Enrollment
100
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GEFF CCSD 14·NCES 171632001946
Geff Elementary School
201 E Lafayette St, Geff, IL 62842 · (618) 516-8004 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
8.3:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
66 students
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 | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 9% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.6pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 16.9% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Geff Elementary School
Geff Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geff Elementary School this school | 100 | 66.0% | 36.8% |
| Sangamon Valley Intermediate School Illiopolis | 115 | 67.0% | 54.2% |
| Prekindergarten at LECC Litchfield | 100 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Spring Garden Elementary School Mount Vernon | 124 | 65.3% | 34.2% |
| Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School Opdyke | 122 | 69.7% | 29.8% |
| Saunemin Elementary School Saunemin | 102 | 59.8% | 40.7% |
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 Geff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #1,021 of 1,925 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #1,285 of 2,077 ▲ 35 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,143 of 2,077 ▲ 280 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #2,333 of 2,419 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #846 of 2,132 | #1 of 6 |
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
100
+14 (+16%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 113
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 | 100 | 12.1 | 8.3:1 | 66% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 94 | 12.1 | 7.8:1 | 62% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 92 | 12.7 | 7.3:1 | 58% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 13.4 | 7.5:1 | 48% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 11 | 9.9:1 | 51% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 30% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 113 | 8 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Geff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (100 to 100); teachers down 10% (13.4 to 12.1).
About Geff Elementary School
Geff Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Geff, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 100 students covers kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 74% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Geff Elementary School is a school in Geff CCSD 14.
At Geff Elementary School, White students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Geff Elementary School comes in at 20%.
The school reported 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 8.3:1. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 66% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Wayne County is 20 points.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Geff Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Geff Elementary School are 3.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.8% actual, 33.4% predicted).
Within Wayne County, median household income is about $55,521, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Federal data list 12 public schools in Wayne County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,404.
The school nearest to Geff Elementary School is North Side Elementary School, at a distance of about 4.4 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Geff Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Geff Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 86 in 2020-21 and 100 in 2024-25, a increase of 14 students.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,973
Census ACS
Median income
$55,521
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,404 students
Quick facts
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- North Side Elementary School4.4 mi · 321
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- Jasper Elementary School5.0 mi · 170
- Fairfield Comm High School5.1 mi · 444
- Cisne Middle School5.3 mi · 115
- Cisne High School5.3 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Geff Elementary SchoolHow large is Geff Elementary School?
Geff Elementary School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades KG-08.
Is Geff Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Geff Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Geff Elementary School have?
Geff Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Geff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Geff Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Geff Elementary School public or private?
Geff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Geff CCSD 14.
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