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Enrollment
622
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NASHVILLE CCSD 49·NCES 172772002466
Nashville Grade School
750 E Gorman St, Nashville, IL 62263 · (618) 327-4304 · Washington County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL622 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.8:1
42 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
243 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 63 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
35.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 35.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 28.3% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Nashville Grade School
Nashville Grade School's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Grade School this school | 622 | 39.1% | 40.6% |
| Monroe Elementary School Casey | 530 | 41.7% | 44.6% |
| Highland Primary School Highland | 544 | 35.1% | N/A |
| Clara Peterson Elementary School Paxton | 564 | 39.9% | 38.0% |
| Tri-C Elementary School Carterville | 650 | 44.0% | 64.6% |
| Reed-Custer Elementary School Braidwood | 690 | 43.8% | 50.1% |
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 Nashville Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #898 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,100 of 2,077 ▼ 226 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #1,251 of 2,077 ▼ 74 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 622 | #228 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,493 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #1,758 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #1,570 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #261 of 615 |
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
622
+43 (+7%) vs 2020
+81% since 2000-01, when it was 344
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 | 622 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 39% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 40% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 38% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 40% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 42% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 32% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nashville Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (562 to 622); teachers up 2% (41 to 42).
About Nashville Grade School
Nashville Grade School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Nashville, Illinois. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 622 students. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 63% higher.
Nashville Grade School belongs to Nashville CCSD 49.
The student body at Nashville Grade School is 92% White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1 at Nashville Grade School, with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%.
The allk12 Grade for Nashville Grade School is C. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Nashville Grade School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 49.0%. Nashville Grade School scores 40.6%, 8.4 points below that line.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Washington County show that the median household income is $78,224, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Nashville Grade School, Washington County has 6 other public schools.
Nashville Comm High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles of Nashville Grade School, there are 2 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Nashville Grade School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 43 more students in 2024-25.
Discussions about Nashville Grade School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,627
Census ACS
Median income
$78,224
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Nashville Comm High School0.3 mi · 359
- Oakdale Grade School8.6 mi · 58
- Ashley Com Consolidated School10.2 mi · 115
- Okawville Grade School11.2 mi · 297
- Okawville Jr/Sr High School11.2 mi · 224
- Irvington Elementary School13.6 mi · 64
Frequently asked questions
About Nashville Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nashville Grade School?
Nashville Grade School enrolls approximately 622 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Nashville Grade School serve?
Nashville Grade School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nashville Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nashville Grade School is approximately 14.8:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nashville Grade School?
At Nashville Grade School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Nashville Grade School in?
Nashville Grade School is part of Nashville CCSD 49.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.