Mulberry Grove Elem School

Mulberry Grove Elem School operates as a rural-scale elementary campus in Mulberry Grove, Illinois, one of the schools within Mulberry Grove CUSD 1. Current enrollment sits at 135 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 65% below typical.

Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 302 students. Mulberry Grove Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mulberry Grove Elem School lists that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 10% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Bond County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Mulberry Grove Elem School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Mulberry Grove Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Mulberry Grove Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bond County put the typical household earns roughly $65,959 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bond County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,852 students), of which Mulberry Grove Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mulberry Grove Jr High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mulberry Grove Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Mulberry Grove Elem School's enrollment has contracted 42% since 2018, when it stood at 232 (now 135). White enrollment moved from 91% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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