Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JERSEY CUSD 100·NCES 172043002308
Grafton Elem School
1200 Grafton Hills Dr, Grafton, IL 62037 · (618) 786-3388 · Jersey County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
78 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
52.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +30.3pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
171
-12 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 26.6:1
% White
90%
was 93%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Grafton Elem School
As a compact elementary-level community in Grafton, Illinois, Grafton Elem School caters to 171 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under Jersey CUSD 100. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Grafton Elem School sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.
Within Jersey CUSD 100, which oversees 5 schools and 2,365 students, Grafton Elem School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Grafton Elem School lists that nearly all students (90%) are White; the rest breaks down as 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at Grafton Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Grafton Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.0%.
Across the wider county, Jersey County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,361, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Grafton Elem School is one of 10 public schools in Jersey County (combined enrollment of about 2,377 students).
The closest other public school is Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette, roughly 2.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Grafton Elem School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grafton Elem School has ticked down 7%, going from 183 students in 2018 to 171 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 26.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 today.
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Jersey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,274
Census ACS
Median income
$80,361
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,377 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jersey CUSD 100
- Jersey Comm High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Jersey Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Jerseyville East Elem SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Jerseyville West Elem SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Jersey Comm Alt Program JCAPHigh
Nearby schools
- Il Youth Center - Pere Marquette2.4 mi · 12
- Orchard Farm Elementary6.1 mi · 557
- Orchard Farm Middle School6.2 mi · 362
- Brussels High School9.4 mi · 42
- Brussels Grade School9.4 mi · 67
- Jersey Community Middle School9.9 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Grafton Elem SchoolHow many students attend Grafton Elem School?
Grafton Elem School enrolls approximately 171 students in grades PK-04.
Is Grafton Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grafton Elem School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Grafton Elem School have?
Grafton Elem School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Grafton Elem School?
Student demographics at Grafton Elem School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Grafton Elem School?
Grafton Elem School is overseen by Jersey CUSD 100 in Jersey County.
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