Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PINCKNEYVILLE SD 50·NCES 170000903322
Pinckneyville Elementary School
301 W Mulberry St, Pinckneyville, IL 62274 · (618) 357-5161 · Perry County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
113 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Pinckneyville Elementary School→Pinckneyville Middle School
Based on grade levels within Pinckneyville SD 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +24.5pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 47.2% |
% 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
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Pinckneyville Elementary School
Pinckneyville Elementary School's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinckneyville Elementary School this school | 268 | 42.2% | 50.7% |
| Winola Elementary School Viola | 261 | 40.2% | 47.3% |
| Adams School Creal Springs | 283 | 42.4% | 63.8% |
| Carlinville Intermediate School Carlinville | 267 | 44.2% | 53.3% |
| Porta Central Petersburg | 288 | 41.0% | 44.7% |
| Midland Elementary School Lacon | 249 | 43.0% | 47.5% |
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 Pinckneyville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #574 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #647 of 2,077 ▼ 282 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #756 of 2,077 ▲ 293 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #1,722 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,562 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.2% | #1,784 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #1,505 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #1,083 of 1,461 |
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
268
-22 (-8%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 330
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 | 268 | 17.7 | 15.1:1 | 42% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 276 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 45% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 45% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 14.9 | 19.3:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 43% (118) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 42% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinckneyville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (288 to 268); teachers up 19% (14.9 to 17.7).
About Pinckneyville Elementary School
Pinckneyville, Illinois, is home to Pinckneyville Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school had 268 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 30% smaller than that.
The 2 schools of Pinckneyville SD 50, including Pinckneyville Elementary School, enroll 503 students.
Pinckneyville Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 93% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Pinckneyville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Teachers at Pinckneyville Elementary School total 17.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Pinckneyville Elementary School is B. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Perry County, median household income is about $62,118, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The public schools of Perry County number 12 and enroll about 2,545.
The closest public school to Pinckneyville Elementary School is Pinckneyville Comm High School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Pinckneyville Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 50.7% is above the 42.3% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Pinckneyville Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Pinckneyville Elementary School had 290 students in 2020-21 and 268 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease.
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Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,639
Census ACS
Median income
$62,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pinckneyville SD 50
- Pinckneyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 235 students
Other schools in Pinckneyville
- Pinckneyville Comm High SchoolHigh · 403 students
- Pinckneyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 235 students
- Community Cons SchoolElementary · 210 students
Nearby schools
- Pinckneyville Comm High School0.5 mi · 403
- Pinckneyville Middle School0.7 mi · 235
- Community Cons School3.7 mi · 210
- Tamaroa Elementary School9.3 mi · 100
- Du Quoin High School9.8 mi · 397
- Du Quoin Elementary School10.3 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Pinckneyville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pinckneyville Elementary School?
Pinckneyville Elementary School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Pinckneyville Elementary School serve?
Pinckneyville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Pinckneyville Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Pinckneyville Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinckneyville Elementary School?
At Pinckneyville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Pinckneyville Elementary School public or private?
Pinckneyville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pinckneyville SD 50.
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