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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON CENTRAL CUSD 265·NCES 170004405738
Farmington Central Elementary School
108 N Lightfoot Rd, Farmington, IL 61531 · (309) 245-1000 · Peoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
297 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 113 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
17%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
Farmington Central Elementary School→Farmington Central Jr High School→Farmington Central High School
Based on grade levels within Farmington Central CUSD 265. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
45.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 45.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 33.6% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Farmington Central Elementary School
Farmington Central Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmington Central Elementary School this school | 633 | 46.9% | 44.6% |
| Red Bud Elementary School Red Bud | 582 | 49.0% | 47.4% |
| Central Grade School Effingham | 547 | 47.3% | 46.2% |
| Staunton Elementary School Staunton | 541 | 48.6% | 55.1% |
| Oakwood Grade School Oakwood | 573 | 51.0% | 24.6% |
| Sullivan Elementary School Sullivan | 565 | 51.0% | 50.1% |
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 Farmington Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #753 of 1,925 | #17 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #805 of 2,077 ▼ 113 | #15 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,033 of 2,077 ▼ 127 | #19 of 35 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #210 of 2,419 | #5 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,695 of 2,035 | #26 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,703 of 2,042 | #29 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #1,388 of 2,132 | #22 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #1,457 of 1,461 | #17 of 17 |
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
633
+76 (+14%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 754
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 | 633 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 47% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 40.4 | 15.3:1 | 46% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 39 | 15.9:1 | 46% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 41% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 43% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 754 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 42% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farmington Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (634 to 633); teachers unchanged (40 to 40).
About Farmington Central Elementary School
Farmington Central Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in Farmington, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 633 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 66% larger than average.
Farmington Central Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up Farmington Central CUSD 265 (1,269 students in total).
At Farmington Central Elementary School, 91% of students are White. It is also 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Peoria County is roughly 67% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Farmington Central Elementary School scores 17%.
Teacher count: 40 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is lower. Roughly 47% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Peoria County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Farmington Central Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 50% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Farmington Central Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 44.6% against 44.4%.
The county, Peoria County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $65,108, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 81, with about 27,827 students.
The closest school to Farmington Central Elementary School is Farmington Central High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Farmington Central Elementary School. On proficiency, Farmington Central Elementary School is behind the 48.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 633, up from 557 in 2020-21.
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Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Farmington Central CUSD 265
- Farmington Central High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Farmington Central Jr High SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Other schools in Farmington
- Farmington Central High SchoolHigh · 383 students
- Farmington Central Jr High SchoolMiddle · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Farmington Central High School0.0 mi · 383
- Farmington Central Jr High School0.0 mi · 253
- Elmwood High School6.1 mi · 208
- Elmwood Junior High School6.1 mi · 100
- Elmwood Elementary School6.2 mi · 314
- Lincoln Elementary School8.4 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Farmington Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Farmington Central Elementary School?
Farmington Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Farmington Central Elementary School serve?
Farmington Central Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmington Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Farmington Central Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Farmington Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Farmington Central Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Farmington Central Elementary School in?
Farmington Central Elementary School is part of Farmington Central CUSD 265.
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