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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDWEST CENTRAL CUSD 191·NCES 174396205580
Midwest Central Primary School
450 E Southmoor St, Manito, IL 61546 · (309) 968-6464 · Mason County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
238 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 65 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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 Midwest Central CUSD 191. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.3pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 24.1% |
% 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Midwest Central Primary School
Midwest Central Primary School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Central Primary School this school | 430 | 55.3% | 45.9% |
| Norris City-Omaha Elementary School Norris City | 416 | 54.8% | 28.6% |
| Washington Elementary School Robinson | 402 | 54.2% | N/A |
| South Elementary School Chillicothe | 424 | 52.8% | 57.8% |
| East Side Elementary School Mc Leansboro | 384 | 54.4% | 53.4% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton | 384 | 56.3% | 51.3% |
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 Midwest Central Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #715 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #840 of 2,077 ▲ 188 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #822 of 2,077 ▲ 346 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #852 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #366 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #1,856 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.3% | #1,151 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #383 of 615 |
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
430
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 595
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 | 430 | 37.8 | 11.4:1 | 55% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 38.6 | 11.1:1 | 57% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 38.6 | 11.2:1 | 51% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 29.4 | 13.8:1 | 59% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 58% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 36 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midwest Central Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (404 to 430); teachers up 29% (29.4 to 37.8).
About Midwest Central Primary School
Midwest Central Primary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Manito, Illinois. Enrollment is 430 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
The district, Midwest Central CUSD 191, has 848 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Midwest Central Primary School enrolls a student body that is 94% White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. For comparison, Mason County is about 95% White. Midwest Central Primary School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.4:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. Eligible students account for 55% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Midwest Central Primary School's results are 6.3 points above predicted: 45.9% against 39.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Mason County show that median household income is about $62,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Midwest Central Primary School is one of 9 public schools in Mason County, which together enroll about 2,124 students.
Midwest Central High School is located about 0.3 miles from Midwest Central Primary School. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. Midwest Central Primary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 415 in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, a 4% gain.
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Mason County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,745
Census ACS
Median income
$62,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,124 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Midwest Central CUSD 191
- Midwest Central High SchoolHigh · 235 students
- Midwest Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 183 students
Other schools in Manito
- Midwest Central High SchoolHigh · 235 students
- Spring Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 55 students
Nearby schools
- Midwest Central High School0.3 mi · 235
- Spring Lake Elementary School6.8 mi · 55
- Midwest Central Middle School6.9 mi · 183
- South Pekin Elementary School8.4 mi · 180
- Rankin Elementary School9.8 mi · 196
- Illini Bluffs Middle School11.1 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Midwest Central Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Midwest Central Primary School?
Midwest Central Primary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Midwest Central Primary School serve?
Midwest Central Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Midwest Central Primary School?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at Midwest Central Primary School.
What is the student diversity at Midwest Central Primary School?
Student demographics at Midwest Central Primary School are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Midwest Central Primary School public or private?
Midwest Central Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midwest Central CUSD 191.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.