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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IL VALLEY CENTRAL USD 321·NCES 171997002257
Mossville Elementary School
12207 Old Galena Rd, Chillicothe, IL 61552 · (309) 579-2328 · Peoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
178 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 63 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
74.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +27.6pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 28 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 44.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Mossville Elementary School
Mossville Elementary School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mossville Elementary School this school | 431 | 41.3% | 62.0% |
| Fulton Elementary School Fulton | 421 | 42.3% | 43.4% |
| Lena-Winslow Elementary School Lena | 412 | 40.5% | 62.2% |
| Mount Pulaski Elementary School Mount Pulaski | 369 | 40.4% | 51.0% |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School Knoxville | 383 | 41.8% | 51.1% |
| East Dubuque Elementary School East Dubuque | 359 | 42.6% | 62.4% |
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 Mossville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #273 of 1,925 | #5 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #455 of 2,077 ▼ 16 | #7 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #246 of 2,077 ▲ 346 | #5 of 35 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #842 of 2,419 | #11 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #1,689 of 2,035 | #25 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #1,606 of 2,042 | #27 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #1,524 of 2,132 | #24 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #397 of 615 | #9 of 16 |
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
431
+24 (+6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, 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 | 431 | 27.3 | 15.8:1 | 41% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 25.3 | 16.5:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 25.3 | 16.6:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 25.7 | 15.9:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 37% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 45 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 595 | 30 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mossville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (407 to 431); teachers up 6% (25.7 to 27.3).
About Mossville Elementary School
Located in Chillicothe, Illinois, Mossville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 431 students.
Il Valley Central USD 321 runs Mossville Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,071 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Mossville Elementary School is 89% White. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 22 points above the 67% share among Peoria County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
For every teacher at Mossville Elementary School, there are about 15.8 students; the school has 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. There are 178 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 41% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Peoria County report 57%.
After accounting for student poverty, Mossville Elementary School is in the top 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.0% is 14.3 points above the 47.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Peoria County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,108 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Mossville Elementary School, Peoria County has 81 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Mossville Jr High is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mossville Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mossville Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 6% across 4 years, from 407 in 2020-21 to 431 in 2024-25.
People who know Mossville Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Il Valley Central USD 321
- Il Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Chillicothe Jr HighMiddle · 229 students
- Mossville Jr HighMiddle · 181 students
- Chillicothe Elementary CenterElementary · 156 students
- IVC Learning CenterHigh
Other schools in Chillicothe
- Il Valley Central High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Chillicothe Jr HighMiddle · 229 students
- Chillicothe Elementary CenterElementary · 156 students
- IVC Learning CenterHigh
- IVC Transition CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Mossville Jr High0.0 mi · 181
- Banner Elementary School3.4 mi · 375
- Riverview Elementary School3.6 mi · 220
- Hickory Grove Elementary School3.6 mi · 865
- Wilder-Waite Grade School4.2 mi · 404
- Kellar Primary School5.2 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Mossville Elementary SchoolHow large is Mossville Elementary School?
Mossville Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mossville Elementary School serve?
Mossville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mossville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mossville Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mossville Elementary School?
At Mossville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mossville Elementary School public or private?
Mossville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Il Valley Central USD 321.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.