Enrollment
228
Elementary
DISTRICT 170 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRALIA SD 135·NCES 170927000534
Jordan Elementary School
311 Airport Rd, Centralia, IL 62801 · (618) 532-1907 · Marion County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL228 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
226 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 1 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 44% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 55% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Jordan Elementary School→Centralia Jr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Centralia SD 135. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
30.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.8pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 13.7% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 14% 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 14 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 Jordan Elementary School
Jordan Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Elementary School this school | 228 | 99.1% | 28.4% |
| Schiller Elementary School Centralia | 270 | 98.9% | N/A |
| Eagle Ridge School Silvis | 238 | 100.0% | 17.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Peoria | 164 | 95.1% | 25.3% |
| Ridgewood Elementary School Rock Island | 260 | 87.3% | 30.8% |
| Egyptian Elementary School Tamms | 151 | 99.3% | 13.8% |
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 Jordan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,326 of 1,925 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,108 of 2,077 ▲ 350 | #4 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #1,655 of 2,077 ▼ 298 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 228 | #1,932 of 2,419 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #659 of 2,035 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #525 of 2,042 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #44 of 2,132 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #446 of 615 | N/A |
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
228
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 302
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 | 228 | 18.5 | 12.3:1 | 99% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 17.5 | 13.0:1 | 100% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 19.5 | 11.3:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 16.6 | 13.1:1 | 100% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 14 | 16.1:1 | 72% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 11 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (218 to 228); teachers up 11% (16.6 to 18.5).
About Jordan Elementary School
Jordan Elementary School runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Centralia, Illinois. It enrolled 228 students in grades 2 through 3 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Federal data list 4 schools in Centralia SD 135, with 1,068 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at Jordan Elementary School, at 55%. Next come 21% Black, 18% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 90% White among all Marion County residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Jordan Elementary School is 99%. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Marion County.
Jordan Elementary School scores 14.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 28.4% actual versus 14.3% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Marion County this way: the median household income is $61,240, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Marion County has 27 public schools and roughly 5,636 students.
Centralia High School is located about 0.5 miles from Jordan Elementary School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Jordan Elementary School is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Jordan Elementary School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Jordan Elementary School had 234 students, to 2024-25, when it had 228.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,000
Census ACS
Median income
$61,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
5,636 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centralia SD 135
- Centralia Jr High SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Schiller Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Centralia Pre-Kindergarten CenterElementary · 11 students
Other schools in Centralia
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 887 students
- Centralia Jr High SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Central City Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Schiller Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- Raccoon Cons Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
- Willow Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 127 students
Other Jordan Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Jordan Elementary. Jordan Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- JORDAN ELEMENTARYJORDAN, MN · 701 students
- Jordan Elementary SchoolBrentwood, TN · 611 students
- Jordan ElementaryWhittier, CA · 516 students
- Jordan Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 492 students
- Jordan Elementary SchoolJordan, MT · 84 students
Nearby schools
- Centralia High School0.5 mi · 887
- Centralia Jr High School1.8 mi · 559
- Centralia Pre-Kindergarten Center2.0 mi · 11
- Central City Elementary School2.4 mi · 276
- North Wamac Grade School2.8 mi · 122
- Schiller Elementary School2.9 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Jordan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Jordan Elementary School?
Jordan Elementary School enrolls approximately 228 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Jordan Elementary School serve?
Jordan Elementary School serves grades 02-03.
How many students per teacher at Jordan Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Jordan Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Jordan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jordan Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 4% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Jordan Elementary School?
Jordan Elementary School is overseen by Centralia SD 135 in Marion County.
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