Kings Elementary School

Kings Elementary School is a K-5 school of very small scale in Kings, Illinois, operated by Kings Cons SD 144, teacheing 81 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 79% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Kings Elementary School is a school of Kings Cons SD 144, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Kings Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Kings Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 40% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Kings Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ogle County indicate the typical household earns roughly $82,132 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Ogle County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students), Kings Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elem School, around 4.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Kings Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Kings Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 80 students in 2018 compared to 81 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 3% to 20% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Kings Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.