Enrollment
193
Elementary
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOND COUNTY CUSD 2·NCES 171773002069
Pocahontas Center
4 E State St, Pocahontas, IL 62275 · (618) 669-2296 · Bond County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL193 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
104 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 23 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Pocahontas Center→Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School
Based on grade levels within Bond County CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.6pp 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 43 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.4% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.5% | 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 17 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 Pocahontas Center
Pocahontas Center's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Center this school | 193 | 53.9% | 57.8% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| South Pekin Elementary School South Pekin | 180 | 53.9% | 20.7% |
| Hutsonville Elementary and Jr High School Hutsonville | 190 | 51.6% | 43.7% |
| Thompsonville Grade School Thompsonville | 204 | 54.9% | 31.0% |
| Nauvoo Elementary School Nauvoo | 208 | 51.9% | 42.5% |
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 Pocahontas Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #376 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #887 of 2,077 ▼ 183 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #309 of 2,077 ▼ 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 193 | #2,064 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #1,193 of 2,132 |
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
193
+26 (+16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 248
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 | 193 | 18.1 | 10.7:1 | 54% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 18.3 | 10.0:1 | 55% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 16.6 | 12.9:1 | 60% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 14.4 | 13.8:1 | 51% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 53% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 15 | 15.0:1 | 63% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 13 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocahontas Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (198 to 193); teachers up 25% (14.4 to 18.1).
About Pocahontas Center
Pocahontas Center is an elementary school in Pocahontas, Illinois, reachable at (618) 669-2296. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 193 students. That is 49% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Besides Pocahontas Center, Bond County CUSD 2 runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 1,550 students.
White students are 93% of those enrolled at Pocahontas Center. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 13%.
Pocahontas Center has 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.7:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. Public schools in Bond County average a similar 52%.
Pocahontas Center holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Test results at Pocahontas Center are 17.4 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.8%, compared with a predicted 40.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Illinois.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bond County show that the median household earns about $65,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Bond County, 8 public schools serve about 1,852 students.
Grantfork Upper Elementary School is about 6.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Pocahontas Center, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Pocahontas Center places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 193, compared with 167 in 2020-21.
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Bond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,716
Census ACS
Median income
$65,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,852 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bond County CUSD 2
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High SchoolHigh · 484 students
- Greenville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 284 students
- Bond County CUSD 2 ECCElementary · 75 students
Nearby schools
- Grantfork Upper Elementary School6.7 mi · 66
- Highland Middle School8.6 mi · 616
- Highland High School8.8 mi · 844
- Bond Cty Comm Unit 2 High School9.1 mi · 484
- Greenville Elementary School9.1 mi · 514
- Greenville Jr High School9.2 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About Pocahontas CenterHow large is Pocahontas Center?
Pocahontas Center enrolls approximately 193 students in grades PK-08.
Is Pocahontas Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pocahontas Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Pocahontas Center have?
Pocahontas Center employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pocahontas Center?
At Pocahontas Center, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pocahontas Center in?
Pocahontas Center is part of Bond County CUSD 2.
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