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What's one thing Mark Denman Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DANVILLE CCSD 118·NCES 171179005274
Mark Denman Elementary School
930 Colfax Dr, Danville, IL 61832 · (217) 444-3200 · Vermilion County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Illinois public elementary schools
- DTest 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
16.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
519 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (94).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 9.3% | 9.8% |
% 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
17.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Mark Denman Elementary School
Mark Denman Elementary School's state test result (17.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Denman Elementary School this school | 545 | 95.2% | 17.0% |
| Hope Academy Decatur | 501 | 93.8% | 3.3% |
| Parsons Elementary School Decatur | 505 | 89.5% | 10.0% |
| Franklin Grove Elementary School Decatur | 461 | 89.8% | 5.7% |
| Rock Island Academy Rock Island | 540 | 95.7% | 11.1% |
| Summerdale Early Childhood Center Rockford | 460 | 90.0% | N/A |
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 Mark Denman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,697 of 1,925 | #13 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #1,688 of 2,077 ▼ 66 | #12 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #1,889 of 2,077 ▲ 58 | #12 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #384 of 2,419 | #3 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,818 of 2,035 | #11 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #465 of 2,042 | #6 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #144 of 2,132 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #439 of 1,461 | #2 of 8 |
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
545
-59 (-10%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 703
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 | 545 | 32.6 | 16.7:1 | 95% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 32.5 | 17.9:1 | 95% (554) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 34 | 17.4:1 | 92% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 604 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 682 | 50 | 13.6:1 | 77% (526) |
| 2015-16 | 899 | 47 | 19.1:1 | 86% (777) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 77% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 46 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 703 | 52 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mark Denman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (682 to 545); teachers down 35% (50 to 32.6).
About Mark Denman Elementary School
Mark Denman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Danville, Illinois. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 545 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 43% above that.
Danville CCSD 118 counts 9 schools and 4,940 students, including Mark Denman Elementary School.
Roughly 54% of students at Mark Denman Elementary School are Black. Other reported shares: 25% White, 14% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. Vermilion County's residents are about 15% Black, 39 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.7 students per teacher and 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Vermilion County averages 71%, lower than here.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Mark Denman Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 16.5%.
Mark Denman Elementary School is located in Vermilion County, where the median household income is $56,877, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Mark Denman Elementary School, Vermilion County has 40 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Mark Denman Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Northeast Elementary Magnet School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Mark Denman Elementary School places 5th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 545 students in 2024-25, 59 fewer than the 604 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Danville CCSD 118
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- South View Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Northeast Elementary Magnet SchoolElementary · 347 students
Other schools in Danville
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- North Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 740 students
- South View Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Northeast Elementary Magnet SchoolElementary · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Elementary Magnet School0.3 mi · 347
- Danville High School1.1 mi · 1,253
- North Ridge Middle School1.5 mi · 740
- Meade Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 312
- Edison Elementary School1.8 mi · 233
- Liberty Elementary School2.5 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About Mark Denman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mark Denman Elementary School?
Mark Denman Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Mark Denman Elementary School serve?
Mark Denman Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Mark Denman Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Mark Denman Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mark Denman Elementary School?
At Mark Denman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 8% Hispanic, 54% Black, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Mark Denman Elementary School?
Mark Denman Elementary School is overseen by Danville CCSD 118 in Vermilion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.