Enrollment
212
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMSEY CUSD 204·NCES 173309003434
Ramsey Elementary School
516 W 6th St, Ramsey, IL 62080 · (618) 423-2010 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL212 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% 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.
- A+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
11.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
143 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 37 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Ramsey Elementary School→Ramsey High School
Based on grade levels within Ramsey CUSD 204. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.8pp 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 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 39.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 23 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 Ramsey Elementary School
Ramsey Elementary School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Elementary School this school | 212 | 67.5% | 55.8% |
| Hardin County Elementary School Elizabethtown | 216 | 66.7% | 42.8% |
| Prophetstown Elementary School Prophetstown | 229 | 65.1% | 39.2% |
| Webster Elementary School Rushville | 183 | 66.7% | 36.6% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Pleasant Hill | 254 | 68.1% | 25.7% |
| North Mac Intermediate Girard | 224 | 62.9% | 36.9% |
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 Ramsey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #424 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #939 of 2,077 ▼ 385 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #321 of 2,077 ▼ 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 212 | #2,008 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #427 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.6% | #2,008 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #798 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
212
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 378
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 | 212 | 18.3 | 11.6:1 | 67% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 18.4 | 11.2:1 | 67% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 16.9 | 12.1:1 | 68% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 14.2 | 13.5:1 | 53% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 61% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 60% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 21 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramsey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (192 to 212); teachers up 29% (14.2 to 18.3).
About Ramsey Elementary School
Ramsey Elementary School is an elementary school in Ramsey, Illinois, according to federal school records. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 212 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Ramsey CUSD 204 totals 393 students.
White students are the large majority at Ramsey Elementary School, with 98% of enrollment. By comparison, Fayette County residents are about 89% White. By the diversity index, Ramsey Elementary School comes in at 5%.
Its teaching staff equals 18.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 67%. The rate at public schools in Fayette County averages 56%, lower than here.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Ramsey Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Ramsey Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 55.8%; the prediction is 32.6%.
Ramsey Elementary School is located in Fayette County, where median household income is about $60,944, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 15 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,858.
Nearby, Ramsey High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Ramsey Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Local comparison: Ramsey Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 55.8% versus a 42.0% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 211 in 2020-21, 212 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,315
Census ACS
Median income
$60,944
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Ramsey Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ramsey Elementary. Ramsey Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Ramsey ElementaryRAMSEY, MN · 910 students
- Ramsey Elementary SchoolMonroeville, PA · 335 students
- RAMSEY ELEMENTARYMONTEVIDEO, MN · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Ramsey High School0.0 mi · 181
- Cowden-Herrick Grade School9.0 mi · 175
- Vandalia Junior High School11.4 mi · 502
- Vandalia Elementary School11.4 mi · 552
- Vandalia Community High School11.6 mi · 411
- Brownstown Elementary School13.2 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Ramsey Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ramsey Elementary School?
Ramsey Elementary School enrolls approximately 212 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ramsey Elementary School serve?
Ramsey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramsey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramsey Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Ramsey Elementary School?
Ramsey Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ramsey Elementary School?
Ramsey Elementary School is overseen by Ramsey CUSD 204 in Fayette County.
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