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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 315 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GOREVILLE CUD 1·NCES 170001405225
Goreville Elementary School
201 S Ferne Clyffe Rd, Goreville, IL 62939 · (618) 995-2142 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- DBeats 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
17.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
159 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (54).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
Goreville Elementary School→Goreville High School
Based on grade levels within Goreville CUD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.1% | 25.6% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Goreville Elementary School
Goreville Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goreville Elementary School this school | 464 | 34.3% | 39.3% |
| Dakota Elementary School Dakota | 410 | 35.6% | 44.8% |
| Davenport Elementary School Eureka | 430 | 32.3% | 53.0% |
| Dee-Mack Primary/Jr High Mackinaw | 432 | 30.3% | 56.7% |
| Illini Bluffs Elementary School Glasford | 425 | 30.6% | 53.5% |
| Highland Elementary School Highland | 504 | 31.0% | 53.8% |
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 Goreville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #935 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #1,081 of 2,077 ▼ 117 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,187 of 2,077 ▼ 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #692 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,896 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.1% | #2,000 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #1,692 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.0% | #192 of 615 |
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
464
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 307
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 | 464 | 26.4 | 17.6:1 | 34% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | 38% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 23 | 17.7:1 | 40% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 34% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goreville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (407 to 464); teachers up 15% (23 to 26.4).
About Goreville Elementary School
Goreville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Goreville, Illinois. Enrollment totals 464 students across pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Goreville CUD 1 counts 2 schools and 630 students, including Goreville Elementary School.
White students account for 97% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Johnson County, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
Staffing at Goreville Elementary School comes to 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.6:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. On the income side, 34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Johnson County averages 47%, higher than here.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Goreville Elementary School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Goreville Elementary School would be expected to post about 51.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.3%.
In Johnson County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $62,528 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Goreville Elementary School, Johnson County has 7 public schools.
Goreville High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 5 more public schools inside ten miles. Goreville Elementary School's average proficiency of 39.3% compares with 43.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Goreville Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 464, from 437 in 2020-21.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,376
Census ACS
Median income
$62,528
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,743 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Goreville High School0.0 mi · 166
- Buncombe Cons School5.6 mi · 51
- Adams School7.4 mi · 283
- Lick Creek Elementary School7.8 mi · 126
- New Simpson Hill Dist 328.5 mi · 228
- Vienna High School10.3 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Goreville Elementary SchoolHow large is Goreville Elementary School?
Goreville Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Goreville Elementary School serve?
Goreville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goreville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goreville Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Goreville Elementary School?
At Goreville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Goreville Elementary School?
Goreville Elementary School is overseen by Goreville CUD 1 in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.