Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARL CITY CUSD 200·NCES 173102004790
Pearl City Elementary School
100 S Summit St, Pearl City, IL 61062 · (815) 443-2715 · Stephenson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- C-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
10.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
85 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 | 26 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 25% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Pearl City CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
41.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 41.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 33.3% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Pearl City Elementary School
Pearl City Elementary School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl City Elementary School this school | 213 | 39.9% | 40.3% |
| Montmorency CCSD #145 Rock Falls | 209 | 37.8% | 44.1% |
| Alden Hebron Elementary School Hebron | 210 | 37.1% | 54.6% |
| Prairie View Elementary School Sandwich | 221 | 37.1% | 63.5% |
| New Baden Elementary School New Baden | 246 | 40.7% | 70.0% |
| Giant City Elementary School Carbondale | 218 | 38.5% | 61.1% |
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 Pearl City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Stephenson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #908 of 1,925 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #920 of 2,077 ▼ 213 | #5 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #1,202 of 2,077 ▼ 346 | #5 of 9 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #2,004 of 2,419 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #250 of 2,035 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #1,299 of 2,042 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.9% | #1,553 of 2,132 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #796 of 1,461 | 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
213
-15 (-7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 281
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 | 213 | 19.7 | 10.8:1 | 40% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 19.8 | 10.5:1 | 52% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 19.8 | 10.4:1 | 50% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 17.8 | 13.7:1 | 36% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 24% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | 26% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pearl City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (243 to 213); teachers up 11% (17.8 to 19.7).
About Pearl City Elementary School
In Pearl City, Illinois, part of Stephenson County, Pearl City Elementary School is an elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 213 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 44% below average.
Pearl City Elementary School is one school in a 3-school district, Pearl City CUSD 200, which enrolls 418 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pearl City Elementary School is 80% White. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Stephenson County overall, the White share is about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 40%. The average for public schools in Stephenson County is 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pearl City Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Pearl City Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.3%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Stephenson County, the median household earns about $64,043 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Stephenson County, 23 public schools serve about 6,092 students.
Pearl City High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Pearl City Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Pearl City Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 40.3% versus a 41.8% average.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 213, compared with 228 in 2020-21.
Pearl City Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Stephenson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,768
Census ACS
Median income
$64,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,092 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pearl City CUSD 200
- Pearl City High SchoolHigh · 147 students
- Pearl City Jr High SchoolMiddle · 58 students
Other schools in Pearl City
- Pearl City High SchoolHigh · 147 students
- Pearl City Jr High SchoolMiddle · 58 students
Other Pearl City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pearl City Elementary. Pearl City Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Pearl City Elementary SchoolPearl City, HI · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Pearl City High School0.0 mi · 147
- Pearl City Jr High School0.0 mi · 58
- Lena-Winslow Elementary School7.6 mi · 412
- Lena-Winslow Jr High School7.7 mi · 173
- Lena-Winslow High School7.8 mi · 232
- Jones-Farrar Intl Baccalaureate8.1 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Pearl City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pearl City Elementary School?
Pearl City Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Pearl City Elementary School serve?
Pearl City Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pearl City Elementary School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at Pearl City Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pearl City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pearl City Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pearl City Elementary School in?
Pearl City Elementary School is part of Pearl City CUSD 200.
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