Enrollment
81
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KINGS CONS SD 144·NCES 172113002392
Kings Elementary School
100 1st St, Kings, IL 61068 · (815) 562-7191 · Ogle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
32 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 14 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 27% larger than its 8th grade class (11).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 45.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Kings Elementary School
Kings Elementary School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Elementary School this school | 81 | 39.5% | 52.6% |
| Eswood C C Grade School Lindenwood | 82 | 43.9% | 72.5% |
| Tonica Grade School Tonica | 98 | 41.8% | 36.8% |
| Paw Paw Elementary School Paw Paw | 87 | 33.3% | 45.0% |
| Shirland C C School Shirland | 99 | 36.4% | 67.8% |
| Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School Armstrong | 81 | 40.7% | 54.9% |
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 Kings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Ogle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #2,360 of 2,419 | #11 of 12 |
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
81
-11 (-12%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 163
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 | 81 | 11 | 7.4:1 | 40% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 10.5 | 7.2:1 | 42% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 11.8 | 7.3:1 | 37% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 92 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 11.5 | 7.0:1 | 33% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 10 | 6.6:1 | 14% (9) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 10 | 12.8:1 | 33% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 13 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 163 | 11 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (80 to 81); teachers down 4% (11.5 to 11).
About Kings Elementary School
Kings Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school in Kings, Illinois. In all, 81 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. It has 79% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Kings Elementary School falls under Kings Cons SD 144.
At Kings Elementary School, 78% of students are White. It is also 20% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kings Elementary School scores 36%.
Kings Elementary School reported 11 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 7.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 6.6 more students per teacher than here. There are 32 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 40% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Ogle County is similar, at 40%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kings Elementary School would score about 48.7%. It scores 52.6%, 3.9 points above that figure.
In Ogle County, the median household earns about $82,132 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Ogle County has 26 public schools with about 8,269 students, including Kings Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Lincoln Elementary School is closest at about 4.0 miles. Kings Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.6% proficiency; Kings Elementary School posts 52.6%.
Kings Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Kings Elementary School had a net loss of 11 students, or 12%.
The allk12 page for Kings Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ogle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,495
Census ACS
Median income
$82,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,269 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School4.0 mi · 491
- Rochelle Twp High School4.3 mi · 859
- Tilton Elementary School5.2 mi · 288
- Eswood C C Grade School5.3 mi · 82
- Rochelle Middle School5.5 mi · 488
- Central Elementary School5.7 mi · 330
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kings Elementary School?
Kings Elementary School enrolls approximately 81 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Kings Elementary School serve?
Kings Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kings Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kings Elementary School is approximately 7.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kings Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kings Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Elementary School?
Kings Elementary School is overseen by Kings Cons SD 144 in Ogle County.
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