Memorial Elem School

Memorial Elem School operates as an intimate primary school in Taylorville, Illinois, run under Taylorville CUSD 3. Current enrollment sits at 297 students spanning grades 3 through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Taylorville CUSD 3 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,172 students; Memorial Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Memorial Elem School lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Christian County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Memorial Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Memorial Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Christian County (around 50%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Memorial Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Christian County put the typical household earns roughly $62,611 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Memorial Elem School is one of 19 public schools in Christian County (combined enrollment of about 4,740 students).

The closest other public school is Taylorville Jr High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Memorial Elem School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 297 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.