdale Elementary School, 92% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Sangamon County is about 78% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Farmingdale Elementary School scores 15%.
For every teacher at Farmingdale Elementary School, there are about 14.4 students; the school has 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 4%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Farmingdale Elementary School is -7.9 points: 61.4% actual, 69.3% predicted.
In Sangamon County, home to about 194,947 people, median household income comes to about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 77 public schools in the county, enrolling about 27,345, Farmingdale Elementary School among them.
About 0.2 miles separate Farmingdale Elementary School from the closest public school, Pleasant Plains Middle School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.6%; Farmingdale Elementary School's is 61.4%, ranking 1st of 8.
The federal government classifies Farmingdale Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment rose 5% over 4 years, reaching 485 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pleasant Plains CUSD 8
- Pleasant Plains High SchoolHigh · 416 students
- Pleasant Plains Middle SchoolMiddle · 393 students
Other schools in Pleasant Plains
- Pleasant Plains High SchoolHigh · 416 students
- Pleasant Plains Middle SchoolMiddle · 393 students
Other Farmingdale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Farmingdale Elementary. Farmingdale Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Farmingdale ElementaryFARMINGDALE, NJ · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Pleasant Plains Middle School0.2 mi · 393
- Lindsay School6.5 mi · 438
- Pleasant Plains High School6.6 mi · 416
- Jane Addams Elementary School6.7 mi · 243
- Owen Marsh Elementary School6.7 mi · 324
- U S Grant Middle School7.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Farmingdale Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Farmingdale Elementary School?
Farmingdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 485 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Farmingdale Elementary School serve?
Farmingdale Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmingdale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmingdale Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farmingdale Elementary School?
At Farmingdale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Farmingdale Elementary School public or private?
Farmingdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pleasant Plains CUSD 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.