Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 366 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WABASH CUSD 348·NCES 174047004373
Mt Carmel Grade School
1520 Poplar St, Mount Carmel, IL 62863 · (618) 262-5699 · Wabash County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
48.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
225 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Wabash CUSD 348. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.3pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.5pp 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 42 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
370
-17 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
48.4:1
was 16.4:1
% White
91%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Mt Carmel Grade School
Mt Carmel Grade School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Mount Carmel, Illinois, part of Wabash CUSD 348, teaches 370 students, covering grades 3 through 6.
Within Wabash CUSD 348, which oversees 4 schools and 1,382 students, Mt Carmel Grade School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Mt Carmel Grade School reports that 91% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Wabash County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 48.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 61% of students at Mt Carmel Grade School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mt Carmel Grade School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.4%, the actual is 45.8%, a residual of +9.4 points.
In the broader community, Wabash County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,086 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wabash County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,513 students), of which Mt Carmel Grade School is one.
The closest other public school is Mt Carmel Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mt Carmel Grade School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.9%.
Mt Carmel Grade School operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 387 students in 2018 compared to 370 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 48.4:1 today.
Inside the community feed, the feed for Mt Carmel Grade School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,119
Census ACS
Median income
$57,086
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wabash CUSD 348
- Mount Carmel High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 199 students
Other schools in Mount Carmel
- Mount Carmel High SchoolHigh · 452 students
- Mt Carmel Elementary SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Mt Carmel Junior High SchoolMiddle · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Carmel Elementary School0.3 mi · 361
- Mount Carmel High School1.5 mi · 452
- Mt Carmel Junior High School1.5 mi · 199
- Allendale Elementary School8.1 mi · 131
- Princeton Comm Primary School11.1 mi · 417
- Princeton Community Middle11.2 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Mt Carmel Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mt Carmel Grade School?
Mt Carmel Grade School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does Mt Carmel Grade School serve?
Mt Carmel Grade School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does Mt Carmel Grade School have?
Mt Carmel Grade School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 48.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mt Carmel Grade School?
At Mt Carmel Grade School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mt Carmel Grade School public or private?
Mt Carmel Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wabash CUSD 348.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.