Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILFORD AREA PSD 124·NCES 170141602789
Milford Grade School West Campus
100 S Chicago St, Milford, IL 60953 · (815) 889-4174 · Iroquois County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
213 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Milford Grade School West Campus→Milford High School Campus
Based on grade levels within Milford Area PSD 124. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.8% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 20.9% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Milford Grade School West Campus
Milford Grade School West Campus's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Grade School West Campus this school | 354 | 60.2% | 32.0% |
| Hedding Grade School Abingdon | 376 | 62.0% | 48.3% |
| Mt Carmel Grade School Mount Carmel | 370 | 60.8% | 45.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Dixon | 344 | 58.7% | 32.3% |
| Mt Carmel Elementary School Mount Carmel | 361 | 57.3% | N/A |
| Pittsfield South Elementary School Pittsfield | 340 | 58.2% | 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 Milford Grade School West Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Iroquois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,198 of 1,925 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,352 of 2,077 ▼ 209 | #7 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #1,518 of 2,077 ▼ 270 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #1,239 of 2,419 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #643 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #1,460 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #1,011 of 2,132 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #817 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
354
+33 (+10%) vs 2020
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 | 354 | 28.8 | 12.3:1 | 60% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 29.8 | 11.3:1 | 61% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 356 | 29.5 | 12.1:1 | 57% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 60% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 57% (245) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milford Grade School West Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (402 to 354); teachers down 7% (31 to 28.8).
About Milford Grade School West Campus
Milford Grade School West Campus is a mid-sized elementary school located in Milford, Illinois. It enrolls 354 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8.
Milford Grade School West Campus is part of a district of 3 schools: Milford Area PSD 124, with 504 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Milford Grade School West Campus are White. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Milford Grade School West Campus is 27%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 28.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Roughly 60% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Milford Grade School West Campus outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Milford Grade School West Campus posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.0%, compared with a predicted 36.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Iroquois County show that median household income comes to about $66,255, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 24, with about 3,909 students.
Among nearby public schools, Milford High School Campus is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of Milford Grade School West Campus. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Milford Grade School West Campus ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Milford Grade School West Campus had a net gain of 33 students, or 10%.
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Iroquois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,449
Census ACS
Median income
$66,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milford Area PSD 124
- Milford High School CampusHigh · 149 students
- Milford Grade School East CampusElementary · 1 students
Other schools in Milford
- Milford High School CampusHigh · 149 students
- Bryce Ash Grove Ed CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Milford High School Campus0.0 mi · 149
- Watseka Comm High School9.9 mi · 294
- Watseka Junior High School9.9 mi · 202
- Wanda Kendall Elementary School10.0 mi · 122
- Glenn Raymond School10.3 mi · 321
- Cissna Park Sr High School10.9 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About Milford Grade School West CampusHow large is Milford Grade School West Campus?
Milford Grade School West Campus enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Milford Grade School West Campus serve?
Milford Grade School West Campus serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Milford Grade School West Campus?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Milford Grade School West Campus.
How diverse is Milford Grade School West Campus?
Milford Grade School West Campus reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Milford Grade School West Campus public or private?
Milford Grade School West Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milford Area PSD 124.
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