Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTHUR CUSD 305·NCES 170426002588
Lovington Grade School
330 S High St, Lovington, IL 61937 · (217) 873-4318 · Moultrie County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
107 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 17 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lovington Grade School→Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Based on grade levels within Arthur CUSD 305. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
27.2%
IL avg 51.0% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
21.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 21.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.1% | 17.1% |
% 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Lovington Grade School
Lovington Grade School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovington Grade School this school | 148 | 72.3% | 27.7% |
| Dirksen Elementary School Pekin | 165 | 72.7% | 18.4% |
| Odell Grade School Odell | 155 | 75.5% | 38.7% |
| Salt Fork South Elementary School Sidell | 154 | 76.6% | 41.5% |
| Tampico Elementary School Tampico | 156 | 70.5% | 51.3% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School Joppa | 122 | 72.1% | 47.1% |
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 Lovington Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #1,356 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #1,541 of 2,077 ▼ 231 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #1,736 of 2,077 ▼ 557 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #2,222 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #685 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #96 of 1,461 |
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
148
-13 (-8%) vs 2020
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 | 148 | 15.2 | 9.8:1 | 72% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 150 | 15.2 | 9.9:1 | 79% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 14.7 | 10.9:1 | 69% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 20.3 | 11.3:1 | 62% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 231 | 20 | 11.6:1 | 62% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lovington Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (229 to 148); teachers down 25% (20.3 to 15.2).
About Lovington Grade School
Lovington Grade School is a small elementary school in Lovington, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 148 students. The school's enrollment is 61% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
The district, Arthur CUSD 305, has 925 students enrolled across 4 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Lovington Grade School is 94% White. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 95% White share among all Moultrie County residents. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 9.8:1, with 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lovington Grade School is 72%. Across public schools in Moultrie County, the average is 51%.
allk12 grades Lovington Grade School a C. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lovington Grade School is -2.1 points: 27.7% actual, 29.8% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Moultrie County, the median household income is $71,784, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Moultrie County has 6 public schools and roughly 1,628 students.
Sullivan Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.2 miles away. The ten-mile area around Lovington Grade School holds 7 other public schools. Lovington Grade School's average proficiency of 27.7% compares with 42.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Lovington Grade School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment decrease, from 161 in 2020-21 to 148 in 2024-25.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Moultrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,424
Census ACS
Median income
$71,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arthur CUSD 305
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-HammondHigh · 310 students
- Arthur Grade SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Atwood-Hammond Grade SchoolElementary · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Sullivan Elementary School7.2 mi · 565
- Sullivan Middle School7.3 mi · 266
- Sullivan High School7.3 mi · 317
- Okaw Valley Elementary School7.4 mi · 170
- Okaw Valley High School7.8 mi · 162
- Arthur Grade School8.3 mi · 258
Frequently asked questions
About Lovington Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lovington Grade School?
Lovington Grade School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Lovington Grade School serve?
Lovington Grade School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lovington Grade School?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Lovington Grade School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lovington Grade School?
At Lovington Grade School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lovington Grade School?
Lovington Grade School is overseen by Arthur CUSD 305 in Moultrie County.
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