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What tradition at Flora Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORA CUSD 35·NCES 171540006376
Flora Elementary School
445 Emory St, Flora, IL 62839 · (618) 662-2014 · Clay County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
411 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 124 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Flora CUSD 35. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
63.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.9pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 37.5% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 17 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 Flora Elementary School
Flora Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flora Elementary School this school | 672 | 61.2% | 53.2% |
| Judith Giacoma Elementary School Westville | 610 | 57.9% | 30.1% |
| Eldorado Elementary School Eldorado | 550 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
| Vandalia Elementary School Vandalia | 552 | 59.2% | 44.8% |
| Du Quoin Elementary School Du Quoin | 556 | 58.6% | 37.6% |
| Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School Quincy | 588 | 61.9% | 44.3% |
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 Flora Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #497 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #535 of 2,077 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #552 of 2,077 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #159 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #995 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #1,665 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #972 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #966 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
672
-2 (0%) vs 2020
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 | 672 | 50.5 | 13.3:1 | 61% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 47.8 | 13.9:1 | 55% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 46.9 | 14.5:1 | 56% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 45.1 | 16.4:1 | 54% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 57% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flora Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (739 to 672); teachers up 12% (45.1 to 50.5).
About Flora Elementary School
Flora Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Flora, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 672 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Flora CUSD 35 serves 1,320 students across 3 schools.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school's 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. At Flora Elementary School, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Clay County, the average is 51%.
Flora Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Flora Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 17.0 points (53.2% versus 36.2%), a top-10% result in Illinois on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Clay County, where the median household earns about $60,417 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Flora Elementary School shares Clay County with 7 other public schools.
Flora Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Flora High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Flora Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (674) and 2024-25 (672).
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,052
Census ACS
Median income
$60,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,130 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Flora CUSD 35
- Flora High SchoolHigh · 353 students
- Floyd Henson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Other schools in Flora
- Flora High SchoolHigh · 353 students
- Floyd Henson Jr High SchoolMiddle · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Flora High School0.3 mi · 353
- Floyd Henson Jr High School0.9 mi · 295
- Clay City Elementary School6.9 mi · 125
- Clay City Jr High School6.9 mi · 60
- Clay City High School6.9 mi · 68
- North Clay Elementary/Jr High School7.1 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Flora Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Flora Elementary School?
Flora Elementary School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Flora Elementary School serve?
Flora Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flora Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flora Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Flora Elementary School?
Student demographics at Flora Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Flora Elementary School in?
Flora Elementary School is part of Flora CUSD 35.
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