Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIAD CUSD 2·NCES 173735003866
Marine Elementary School
725 W Division St, Marine, IL 62061 · (618) 667-5404 · Madison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
24 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 6 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 1% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within Triad CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 48.3% | 43.1% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Marine Elementary School
Marine Elementary School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Elementary School this school | 141 | 17.0% | 54.4% |
| Scales Mound Elementary School Scales Mound | 138 | 18.8% | 63.0% |
| Albers Elementary School Albers | 154 | 19.5% | 62.1% |
| St Rose Elementary School Breese | 167 | 15.0% | 65.1% |
| Valmeyer Elementary School Valmeyer | 152 | 21.7% | 36.5% |
| Prairieview-Ogden South Elementary School Ogden | 116 | 14.7% | 51.7% |
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 Marine Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #460 of 1,925 | #8 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #710 of 2,077 ▼ 235 | #12 of 27 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #726 of 2,077 ▼ 183 | #8 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #2,243 of 2,419 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #2,011 of 2,132 | #41 of 43 |
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
141
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 247
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 | 141 | 9.3 | 15.2:1 | 17% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 8.4 | 15.8:1 | 19% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 9.1 | 16.1:1 | 18% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 8.1 | 16.1:1 | 22% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 7 | 17.4:1 | 29% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | 8 | 14.1:1 | 18% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 12 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marine Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (130 to 141); teachers up 14% (8.1 to 9.3).
About Marine Elementary School
Marine Elementary School serves students in Marine, Illinois, as a small elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 141 students. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 63% smaller than that.
Triad CUSD 2, which runs Marine Elementary School, has 6 schools and 4,009 students.
Marine Elementary School's enrollment is 96% White. Next come 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 83% White. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 9.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Madison County is 46%.
In Illinois, Marine Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.4% actual against a predicted 61.7%.
In Madison County (population about 264,238), the median household income is $75,793, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 84 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 35,253 students in all.
The nearest other public school, St Jacob Elementary School, is about 4.9 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Marine Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment climbed 4% from its 2020-21 level of 136.
Discussions about Marine Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Triad CUSD 2
- Triad High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
- Triad Middle SchoolMiddle · 925 students
- Silver Creek ElementaryElementary · 757 students
- C A Henning SchoolElementary · 706 students
- St Jacob Elementary SchoolElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- St Jacob Elementary School4.9 mi · 262
- Triad Middle School5.2 mi · 925
- Silver Creek Elementary6.3 mi · 757
- Highland Middle School6.3 mi · 616
- Triad High School6.3 mi · 1,218
- Highland High School6.3 mi · 844
Frequently asked questions
About Marine Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marine Elementary School?
Marine Elementary School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Marine Elementary School serve?
Marine Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Marine Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Marine Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Marine Elementary School?
Student demographics at Marine Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Marine Elementary School?
Marine Elementary School is overseen by Triad CUSD 2 in Madison County.
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