Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENESEO CUSD 228·NCES 171635001950
Millikin Elementary School
920 S Congress St, Geneseo, IL 61254 · (309) 945-0475 · Henry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
109 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Geneseo CUSD 228. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +26.9pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.7pp 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 20.3% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Millikin Elementary School
Millikin Elementary School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millikin Elementary School this school | 364 | 29.9% | 49.3% |
| Kinnikinnick School Roscoe | 350 | 30.6% | 58.5% |
| Mt Zion Elementary School Mount Zion | 359 | 30.1% | 54.0% |
| Monroe Center Grade School Monroe Center | 327 | 30.6% | 42.2% |
| Unity West Tolono | 399 | 33.1% | 58.7% |
| Highland Elementary School Stillman Valley | 381 | 33.9% | 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 Millikin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #613 of 1,925 | #6 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #848 of 2,077 ▲ 321 | #8 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #823 of 2,077 ▲ 409 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #1,182 of 2,419 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,046 of 2,035 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #1,529 of 2,042 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #1,789 of 2,132 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #865 of 1,461 | #4 of 10 |
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
364
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 501
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 | 364 | 27.1 | 13.4:1 | 30% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 27 | 13.6:1 | 33% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 26.1 | 14.1:1 | 28% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 27% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 23 | 18.4:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 27 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millikin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (410 to 364); teachers up 8% (25 to 27.1).
About Millikin Elementary School
Millikin Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Geneseo, Illinois. It teaches 364 students in kindergarten through 5.
Millikin Elementary School is one school in Geneseo CUSD 228, a system of 5 schools with 2,422 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Millikin Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 10% Hispanic. Henry County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Millikin Elementary School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Millikin Elementary School lists 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.4 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. About 30% of students at Millikin Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 43% average for public schools in Henry County is 13 points.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Millikin Elementary School, the prediction is 54.2% and the result is 49.3%.
For Henry County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $71,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 28 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,723, Millikin Elementary School among them.
Millikin Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Southwest Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Millikin Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Millikin Elementary School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Millikin Elementary School is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 364, close to the 367 recorded in 2020-21.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geneseo CUSD 228
- Geneseo High SchoolHigh · 794 students
- Geneseo Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Geneseo
- Geneseo High SchoolHigh · 794 students
- Geneseo Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 357 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Other Millikin Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Millikin Elementary. Millikin Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Millikin ElementarySanta Clara, CA · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Elementary School0.7 mi · 357
- Northside Elementary School1.1 mi · 334
- Geneseo Middle School1.5 mi · 573
- Geneseo High School1.6 mi · 794
- Cambridge Jr/Sr High School10.2 mi · 237
- Cambridge Comm Grade School10.4 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Millikin Elementary SchoolHow large is Millikin Elementary School?
Millikin Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Millikin Elementary School serve?
Millikin Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Millikin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Millikin Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Millikin Elementary School?
Millikin Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Millikin Elementary School?
Millikin Elementary School is overseen by Geneseo CUSD 228 in Henry County.
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