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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRIGGSVILLE-PERRY CUSD 4·NCES 171779004652

Griggsville-Perry Primary School

202 N Stanford St, Griggsville, IL 62340 · (217) 833-2352 · Pike County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% 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

Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
46 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3725%
Kindergarten2014%
Grade 12618%
Grade 22416%
Grade 31812%
Grade 42316%

This year's kindergarten class (20) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (23).

Student demographics
1%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
14799%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
6846%
Female
8054%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Griggsville-Perry Primary School→Griggsville-Perry Middle School→Griggsville-Perry High School
Based on grade levels within Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
47.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
36.6%
IL avg 37.9% . -0.9pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2547.5%36.6%
2023-2439.6%37.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Griggsville-Perry Primary School

Griggsville-Perry Primary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Griggsville-Perry Primary School this school14831.1%40.5%
Morrisonville Elementary School
Morrisonville
15531.6%49.5%
Alhambra Primary School
Alhambra
15626.9%64.4%
Gifford Grade School
Gifford
15133.8%48.3%
Limestone Walters Elementary School
Peoria
16930.2%54.2%
Williamsfield Elementary School
Williamsfield
12832.8%68.5%
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 Griggsville-Perry Primary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Illinois
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.5%#899 of 1,925
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.6%#1,067 of 2,077
▼ 464
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
47.5%#1,087 of 2,077
▼ 270
Enrollment
ranked largest first
148#2,225 of 2,419
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
31.1%#1,754 of 2,132
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 2024-25
Enrollment
148
+14 (+10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 156
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2514815.89.4:131% (46)
2023-2414715.89.3:127% (40)
2022-2312114.68.3:132% (39)
2020-21134N/AN/AN/A
2017-1816015.910.1:151% (81)
2015-161891512.6:170% (132)
2010-111661213.8:150% (83)
2000-01129158.6:1N/A
1990-911561312.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griggsville-Perry Primary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (160 to 148); teachers down 1% (15.9 to 15.8).

About Griggsville-Perry Primary School

The public elementary school Griggsville-Perry Primary School is located in Griggsville, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 148 students in pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.

Griggsville-Perry Primary School is one of 3 schools in Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4, which enrolls 329 students in total.

The share of students at Griggsville-Perry Primary School who are White is 99%. Pike County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 1% means there is a 1% chance two randomly chosen students at Griggsville-Perry Primary School are from different groups.

The school has 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 9.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Pike County average 55%.

Among Illinois public elementary schools, Griggsville-Perry Primary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Griggsville-Perry Primary School would be expected to post about 53.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.5%.

Looking at the county, Pike County, median household income comes to about $59,777, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 12 public schools and about 2,394 students.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Griggsville-Perry High School, is the closest to Griggsville-Perry Primary School. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Griggsville-Perry Primary School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Griggsville-Perry Primary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 10%.

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Pike County at a glance

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Population
14,469
Census ACS
Median income
$59,777
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,394 students

Quick facts

School name
Griggsville-Perry Primary School
District
Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4
Address
202 N Stanford St, Griggsville, IL 62340
Phone
(217) 833-2352
County
Pike County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
148
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
9.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
46 (31%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
171779004652
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Griggsville-Perry Primary School
What is the total enrollment at Griggsville-Perry Primary School?
Griggsville-Perry Primary School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Griggsville-Perry Primary School serve?
Griggsville-Perry Primary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Griggsville-Perry Primary School?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at Griggsville-Perry Primary School.
How diverse is Griggsville-Perry Primary School?
Griggsville-Perry Primary School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Two or more.
Is Griggsville-Perry Primary School public or private?
Griggsville-Perry Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Griggsville-Perry CUSD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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