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What's one thing Norris City-Omaha Elem School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORRIS CITY-OMAHA-ENFIELD CUSD 3·NCES 170000403009
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School
580 US HWY 45 South, Norris City, IL 62869 · (618) 378-3212 · White County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.9:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
228 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School→Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School
Based on grade levels within Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.4pp since 2023
Math
20.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 16.6% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Norris City-Omaha Elementary School
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris City-Omaha Elementary School this school | 416 | 54.8% | 28.6% |
| Midwest Central Primary School Manito | 430 | 55.3% | 45.9% |
| Washington Elementary School Robinson | 402 | 54.2% | N/A |
| East Side Elementary School Mc Leansboro | 384 | 54.4% | 53.4% |
| South Elementary School Chillicothe | 424 | 52.8% | 57.8% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton | 384 | 56.3% | 51.3% |
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 Norris City-Omaha Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,317 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #1,588 of 2,077 ▼ 252 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,342 of 2,077 ▲ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #926 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,198 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #1,895 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #1,166 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #231 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
416
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+15% 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 | 416 | 29.9 | 13.9:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 28.4 | 14.8:1 | 61% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 26.2 | 15.8:1 | 51% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 22.8 | 16.3:1 | 45% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 364 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 40% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 55% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norris City-Omaha Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (372 to 416); teachers up 31% (22.8 to 29.9).
About Norris City-Omaha Elementary School
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Norris City, Illinois. It reported 416 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25.
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School falls under Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3, which has 2 schools enrolling 611 students.
At Norris City-Omaha Elementary School, 95% of students are White. After that, the student body is 4% multiracial. Census estimates put White County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Norris City-Omaha Elementary School scores 10%.
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School has 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9:1. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 55% at Norris City-Omaha Elementary School. The figure for public schools in White County is close, at 54%.
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Norris City-Omaha Elementary School is 11.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
The school is in White County, where median household income comes to about $54,813, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. White County's 15 public schools enroll about 2,168 students and include Norris City-Omaha Elementary School.
About 0.8 miles separate Norris City-Omaha Elementary School from the closest public school, Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.1%; Norris City-Omaha Elementary School's is 28.6%, ranking 6th of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 412 to 416, a small change.
People who know Norris City-Omaha Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
White County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,619
Census ACS
Median income
$54,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3
- Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High SchoolHigh · 195 students
- Booth Elementary SchoolCombined
Other schools in Norris City
- Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High SchoolHigh · 195 students
- ROE 20 Learning Alt Branch SchoolHigh
- ROE20 Learning Alternative BranchHigh
- Norris City AnnexElementary
Nearby schools
- Norris City-Omaha-Enfield High School0.8 mi · 195
- Eldorado Elementary School11.0 mi · 550
- Eldorado High School11.4 mi · 309
- Lincoln Attendance Center11.9 mi · 176
- Eldorado Middle School11.9 mi · 246
- Carmi-White County High School12.0 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Norris City-Omaha Elementary SchoolHow large is Norris City-Omaha Elementary School?
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Norris City-Omaha Elementary School serve?
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Norris City-Omaha Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Norris City-Omaha Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norris City-Omaha Elementary School?
At Norris City-Omaha Elementary School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Norris City-Omaha Elementary School in?
Norris City-Omaha Elementary School is part of Norris City-Omaha-Enfield CUSD 3.
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