Goreville Elementary School

Goreville Elementary School operates as an average-sized elementary school in Goreville, Illinois, one of the schools within Goreville CUD 1. Current enrollment sits at 464 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 22% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Goreville CUD 1, which oversees 2 schools and 630 students, Goreville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Goreville Elementary School shows that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Goreville Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Goreville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Goreville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Johnson County indicate median household income runs about $62,528, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Across Johnson County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,743 students), Goreville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Goreville High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Goreville Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 14%: 407 students in 2018 compared to 464 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.