Enrollment
115
Elementary
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANHANDLE CUSD 2·NCES 173066003191
Raymond Grade School
505 N Prairie St, Raymond, IL 62560 · (217) 229-4215 · Montgomery County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL115 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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
8.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
41 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 33 | 29% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 23% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Panhandle CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
46.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
52.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 52.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 29.3% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Raymond Grade School
Raymond Grade School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Grade School this school | 115 | 35.7% | 52.1% |
| Harding Grade School Earlville | 130 | 36.2% | 51.3% |
| Greenview Elementary School Greenview | 117 | 33.3% | 59.4% |
| Carlock Elementary School Carlock | 111 | 35.1% | 50.7% |
| Shirland C C School Shirland | 99 | 36.4% | 67.8% |
| Williamsfield Elementary School Williamsfield | 128 | 32.8% | 68.5% |
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 Raymond Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #523 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #603 of 2,077 ▲ 231 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,137 of 2,077 ▼ 462 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 115 | #2,310 of 2,419 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #1,656 of 2,132 | #6 of 6 |
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
115
-10 (-8%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 264
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 | 115 | 12.9 | 8.9:1 | 36% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 12.1 | 9.9:1 | 39% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 12 | 8.8:1 | 40% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 132 | 12.2 | 10.8:1 | 50% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 152 | 12 | 12.7:1 | 55% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 165 | 9 | 18.3:1 | 45% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 13 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 264 | 10 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Raymond Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (132 to 115); teachers up 6% (12.2 to 12.9).
About Raymond Grade School
Raymond Grade School is a very small elementary school found in Raymond, Illinois. In all, 115 students attend the school in grades 2 through 5. That puts enrollment 70% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Raymond Grade School is run by Panhandle CUSD 2, whose 4 schools enroll 437 students.
The share of students at Raymond Grade School who are White is 88%. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Raymond Grade School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Raymond Grade School, there are about 8.9 students; the school has 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Illinois, 13.9:1, is higher. There are 41 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 36% of enrollment. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is 50%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Raymond Grade School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Raymond Grade School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.1% is 1.2 points above the 50.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Montgomery County show that the median household earns about $63,620 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Montgomery County, 19 public schools serve about 3,835 students.
Lincolnwood High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Raymond Grade School at 2nd of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 125 to 115.
On allk12, people connected to Raymond Grade School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,942
Census ACS
Median income
$63,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Panhandle CUSD 2
- Lincolnwood High SchoolHigh · 137 students
- Farmersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 95 students
- Lincolnwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 90 students
Other schools in Raymond
- Lincolnwood High SchoolHigh · 137 students
- Lincolnwood Jr High SchoolMiddle · 90 students
Nearby schools
- Lincolnwood High School0.1 mi · 137
- Lincolnwood Jr High School0.1 mi · 90
- Farmersville Elementary School8.8 mi · 95
- Morrisonville High School9.1 mi · 85
- Morrisonville Jr High School9.1 mi · 47
- Morrisonville Elementary School9.1 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Raymond Grade SchoolHow many students attend Raymond Grade School?
Raymond Grade School enrolls approximately 115 students in grades 02-05.
Is Raymond Grade School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Raymond Grade School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Raymond Grade School have?
Raymond Grade School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Raymond Grade School?
Student demographics at Raymond Grade School are roughly 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Raymond Grade School in?
Raymond Grade School is part of Panhandle CUSD 2.
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