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How has Moulton Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
455
Middle
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBYVILLE CUSD 4·NCES 173609003739
Moulton Elementary School
1101 W North 6th St, Shelbyville, IL 62565 · (217) 774-2169 · Shelby County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
204 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 21% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Moulton Elementary School→Shelbyville High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Shelbyville CUSD 4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 27.0% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Elementary School this school | 455 | 44.8% | 51.2% |
| Jersey Community Middle School Jerseyville | 489 | 45.2% | 48.7% |
| Olympia Middle School Stanford | 380 | 44.5% | 49.8% |
| Nuttall Middle School Robinson | 362 | 43.4% | 50.9% |
| Central Jr High School East Peoria | 434 | 46.5% | 38.4% |
| Wilbur Trimpe Middle School Bethalto | 556 | 46.9% | 37.6% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Moulton Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #183 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #307 of 640 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #164 of 640 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 455 | #325 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #306 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #534 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #344 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #390 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
455
+28 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 550
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 | 455 | 34.3 | 13.3:1 | 45% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 32.7 | 13.7:1 | 44% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 33.2 | 12.9:1 | 44% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 33.9 | 13.9:1 | 46% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 44% (193) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | 41% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 526 | 36 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moulton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (472 to 455); teachers up 1% (33.9 to 34.3).
About Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Shelbyville, Illinois. The grade span is 4 through 8, and enrollment is 455 students.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Shelbyville CUSD 4 totals 1,248 students.
Federal enrollment data show Moulton Elementary School is 94% White. That is close to the 97% White share among all Shelby County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. For comparison, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Shelby County average 46%.
Moulton Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Illinois public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Moulton Elementary School would score about 45.6%. It scores 51.2%, 5.5 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that the median household income is $72,095, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 14 public schools in Shelby County, enrolling about 2,922 students in all.
The school nearest to Moulton Elementary School is Shelbyville High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Moulton Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Moulton Elementary School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 28 students since 2020-21, to 455.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,720
Census ACS
Median income
$72,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,922 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelbyville CUSD 4
- Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Shelbyville High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Shelbyville Kindergarten CenterElementary · 78 students
Other schools in Shelbyville
- Main Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Shelbyville High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Shelbyville Kindergarten CenterElementary · 78 students
- Shelbyville BridgesHigh
Other Moulton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Moulton Elementary. Moulton Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton, AL · 695 students
- Moulton ElementaryLaguna Niguel, CA · 538 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 465 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMOULTON, TX · 170 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton, IA · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Shelbyville High School0.1 mi · 345
- Shelbyville Kindergarten Center0.7 mi · 78
- Main Street Elementary School0.7 mi · 370
- Okaw Valley Middle School7.9 mi · 124
- Windsor Jr & Sr High School11.1 mi · 134
- Windsor Elementary School11.5 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Moulton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School enrolls approximately 455 students in grades 04-08.
Is Moulton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moulton Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
How many teachers does Moulton Elementary School have?
Moulton Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Moulton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Moulton Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Moulton Elementary School in?
Moulton Elementary School is part of Shelbyville CUSD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.