Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 219 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND CUSD 7·NCES 170012601488
Midland Elementary School
625 6th Street, Lacon, IL 61540 · (309) 463-8010 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
,
0 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
107 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 44 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 15% smaller than its 4th grade class (40).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Midland CUSD 7. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.5pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +33.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 33 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 22.9% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
Schools most like Midland Elementary School
Midland Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Elementary School this school | 249 | 43.0% | 47.5% |
| Neoga Elementary School Neoga | 241 | 41.1% | 44.5% |
| Central Elementary School Camp Point | 227 | 43.6% | 46.2% |
| New Simpson Hill Dist 32 Tunnel Hill | 228 | 44.3% | 49.4% |
| Carlinville Intermediate School Carlinville | 267 | 44.2% | 53.3% |
| Winola Elementary School Viola | 261 | 40.2% | 47.3% |
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 Midland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #661 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #506 of 2,077 ▲ 561 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #948 of 2,077 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #1,821 of 2,419 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #1,888 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,489 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #791 of 1,461 |
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
249
-35 (-12%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 263
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 | 249 | N/A | N/A | 43% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 48% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 16 | 17.1:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 19.5 | 14.6:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 41% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Elementary School.
About Midland Elementary School
This page covers Midland Elementary School, a small elementary school in Lacon, Illinois. There are 249 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 35% below that mark.
Midland Elementary School belongs to Midland CUSD 7, a district of 3 schools and 657 students.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at Midland Elementary School. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Marshall County, where about 93% of residents are White. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at Midland Elementary School are from different groups.
The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. Compared with the 51% average for public schools in Marshall County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Midland Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 54% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Midland Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (47.5%) and its predicted rate (46.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
In the wider Marshall County area, the median household earns about $71,585 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Marshall County, 9 public schools serve about 1,576 students.
Measured in a straight line, Midland Middle School is about 3.0 miles from Midland Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The school's 47.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 249, down from 284 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Midland Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,647
Census ACS
Median income
$71,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,576 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midland CUSD 7
- Midland Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 194 students
Other Midland Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Midland Elementary. Midland Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 11.
- Midland ElementaryGalivants Ferry, SC · 744 students
- Midland ElementaryPoway, CA · 580 students
- Midland ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 553 students
- Midland ElementaryTacoma, WA · 399 students
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFLORAL, AR · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Midland Middle School3.0 mi · 214
- Midland High School6.0 mi · 194
- Henry-Senachwine High School6.5 mi · 147
- Henry-Senachwine Grade School6.9 mi · 387
- Chillicothe Elementary Center8.6 mi · 156
- Chillicothe Jr High8.6 mi · 229
Frequently asked questions
About Midland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Midland Elementary School?
Midland Elementary School enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Midland Elementary School serve?
Midland Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Midland Elementary School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Midland Elementary School.
How diverse is Midland Elementary School?
Midland Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Midland Elementary School public or private?
Midland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midland CUSD 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.