Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT PULASKI CUSD 23·NCES 172729002891
Mount Pulaski Elementary School
119 N Garden St, Mount Pulaski, IL 62548 · (217) 792-7220 · Logan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
149 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Mount Pulaski Elementary School→Mount Pulaski High School
Based on grade levels within Mt Pulaski CUSD 23. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.4% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 24.6% |
% 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
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Mount Pulaski Elementary School
Mount Pulaski Elementary School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pulaski Elementary School this school | 369 | 40.4% | 51.0% |
| Mable Woolsey Elementary School Knoxville | 383 | 41.8% | 51.1% |
| Calhoun Elementary/ Jr High School Hardin | 336 | 41.7% | 42.8% |
| McGaughey Elementary School Mount Zion | 371 | 38.8% | N/A |
| Lena-Winslow Elementary School Lena | 412 | 40.5% | 62.2% |
| North Elementary School Marshall | 339 | 41.6% | 52.6% |
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 Mount Pulaski Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #571 of 1,925 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #791 of 2,077 ▲ 215 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #696 of 2,077 ▼ 297 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #1,156 of 2,419 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #606 of 2,035 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #1,816 of 2,042 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.4% | #1,542 of 2,132 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #478 of 615 | N/A |
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
369
+16 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 384
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 | 369 | 30.4 | 12.2:1 | 40% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 26.6 | 13.0:1 | 41% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 25.4 | 14.9:1 | 33% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 22.8 | 15.6:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 34% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 340 | 26 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Pulaski Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (356 to 369); teachers up 33% (22.8 to 30.4).
About Mount Pulaski Elementary School
In Mount Pulaski, Illinois, part of Logan County, Mount Pulaski Elementary School is an elementary school. Federal data show 369 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 has 547 students spread across 2 schools.
The share of White students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School is 93%. Other groups make up 2% Black, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mount Pulaski Elementary School scores 13%.
There are 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. Of all students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School, 40% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 51% for public schools in Logan County.
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 Mount Pulaski Elementary School, the prediction is 48.2% and the result is 51.0%.
For the population of Logan County, the median household earns about $66,358 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Logan County, 15 public schools serve about 3,448 students.
Mount Pulaski High School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Mount Pulaski Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 353 (2020-21) to 369 (2024-25).
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Mount Pulaski High School0.4 mi · 178
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School9.4 mi · 288
- Lincoln Comm High School9.6 mi · 764
- Washington-Monroe Elementary School10.2 mi · 224
- Lincoln Jr High School10.7 mi · 321
- Central Elementary School10.7 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Pulaski Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Pulaski Elementary School?
Mount Pulaski Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Mount Pulaski Elementary School serve?
Mount Pulaski Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Mount Pulaski Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Mount Pulaski Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School?
At Mount Pulaski Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Mount Pulaski Elementary School public or private?
Mount Pulaski Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mt Pulaski CUSD 23.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.