Ramsey Elem School

Ramsey Elem School is a compact primary school in Ramsey, Illinois, one of the schools within Ramsey CUSD 204. The school educates 212 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Ramsey CUSD 204 comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 393 students; Ramsey Elem School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ramsey Elem School reports that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Ramsey Elem School logs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at Ramsey Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fayette County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ramsey Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.6%; Ramsey Elem School posts 55.8%, +23.2 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Fayette County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,944 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Fayette County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,858 students), Ramsey Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Ramsey High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ramsey Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 192 students in 2018 compared to 212 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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