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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Metamora Grade School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
829
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·METAMORA CCSD 1·NCES 172574002783
Metamora Grade School
815 E Chatham St, Metamora, IL 61548 · (309) 367-2361 · Woodford County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL829 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
54 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
178 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 116 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (116).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
67.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.7% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 41.4% |
% 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
63.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Metamora Grade School
Metamora Grade School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metamora Grade School this school | 829 | 21.5% | 63.7% |
| Silver Creek Elementary Troy | 757 | 17.7% | 57.2% |
| Central Primary School Washington | 700 | 20.4% | 53.6% |
| C A Henning School Troy | 706 | 18.6% | 61.1% |
| Lincoln Trail Elementary School Mahomet | 801 | 24.3% | 53.4% |
| Middletown Prairie Elementary Mahomet | 805 | 21.6% | 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 Metamora Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Woodford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #236 of 1,925 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #461 of 2,077 ▲ 51 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #417 of 2,077 ▼ 97 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 829 | #52 of 2,419 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,636 of 2,035 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #1,688 of 2,042 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #1,940 of 2,132 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #968 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
829
+50 (+6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 617
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 | 829 | 53.6 | 15.5:1 | 21% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 847 | 54 | 15.7:1 | 21% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 54 | 15.3:1 | 17% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 54.8 | 16.6:1 | 21% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 872 | 52 | 16.8:1 | 21% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 50 | 17.4:1 | 18% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 715 | 41 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 34 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Metamora Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (912 to 829); teachers down 2% (54.8 to 53.6).
About Metamora Grade School
Metamora Grade School is a large elementary school in Metamora CCSD 1, located in Metamora, Illinois. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 829 students. That is 118% above the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
The local education agency for Metamora Grade School is Metamora CCSD 1.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Metamora Grade School. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Woodford County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Metamora Grade School has 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 21% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 29% average among public schools in Woodford County.
A school with Metamora Grade School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 59.1%. Metamora Grade School scores 63.7%, 4.5 points above that line.
Census data for Woodford County show median household income comes to about $91,483, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,338, Metamora Grade School among them.
Metamora High School is the nearest public school to Metamora Grade School, about 0.6 miles away. Metamora Grade School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Metamora Grade School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Metamora Grade School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 829, up from 779 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Metamora Grade School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Woodford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,312
Census ACS
Median income
$91,483
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,338 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Metamora
- Metamora High SchoolHigh · 896 students
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Nearby schools
- Metamora High School0.6 mi · 896
- Germantown Hills Middle School5.3 mi · 374
- Germantown Hills Elementary School5.3 mi · 439
- Washington Middle School6.0 mi · 378
- Lincoln Grade School6.5 mi · 442
- Eureka High School6.6 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Metamora Grade SchoolHow large is Metamora Grade School?
Metamora Grade School enrolls approximately 829 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Metamora Grade School serve?
Metamora Grade School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Metamora Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Metamora Grade School is approximately 15.5:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Metamora Grade School?
At Metamora Grade School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Metamora Grade School in?
Metamora Grade School is part of Metamora CCSD 1.
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