Enrollment
126
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LICK CREEK CCSD 16·NCES 172286002532
Lick Creek Elementary School
7355 Lick Creek Rd, Buncombe, IL 62912 · (618) 833-2545 · Union County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL126 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
50 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 10% |
Student demographics
15%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 →
Where Lick Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #588 of 1,925 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #1,063 of 2,077 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #516 of 2,077 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 126 | #2,282 of 2,419 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #1,560 of 2,132 | #7 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
126
-7 (-5%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 120
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 | 126 | 12 | 10.5:1 | 40% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 11 | 11.7:1 | 41% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 12 | 11.6:1 | 40% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 147 | 11.7 | 12.6:1 | 37% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 35% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 111 | 5 | 22.2:1 | 39% (43) |
| 2000-01 | 138 | 10 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lick Creek Elementary School.
About Lick Creek Elementary School
Lick Creek Elementary School is a very small elementary school that serves part of Buncombe, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 126 students in pre-K through 8. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Lick Creek CCSD 16 operates Lick Creek Elementary School.
The share of White students at Lick Creek Elementary School is 92%. Next come 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. In Union County overall, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for Lick Creek Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lick Creek Elementary School reported 12 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.5:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Roughly 40% of students at Lick Creek Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Union County.
Lick Creek Elementary School is 1.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (50.3% versus 48.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In the surrounding county, Union County, the median household earns about $55,728 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Union County has 18 public schools with about 2,478 students, including Lick Creek Elementary School.
Buncombe Cons School, about 7.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lick Creek Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lick Creek Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 133 students in 2020-21 to 126 in 2024-25.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,997
Census ACS
Median income
$55,728
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
2,478 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Buncombe Cons School7.3 mi · 51
- Goreville Elementary School7.8 mi · 464
- Goreville High School7.8 mi · 166
- Lincoln Elementary School8.3 mi · 235
- Davie Elementary School8.6 mi · 122
- Anna Junior High School8.6 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Lick Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lick Creek Elementary School?
Lick Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 126 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Lick Creek Elementary School serve?
Lick Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lick Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lick Creek Elementary School is approximately 10.5:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lick Creek Elementary School?
Lick Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lick Creek Elementary School?
Lick Creek Elementary School is overseen by Lick Creek CCSD 16 in Union County.
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