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
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 97 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 28% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.4% | 24.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Mt Carmel Grade School
Mt Carmel Grade School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Carmel Grade School this school | 370 | 60.8% | 45.8% |
| Hedding Grade School Abingdon | 376 | 62.0% | 48.3% |
| Main Street Elementary School Shelbyville | 370 | 57.6% | 64.8% |
| Vienna Elementary School Dist 55 Vienna | 386 | 57.5% | 44.9% |
| Milford Grade School West Campus Milford | 354 | 60.2% | 32.0% |
| Pittsfield South Elementary School Pittsfield | 340 | 58.2% | N/A |
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 Mt Carmel Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #716 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #921 of 2,077 ▲ 105 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #853 of 2,077 ▲ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #1,155 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 48.4:1 | #2,034 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #1,734 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #987 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #1,226 of 1,461 |
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
370
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 410
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 | 370 | 7.7 | 48.4:1 | 61% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 26.2 | 14.6:1 | 55% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 48% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 23.6 | 16.4:1 | 56% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 53% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 47% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt Carmel Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (387 to 370); teachers down 68% (23.6 to 7.7).
About Mt Carmel Grade School
Mt Carmel Grade School is a mid-sized elementary school in Wabash CUSD 348, located in Mount Carmel, Illinois. Its enrollment is 370 students, spread over grades 3 through 6.
Mt Carmel Grade School is one school in Wabash CUSD 348, a system of 4 schools with 1,382 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Mt Carmel Grade School is White, at 91%. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Wabash County residents, the White share is about 94%. The diversity index for Mt Carmel Grade School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 48.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1, 34.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Mt Carmel Grade School, 61% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Mt Carmel Grade School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mt Carmel Grade School's results are 9.4 points above predicted: 45.8% against 36.4%.
Looking at the county, Wabash County, median household income comes to about $57,086, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,513 students.
Mt Carmel Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Mt Carmel Grade School is 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 376 students in 2020-21 and 370 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Mt Carmel Grade School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Mt Carmel Junior High School1.5 mi · 199
- Mount Carmel High School1.5 mi · 452
- 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.