Enrollment
66
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND CUSD 5·NCES 171899002177
Grantfork Upper Elementary School
206 N Mulberry St, Highland, IL 62249 · (618) 675-2200 · Madison County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL66 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
12 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 40 | 61% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 39% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Highland CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
89.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
84.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.5% | 58.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Grantfork Upper Elementary School
Grantfork Upper Elementary School's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantfork Upper Elementary School this school | 66 | 18.2% | 82.2% |
| St Libory Elementary School St Libory | 65 | 15.4% | 47.9% |
| Goodfield Elementary School Goodfield | 75 | 16.0% | 72.2% |
| Graymont Elementary School Graymont | 52 | 13.5% | 37.7% |
| Steward Elementary School Steward | 57 | 17.5% | 56.7% |
| Crescent City Grade School Crescent City | 54 | 14.8% | 42.1% |
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 Grantfork Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 66 | #2,386 of 2,419 | #46 of 47 |
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
66
-20 (-23%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 90
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 | 66 | 5 | 13.2:1 | 18% (12) |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 5 | 10.2:1 | 22% (11) |
| 2022-23 | 65 | 5 | 13.0:1 | 25% (16) |
| 2020-21 | 86 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 58 | 4 | 14.5:1 | 29% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 51 | 2 | 25.5:1 | 31% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 67 | 5 | 13.4:1 | 27% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grantfork Upper Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (58 to 66); teachers up 25% (4 to 5).
About Grantfork Upper Elementary School
Grantfork Upper Elementary School is a small elementary school in Highland, Illinois. It serves 66 students in grades 4 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Grantfork Upper Elementary School reports to Highland CUSD 5, which has 6 schools and 2,730 students.
The student body at Grantfork Upper Elementary School is 97% White. By comparison, Madison County residents are about 83% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 6% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.2:1. This ratio sits 0.7 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 18% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Madison County averages 46%, higher than here.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Grantfork Upper Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.2%, against a prediction of 61.0%.
In Madison County (population about 264,238), the median household income is $75,793, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 84 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 35,253 students in all.
The shortest distance from Grantfork Upper Elementary School to another public school is about 5.0 miles, to Highland Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Grantfork Upper Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 23% from 2020-21, when Grantfork Upper Elementary School had 86 students, to 2024-25, when it had 66.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland CUSD 5
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Highland Primary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Alhambra Primary SchoolElementary · 156 students
Other schools in Highland
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Highland Primary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Highland Middle School5.0 mi · 616
- Highland High School5.2 mi · 844
- Alhambra Primary School5.5 mi · 156
- Pocahontas Center6.7 mi · 193
- Highland Elementary School6.8 mi · 504
- Marine Elementary School7.1 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Grantfork Upper Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grantfork Upper Elementary School?
Grantfork Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 66 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Grantfork Upper Elementary School serve?
Grantfork Upper Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grantfork Upper Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grantfork Upper Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grantfork Upper Elementary School?
At Grantfork Upper Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Grantfork Upper Elementary School public or private?
Grantfork Upper Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Highland CUSD 5.
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