Enrollment
195
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLER TWP CCSD 210·NCES 172625002795
Milton Pope Elem School
3197 E 28th Rd, Marseilles, IL 61341 · (815) 357-8151 · LaSalle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
13 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
38 students
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
51.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.2pp 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 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
195
+8 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 12.5:1
% White
93%
was 91%
% Hispanic
6%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Milton Pope Elem School
Milton Pope Elem School is a small elementary school in Marseilles, Illinois, one of the schools within Miller Twp CCSD 210. The school enrolls 195 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Milton Pope Elem School sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.
Miller Twp CCSD 210 is the operating authority for Milton Pope Elem School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
On demographics, Milton Pope Elem School records that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 19% of students at Milton Pope Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below LaSalle County's rate of about 53%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Milton Pope Elem School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 60.3%; this one comes in at 45.3%, -14.9 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, census data for LaSalle County shows median household earnings sit near $73,045, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, LaSalle County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), of which Milton Pope Elem School is one.
The closest other public school is Seneca High School, roughly 5.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Milton Pope Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.5%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Milton Pope Elem School's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 187 (now 195). Class-load math has loosened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.
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LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Seneca High School5.9 mi · 378
- Rutland Elem School6.0 mi · 70
- Marseilles Elementary School6.0 mi · 528
- Seneca Grade School North Campus6.3 mi · 256
- Seneca Elem School South Campus6.3 mi · 209
- Nettle Creek Elem School6.4 mi · 77
Frequently asked questions
About Milton Pope Elem SchoolHow many students attend Milton Pope Elem School?
Milton Pope Elem School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-08.
Is Milton Pope Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Milton Pope Elem School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Milton Pope Elem School have?
Milton Pope Elem School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Milton Pope Elem School?
At Milton Pope Elem School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Milton Pope Elem School public or private?
Milton Pope Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Miller Twp CCSD 210.
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