Enrollment
181
High
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAMSEY CUSD 204·NCES 173309003435
Ramsey High School
702 W 6th St, Ramsey, IL 62080 · (618) 423-2333 · Fayette County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Illinois public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
121 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 19 | 10% |
Student demographics
12%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
Feeds from
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
78.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
IL avg 37.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 36.1% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 19 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 High School
Ramsey High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramsey High School this school | 181 | 66.9% | 51.9% |
| Sangamon Valley High School Niantic | 204 | 66.2% | 30.9% |
| Cowden-Herrick Jr/Sr High School Cowden | 168 | 64.3% | 51.2% |
| Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School Georgetown | 243 | 65.8% | 28.3% |
| West Central High School Biggsville | 212 | 62.3% | 17.8% |
| Dupo High School Dupo | 259 | 67.2% | 23.9% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #76 of 573 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #27 of 75 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #7 of 75 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #558 of 708 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.9% | #161 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #32 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high 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
181
-57 (-24%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 165
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 | 181 | 15.7 | 11.6:1 | 67% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 16.5 | 11.9:1 | 64% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 16.9 | 12.2:1 | 60% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 48% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 12 | 10.4:1 | 60% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 128 | 13 | 9.8:1 | 50% (64) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 12 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramsey High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (250 to 181); teachers down 13% (18 to 15.7).
About Ramsey High School
The public high school Ramsey High School is located in Ramsey, Illinois. There are 181 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12. Across high schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 834.
Ramsey CUSD 204 includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 393 students.
Roughly 94% of students at Ramsey High School are White. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Ramsey High School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Ramsey High School has 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois is 2.2 students per teacher. At Ramsey High School, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Fayette County is 56%.
Ramsey High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Illinois public high schools.
Ramsey High School scores 19.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 51.9% actual versus 32.9% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Fayette County, median household income comes to about $60,944, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fayette County counts 15 public schools with about 2,858 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Ramsey Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. On average proficiency, Ramsey High School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Ramsey High School had a net loss of 57 students, or 24%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Ramsey High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 High schools
One other US public school is named Ramsey High. Ramsey High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Ramsey High SchoolRAMSEY, NJ · 739 students
Nearby schools
- Ramsey Elementary School0.0 mi · 212
- 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 High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ramsey High School?
Ramsey High School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Ramsey High School serve?
Ramsey High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ramsey High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ramsey High School is approximately 11.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ramsey High School?
At Ramsey High School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ramsey High School public or private?
Ramsey High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ramsey CUSD 204.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.