Litchfield Elem School

Litchfield Elem School is an average-sized K-5 school in Litchfield, Illinois, one of the schools within Litchfield CUSD 12. The school instructs 355 students in grades 2 through 5.

Litchfield CUSD 12 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,279 students. Litchfield Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Litchfield Elem School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Litchfield Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 43.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $63,620, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Litchfield Elem School is one of 19 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students).

The closest other public school is Prekindergarten at LECC, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Litchfield Elem School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Litchfield Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.7%.

Litchfield Elem School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 66%: 214 students in 2018 compared to 355 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Litchfield Elem School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.