Enrollment
204
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RACCOON CONS SD 1·NCES 173303003433
Raccoon Cons Elementary School
3601 State Route 161, Centralia, IL 62801 · (618) 532-7329 · Marion County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% 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.
- B+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
12.8:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
98 students
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 | 8 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
65.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.4pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 26.6% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Raccoon Cons Elementary School
Raccoon Cons Elementary School's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raccoon Cons Elementary School this school | 204 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
| Stockton Elementary School Stockton | 220 | 47.3% | 63.3% |
| Auburn Middle School Auburn | 200 | 45.5% | 33.2% |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Elementary School Milledgeville | 192 | 45.8% | 59.9% |
| Selmaville Elementary School Salem | 223 | 48.9% | 28.8% |
| Central Elementary School Lincoln | 183 | 46.4% | 62.4% |
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 Raccoon Cons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #525 of 1,925 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #951 of 2,077 ▼ 21 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #474 of 2,077 ▲ 207 | #2 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #2,036 of 2,419 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #807 of 2,035 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.6% | #1,553 of 2,042 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #1,351 of 2,132 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #503 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
204
-18 (-8%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 290
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 | 204 | 16 | 12.8:1 | 48% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 53% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 56% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | 57% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 66% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 57% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 290 | 14 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raccoon Cons Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (251 to 204); teachers unchanged (16 to 16).
About Raccoon Cons Elementary School
Centralia, Illinois, is home to Raccoon Cons Elementary School, a small elementary school. It enrolls 204 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 8. The school is 46% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Raccoon Cons SD 1 is responsible for Raccoon Cons Elementary School.
White students account for 88% of the school's enrollment. It is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Among Marion County residents, the White share is about 90%. The diversity index for Raccoon Cons Elementary School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Raccoon Cons Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher, from 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Raccoon Cons Elementary School, 48% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 64%, higher than here.
Raccoon Cons Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.8% for Raccoon Cons Elementary School. The school posts 52.0%, 8.2 points above the prediction.
In Marion County, the median household earns about $61,240 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Marion County has 27 public schools with about 5,636 students, including Raccoon Cons Elementary School.
Raccoon Cons Elementary School's nearest public school is Kell Grade School (about 4.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Raccoon Cons Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,000
Census ACS
Median income
$61,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
5,636 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Centralia
- Centralia High SchoolHigh · 887 students
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Nearby schools
- Kell Grade School4.5 mi · 64
- Selmaville Elementary School5.0 mi · 223
- Rome Comm Cons Elementary School5.9 mi · 286
- Jordan Elementary School6.4 mi · 228
- Centralia High School6.8 mi · 887
- Odin Attendance Center K-87.8 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Raccoon Cons Elementary SchoolHow large is Raccoon Cons Elementary School?
Raccoon Cons Elementary School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Raccoon Cons Elementary School serve?
Raccoon Cons Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Raccoon Cons Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Raccoon Cons Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Raccoon Cons Elementary School?
Student demographics at Raccoon Cons Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Raccoon Cons Elementary School?
Raccoon Cons Elementary School is overseen by Raccoon Cons SD 1 in Marion County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.