Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 227 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESCLIN CUSD 3·NCES 173942004858
New Baden Elementary School
700 Marilyn Dr, New Baden, IL 62265 · (618) 588-3535 · Clinton County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
100 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 25% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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 Wesclin CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.5pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.2% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 64.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 New Baden Elementary School
New Baden Elementary School's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Baden Elementary School this school | 246 | 40.7% | 70.0% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School Shabbona | 269 | 40.5% | 58.1% |
| Milne Grove Elementary School Lockport | 233 | 42.1% | 65.8% |
| Pearl City Elementary School Pearl City | 213 | 39.9% | 40.3% |
| Carthage Primary School Carthage | 238 | 43.3% | 30.1% |
| Douglas Elementary School Princeton | 217 | 42.4% | 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 New Baden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #122 of 1,925 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #85 of 2,077 ▲ 15 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #316 of 2,077 ▲ 69 | #5 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #1,846 of 2,419 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,390 of 2,035 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #1,267 of 2,042 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #1,534 of 2,132 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #277 of 615 | N/A |
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
246
-12 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 362
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 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 41% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 18.5 | 14.4:1 | 47% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 48% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 223 | 15.2 | 14.7:1 | 41% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 219 | 13 | 16.9:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 41% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 17 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Baden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (223 to 246); teachers up 12% (15.2 to 17).
About New Baden Elementary School
New Baden Elementary School is an elementary school in New Baden, Illinois, according to federal school records. The school has 246 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 3. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
New Baden Elementary School reports to Wesclin CUSD 3, which has 4 schools and 1,288 students.
The student body at New Baden Elementary School is 79% White. The school is also 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 91%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
New Baden Elementary School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.5 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 41% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, New Baden Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Test results at New Baden Elementary School are 22.0 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.0%, compared with a predicted 48.0%, which ranks in the top 10% in Illinois.
For Clinton County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $86,588 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Clinton County number 19, with about 5,278 students.
Wesclin Sr High School, about 2.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, New Baden Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns New Baden Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The New Baden Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,954
Census ACS
Median income
$86,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wesclin CUSD 3
- Wesclin Middle SchoolMiddle · 492 students
- Wesclin Sr High SchoolHigh · 343 students
- Trenton Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
Nearby schools
- Wesclin Sr High School2.0 mi · 343
- Wesclin Middle School2.1 mi · 492
- Albers Elementary School4.3 mi · 154
- Damiansville Elementary School4.3 mi · 102
- Trenton Elementary School4.8 mi · 207
- Aviston Elementary School6.3 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About New Baden Elementary SchoolHow large is New Baden Elementary School?
New Baden Elementary School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does New Baden Elementary School serve?
New Baden Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many students per teacher at New Baden Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at New Baden Elementary School.
How diverse is New Baden Elementary School?
New Baden Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Baden Elementary School?
New Baden Elementary School is overseen by Wesclin CUSD 3 in Clinton County.
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