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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
81
+1 (+1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 7.0:1
% White
78%
was 95%
% Hispanic
20%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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 Elem School4.0 mi · 491
- Rochelle Twp High School4.3 mi · 859
- Tilton Elem School5.2 mi · 288
- Eswood C C Grade School5.3 mi · 82
- Rochelle Middle School5.5 mi · 488
- Central Elem 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.