Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BOONE CUSD 200·NCES 172870003012
Manchester Elementary School
3501 Blaine Rd, Poplar Grove, IL 61065 · (815) 765-2826 · Boone County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
58 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 26% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Manchester Elementary School→North Boone Upper Elementary School→North Boone Middle School→North Boone High School
Based on grade levels within North Boone CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
58.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 58.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 43.3% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Manchester Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #572 of 1,925 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #439 of 2,077 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,064 of 2,077 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #2,254 of 2,419 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #1,495 of 2,132 | #8 of 9 |
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
136
-12 (-8%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 215
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 | 136 | 10.3 | 13.3:1 | 43% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 10.7 | 13.0:1 | 50% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 11.1 | 12.9:1 | 45% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 40% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 167 | 10 | 16.7:1 | 32% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 10 | 15.2:1 | 22% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 12 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 215 | 12 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manchester Elementary School.
About Manchester Elementary School
Manchester Elementary School is a very small elementary school in Poplar Grove, Illinois, one of the schools in North Boone CUSD 200. Students in kindergarten through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 136 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
The North Boone CUSD 200 system has 6 schools and 1,470 students.
Of every 100 students at Manchester Elementary School, about 65 are White. The school is also 29% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Manchester Elementary School, there are about 13.3 students; the school has 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 43%. For comparison, public schools in Boone County average 53%.
The model predicts 46.9% for a school in Illinois with Manchester Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Manchester Elementary School posts 50.9%.
In the wider Boone County area, the median household earns about $84,571 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Manchester Elementary School shares Boone County with 16 other public schools.
North Boone High School, about 3.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Manchester Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Manchester Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,230
Census ACS
Median income
$84,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Boone CUSD 200
- North Boone High SchoolHigh · 496 students
- Poplar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- North Boone Middle SchoolMiddle · 233 students
- North Boone Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- Capron Elementary SchoolElementary · 162 students
Other schools in Poplar Grove
- North Boone High SchoolHigh · 496 students
- Poplar Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 251 students
- North Boone Middle SchoolMiddle · 233 students
- North Boone Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 192 students
Nearby schools
- North Boone High School3.5 mi · 496
- North Boone Middle School3.6 mi · 233
- North Boone Upper Elementary School3.6 mi · 192
- Stone Creek School5.3 mi · 360
- Ledgewood Elementary School5.4 mi · 375
- Caledonia Elementary School5.7 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Manchester Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Manchester Elementary School?
Manchester Elementary School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Manchester Elementary School serve?
Manchester Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manchester Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manchester Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Manchester Elementary School?
At Manchester Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 29% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Manchester Elementary School public or private?
Manchester Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Boone CUSD 200.
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