Enrollment
77
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NETTLE CREEK CCSD 24C·NCES 172793002957
Nettle Creek Elementary School
8820 Scott School Rd, Morris, IL 60450 · (815) 942-0511 · Grundy County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
3 students
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 | 5 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 9% |
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.8% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 48.2% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Nettle Creek Elementary School
Nettle Creek Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nettle Creek Elementary School this school | 77 | 3.9% | 56.8% |
| Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary School Royal | 91 | 5.5% | 57.5% |
| Congerville Elementary School Congerville | 97 | 6.2% | 80.0% |
| Damiansville Elementary School Damiansville | 102 | 12.7% | 86.0% |
| Lisbon Grade School Newark | 121 | 5.8% | 78.5% |
| Goodfield Elementary School Goodfield | 75 | 16.0% | 72.2% |
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 Nettle Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Grundy County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 77 | #2,367 of 2,419 | #12 of 13 |
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
77
-7 (-8%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 62
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 | 77 | 10.4 | 7.4:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2023-24 | 78 | 11.2 | 7.0:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2022-23 | 81 | 11.2 | 7.2:1 | 4% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 84 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 86 | 10.1 | 8.5:1 | 12% (10) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 9 | 9.3:1 | 12% (10) |
| 2010-11 | 100 | 8 | 12.5:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 4 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 62 | 4 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nettle Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (86 to 77); teachers up 3% (10.1 to 10.4).
About Nettle Creek Elementary School
Nettle Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Morris, Illinois, according to federal school records. It educates 77 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 80% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Federal records list Nettle Creek CCSD 24C as the district for Nettle Creek Elementary School.
At Nettle Creek Elementary School, White students make up 92% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic. Nettle Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Nettle Creek Elementary School is 10.4 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 7.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. Around 4% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Grundy County average 35%.
Nettle Creek Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (56.8%) and its predicted rate (69.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Grundy County census figures show that median household income is about $92,235, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. A total of 28 public schools operate in Grundy County, serving about 12,070 students.
White Oak Elementary is the public school closest to Nettle Creek Elementary School, about 4.4 miles away. Nettle Creek Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Nettle Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 56.8% versus a 50.3% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Nettle Creek Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 84 to 77.
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Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,219
Census ACS
Median income
$92,235
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morris
- Morris Community High SchoolHigh · 926 students
- Saratoga Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
- White Oak ElementaryElementary · 722 students
- Shabbona Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
- Grundy Area Vocational CenterHigh
- Premier Academy MorrisHigh
Nearby schools
- White Oak Elementary4.4 mi · 722
- Saratoga Elementary School4.7 mi · 786
- Lisbon Grade School4.9 mi · 121
- Shabbona Middle School5.0 mi · 360
- Morris Community High School5.2 mi · 926
- Milton Pope Elementary School6.4 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Nettle Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nettle Creek Elementary School?
Nettle Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 77 students in grades PK-08.
Is Nettle Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nettle Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Nettle Creek Elementary School have?
Nettle Creek Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Nettle Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nettle Creek Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Is Nettle Creek Elementary School public or private?
Nettle Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nettle Creek CCSD 24C.
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