Graymont Elem School

Graymont Elem School is an elementary campus of micro-enrollment scale in Graymont, Illinois, overseen by Rooks Creek CCSD 425, works with 52 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 86% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Operationally, Graymont Elem School answers to Rooks Creek CCSD 425, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, Graymont Elem School logs that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Graymont Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Livingston County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Graymont Elem School is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 63.7%; Graymont Elem School posts 37.7%, -26.0 points below that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Livingston County) shows that median household income runs about $73,790, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Livingston County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,273 students), Graymont Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Flanagan-Cornell High School, around 4.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Graymont Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 11%: 47 students in 2018 compared to 52 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 6% to 0%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Graymont Elem School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.