Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 101 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MULBERRY GROVE CUSD 1·NCES 172745004755
Mulberry Grove Elementary School
801 W Wall St, Mulberry Grove, IL 62262 · (618) 326-8811 · Bond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
77 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 19 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (17).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mulberry Grove CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.9pp since 2023
Math
30.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 30.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 24.2% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Mulberry Grove Elementary School
Mulberry Grove Elementary School's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Grove Elementary School this school | 135 | 57.0% | 35.0% |
| West Prairie North Elementary School Good Hope | 141 | 57.4% | 27.1% |
| Lowpoint-Washburn Elementary School Washburn | 157 | 56.1% | 41.5% |
| Chillicothe Elementary Center Chillicothe | 156 | 54.5% | 43.1% |
| Shawnee Elementary School Wolf Lake | 136 | 60.3% | 15.3% |
| Dahlgren Elementary School Dahlgren | 139 | 56.1% | 44.7% |
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 Mulberry Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,091 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,267 of 2,077 ▼ 246 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #1,323 of 2,077 ▼ 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #2,259 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #1,099 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.8% | #44 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
135
-15 (-10%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 245
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 | 135 | 12.8 | 10.6:1 | 57% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 15.1 | 10.5:1 | 58% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 165 | 16.8 | 9.8:1 | 55% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 15.6 | 14.9:1 | 53% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 16 | 13.7:1 | 58% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 231 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 48% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 17 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 15 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mulberry Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (232 to 135); teachers down 18% (15.6 to 12.8).
About Mulberry Grove Elementary School
Mulberry Grove Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Mulberry Grove, Illinois. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 135 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
The district, Mulberry Grove CUSD 1, has 302 students enrolled across 3 schools.
The large majority of students at Mulberry Grove Elementary School, 85%, are White. Other reported shares: 10% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 87% White share among all Bond County residents. Mulberry Grove Elementary School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mulberry Grove Elementary School and a ratio of 10.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Mulberry Grove Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mulberry Grove Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.0%, compared with a predicted 38.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Bond County, median household income is about $65,959, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. A total of 8 public schools operate in Bond County, serving about 1,852 students.
Mulberry Grove Sr High School is the public school closest to Mulberry Grove Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mulberry Grove Elementary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Mulberry Grove Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Mulberry Grove Elementary School went from 150 students to 135.
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Bond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,716
Census ACS
Median income
$65,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,852 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mulberry Grove CUSD 1
- Mulberry Grove Sr High SchoolHigh · 108 students
- Mulberry Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 59 students
Other schools in Mulberry Grove
- Mulberry Grove Sr High SchoolHigh · 108 students
- Mulberry Grove Jr High SchoolMiddle · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Mulberry Grove Sr High School0.0 mi · 108
- Mulberry Grove Jr High School0.0 mi · 59
- Bond County CUSD 2 ECC6.4 mi · 75
- Greenville Jr High School6.5 mi · 284
- Greenville Elementary School6.6 mi · 514
- Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School6.7 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Mulberry Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mulberry Grove Elementary School?
Mulberry Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 135 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mulberry Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mulberry Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mulberry Grove Elementary School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Mulberry Grove Elementary School.
How diverse is Mulberry Grove Elementary School?
Mulberry Grove Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Mulberry Grove Elementary School?
Mulberry Grove Elementary School is overseen by Mulberry Grove CUSD 1 in Bond County.
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