Poplar Grove Elem School

Located at 208 N State St, in Poplar Grove, Illinois, Poplar Grove Elem School is a small elementary-level community that caters to 251 students (grades K through 4), operated by North Boone CUSD 200. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 381.

Poplar Grove Elem School is one of 6 schools operated by North Boone CUSD 200, a district that enrolls 1,470 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Poplar Grove Elem School shows that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Boone County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 45% of students at Poplar Grove Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Boone County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Poplar Grove Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.3%; this one delivers 59.4%, a residual of +14.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Boone County) reports that median household earnings sit near $84,571, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Poplar Grove Elem School is one of 17 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 8,993 students).

North Boone Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Poplar Grove Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Poplar Grove Elem School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Poplar Grove Elem School's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 275 (now 251). Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 27% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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