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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Monroe Elem School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASEY-WESTFIELD CUSD 4C·NCES 170000205089
Monroe Elementary School
301 E Monroe Ave, Casey, IL 62420 · (217) 932-2178 · Clark County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
221 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 78 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 12% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
11%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
Monroe Elementary School→Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
55.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +21.9pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.2% | 18.7% |
% 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Monroe Elementary School
Monroe Elementary School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Elementary School this school | 530 | 41.7% | 44.6% |
| Nashville Grade School Nashville | 622 | 39.1% | 40.6% |
| Mossville Elementary School Chillicothe | 431 | 41.3% | 62.0% |
| Clara Peterson Elementary School Paxton | 564 | 39.9% | 38.0% |
| Lena-Winslow Elementary School Lena | 412 | 40.5% | 62.2% |
| Fulton Elementary School Fulton | 421 | 42.3% | 43.4% |
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 Monroe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #752 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #890 of 2,077 ▲ 345 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #835 of 2,077 ▲ 206 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #430 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,902 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #1,868 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #1,515 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #327 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
530
+58 (+12%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 377
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 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 42% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 30.9 | 16.8:1 | 48% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 29.9 | 17.8:1 | 45% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 490 | 29.6 | 16.6:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 100% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 55% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 39 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (490 to 530); teachers up 1% (29.6 to 30).
About Monroe Elementary School
Monroe Elementary School, located in Casey, Illinois, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 530 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
The district, Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C, operates 2 schools serving 891 students.
Monroe Elementary School's enrollment is 94% White. Next come 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Monroe Elementary School counts 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.7 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 17.7:1 here. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
A school with Monroe Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 47.4%. Monroe Elementary School scores 44.6%, 2.8 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Clark County, the median household income is $72,927, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clark County is home to 9 public schools and about 2,456 public school students.
Nearby, Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School is about 0.7 miles away. Within ten miles of Monroe Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Monroe Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Monroe Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 472 in 2020-21 to 530 in 2024-25.
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Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,266
Census ACS
Median income
$72,927
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C
- Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 361 students
Other Monroe Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Monroe Elementary. Monroe Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 36.
- Monroe Elementary SchoolHinsdale, IL · 325 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolBartonville, IL · 274 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolMonroe, OH · 1,166 students
- Monroe ElementaryHanford, CA · 611 students
- Monroe ElementaryMonroe, GA · 605 students
Nearby schools
- Casey-Westfield Jr/Sr High School0.7 mi · 361
- Martinsville Jr- Sr High School6.0 mi · 146
- Martinsville Elementary School6.6 mi · 238
- Cumberland Middle School11.3 mi · 282
- Cumberland High School11.3 mi · 303
- Cumberland Elementary School11.4 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Monroe Elementary School?
Monroe Elementary School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-06.
Is Monroe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monroe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Monroe Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Monroe Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monroe Elementary School?
At Monroe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Monroe Elementary School in?
Monroe Elementary School is part of Casey-Westfield CUSD 4C.
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