Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROPHETSTOWN-LYNDON-TAMPICO CUSD3·NCES 173283003399
Prophetstown Elementary School
301 W 3rd St, Prophetstown, IL 61277 · (815) 537-2345 · Whiteside County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
149 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 73 | 32% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 19% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
34.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.9pp since 2023
Math
59.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 59.1% |
| 2023-24 | 16.2% | 32.4% |
% 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
39.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Prophetstown Elementary School
Prophetstown Elementary School's state test result (39.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prophetstown Elementary School this school | 229 | 65.1% | 39.2% |
| Hardin County Elementary School Elizabethtown | 216 | 66.7% | 42.8% |
| North Mac Intermediate Girard | 224 | 62.9% | 36.9% |
| Western Barry Elementary School Barry | 225 | 61.8% | 39.2% |
| Riverview Elementary School East Peoria | 220 | 61.4% | 26.4% |
| Ramsey Elementary School Ramsey | 212 | 67.5% | 55.8% |
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 Prophetstown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #942 of 1,925 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #435 of 2,077 ▲ 293 | #2 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #1,548 of 2,077 ▲ 156 | #10 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #1,930 of 2,419 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #1,619 of 2,035 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #1,672 of 2,042 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #871 of 2,132 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #414 of 615 | 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
229
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 377
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 | 229 | 14.9 | 15.4:1 | 65% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 15.6 | 15.0:1 | 60% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 14.2 | 17.1:1 | 69% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 14.5 | 15.0:1 | 43% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 67% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2000-01 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 17 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prophetstown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (217 to 229); teachers up 3% (14.5 to 14.9).
About Prophetstown Elementary School
Prophetstown Elementary School is a small elementary school in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3, located in Prophetstown, Illinois. It had 229 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 3. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 40% below average.
The district, Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3, has 738 students enrolled across 4 schools.
The share of students at Prophetstown Elementary School who are White is 90%. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school's 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. At Prophetstown Elementary School, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Whiteside County average 55%.
The model predicts 33.9% for a school in Illinois with Prophetstown Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Prophetstown Elementary School posts 39.2%.
Looking at the county, Whiteside County, the median household earns about $67,500 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Prophetstown Elementary School, Whiteside County has 50 public schools.
PLT Middle School sits about 0.3 miles from Prophetstown Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Prophetstown Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Prophetstown Elementary School enrolled 236 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 229.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Prophetstown Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Whiteside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,947
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
8,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3
- Prophetstown High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- Tampico Elementary SchoolElementary · 156 students
- PLT Middle SchoolMiddle · 148 students
Other schools in Prophetstown
- Prophetstown High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- PLT Middle SchoolMiddle · 148 students
- Bi-County Sp Ed-ECSE ProphetstownCombined
Nearby schools
- PLT Middle School0.3 mi · 148
- Prophetstown High School0.3 mi · 205
- Erie High School7.1 mi · 190
- Erie Elementary School7.2 mi · 242
- Erie Middle School7.3 mi · 171
- Tampico Elementary School8.7 mi · 156
Frequently asked questions
About Prophetstown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prophetstown Elementary School?
Prophetstown Elementary School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Prophetstown Elementary School serve?
Prophetstown Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prophetstown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prophetstown Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Prophetstown Elementary School?
Prophetstown Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Prophetstown Elementary School?
Prophetstown Elementary School is overseen by Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3 in Whiteside County.
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