Raymond Grade School

Located at 505 N Prairie St, in Raymond, Illinois, Raymond Grade School is a micro-enrollment elementary campus that serves 115 students (grades 2 through 5), overseen by Panhandle CUSD 2. That puts it 70% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Panhandle CUSD 2 runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 437 students. Raymond Grade School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Raymond Grade School shows that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 36% of students at Raymond Grade School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Montgomery County's rate of about 50%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Raymond Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.1%.

Across the wider county, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $63,620, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Montgomery County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students), of which Raymond Grade School is one.

Lincolnwood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Raymond Grade School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Raymond Grade School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 132 students in 2018 compared to 115 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 98% to 88%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Raymond Grade School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.