Enrollment
64
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KELL CONS SD 2·NCES 172091002377
Kell Grade School
207 N Johnson St, Kell, IL 62853 · (618) 822-6234 · Marion County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL64 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
9 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
35 students
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
39.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
19.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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
64
-34 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.1:1
was 8.3:1
% White
94%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Kell Grade School
Kell Grade School, a very small primary school in Kell, Illinois, operated by Kell Cons SD 2, enrolls 64 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Kell Grade School sits 83% smaller than that benchmark.
Kell Grade School is a school of Kell Cons SD 2, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
Demographically, Kell Grade School lists that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Marion County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kell Grade School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.9%, the actual is 31.1%, a residual of -8.9 points.
Around the school, census data for Marion County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,240 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Kell Grade School is one of 27 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 5,636 students).
Nearest neighbor: Rome Comm Cons Elem School, around 4.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kell Grade School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Kell Grade School's enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 98 (now 64). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 7.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Rome Comm Cons Elem School4.1 mi · 286
- Field Elementary School4.5 mi · 233
- Raccoon Cons Elem School4.5 mi · 204
- Farrington Elem School8.5 mi · 46
- Selmaville Elem School8.6 mi · 223
- Salem Community High School10.3 mi · 706
Frequently asked questions
About Kell Grade SchoolHow large is Kell Grade School?
Kell Grade School enrolls approximately 64 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Kell Grade School serve?
Kell Grade School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Kell Grade School have?
Kell Grade School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Kell Grade School?
Student demographics at Kell Grade School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Kell Grade School in?
Kell Grade School is part of Kell Cons SD 2.
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