Enrollment
258
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN SD 60·NCES 171653001962
Germantown Elementary School
401 Walnut St, Germantown, IL 62245 · (618) 523-4253 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.6:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
47 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 | 20 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
13%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
77.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 56.2% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Germantown Elementary School
Germantown Elementary School's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germantown Elementary School this school | 258 | 18.2% | 69.3% |
| Rochester Elementary 2-3 Rochester | 236 | 17.8% | 37.9% |
| Eagleview Elementary School Columbia | 259 | 16.2% | N/A |
| St Jacob Elementary School Saint Jacob | 262 | 16.8% | 63.5% |
| Andalusia Elementary School Andalusia | 272 | 21.0% | 49.1% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School Downs | 295 | 18.6% | 82.3% |
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 Germantown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #137 of 1,925 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #290 of 2,077 ▼ 79 | #6 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #183 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #4 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,787 of 2,419 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #431 of 2,035 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #1,810 of 2,042 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.2% | #1,987 of 2,132 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,391 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
258
+15 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 281
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 | 258 | 22.2 | 11.6:1 | 18% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 18.8 | 13.1:1 | 18% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 19.8 | 12.1:1 | 22% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 17.7 | 14.8:1 | 21% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 18% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 16% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 17 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 12 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Germantown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (262 to 258); teachers up 25% (17.7 to 22.2).
About Germantown Elementary School
Germantown Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Germantown, Illinois. The school counted 258 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Germantown Elementary School is part of Germantown SD 60.
The share of White students at Germantown Elementary School is 93%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic. In Clinton County overall, the White share is about 91%. The diversity index for Germantown Elementary School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Germantown Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.6 students per teacher, from 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Germantown Elementary School, 18% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Clinton County averages 36%, higher than here.
Germantown Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Germantown Elementary School scores 69.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 61.0%.
The county, Clinton County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $86,588, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 5,278 students.
About 4.0 miles separate Germantown Elementary School from the closest public school, Bartelso Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. On average proficiency, Germantown Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 243 (2020-21) to 258 (2024-25).
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,954
Census ACS
Median income
$86,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Germantown Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Germantown Elementary. Germantown Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Germantown ElementaryGermantown, TN · 523 students
- Germantown ElementaryAnnapolis, MD · 467 students
- Germantown ElementaryGermantown, MD · 314 students
- GERMANTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGERMANTOWN, NY · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Bartelso Elementary School4.0 mi · 166
- Central Comm High School4.2 mi · 629
- Albers Elementary School4.2 mi · 154
- Breese Elementary School4.3 mi · 357
- Aviston Elementary School5.5 mi · 462
- Damiansville Elementary School5.6 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Germantown Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Germantown Elementary School?
Germantown Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Germantown Elementary School serve?
Germantown Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Germantown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Germantown Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Germantown Elementary School?
Germantown Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Germantown Elementary School?
Germantown Elementary School is overseen by Germantown SD 60 in Clinton County.
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