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Enrollment
888
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND COUNTY CUSD 1·NCES 171329003418
Richland County Elementary School
1001 N Holly Rd, Olney, IL 62450 · (618) 395-8540 · Richland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
513 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 148 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (160).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Richland County CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
47.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 47.2% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 34.7% |
% 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Richland County Elementary School
Richland County Elementary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County Elementary School this school | 888 | 57.8% | 48.5% |
| Flora Elementary School Flora | 672 | 61.2% | 53.2% |
| Oregon Elementary School Oregon | 779 | 51.2% | 55.8% |
| Beckemeyer Elementary School Hillsboro | 641 | 54.0% | 49.9% |
| Judith Giacoma Elementary School Westville | 610 | 57.9% | 30.1% |
| Chester Elementary School Chester | 640 | 59.2% | 34.6% |
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 Richland County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #636 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #749 of 2,077 ▼ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #722 of 2,077 ▼ 67 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #37 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,378 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,662 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #1,076 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #395 of 1,461 |
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
888
-168 (-16%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 843
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 | 888 | 61.5 | 14.4:1 | 58% (513) |
| 2023-24 | 915 | 60.1 | 15.2:1 | 63% (572) |
| 2022-23 | 1,101 | 61.7 | 17.8:1 | 61% (668) |
| 2020-21 | 1,056 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,130 | 59.6 | 18.9:1 | 60% (680) |
| 2015-16 | 1,110 | 65 | 17.1:1 | 59% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 1,068 | 59 | 18.1:1 | 53% (565) |
| 2000-01 | 843 | 56 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richland County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,130 to 888); teachers up 3% (59.6 to 61.5).
About Richland County Elementary School
Richland County Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Illinois, located in Olney. The school counted 888 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5. It has 133% more students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
Richland County CUSD 1 enrolls 2,145 students, and its 4 schools include Richland County Elementary School.
White students are 90% of those enrolled at Richland County Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is in line with Richland County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 19, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Richland County Elementary School has a ratio of 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Income data for the school show 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Richland County Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Richland County Elementary School is 10.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
The county, Richland County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $62,455 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Richland County Elementary School, Richland County has 6 public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Richland County Erly Childhd Center, is the closest to Richland County Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Richland County Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Richland County Elementary School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 168 students, from 1,056 to 888.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Richland County Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,598
Census ACS
Median income
$62,455
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,145 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richland County CUSD 1
- Richland County High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Richland County Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Richland County Erly Childhd CenterElementary · 149 students
Other schools in Olney
- Richland County High SchoolHigh · 669 students
- Richland County Middle SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Richland County Erly Childhd CenterElementary · 149 students
- Assist Rssp 12High
- Assist Taoep 12High
Nearby schools
- Richland County Erly Childhd Center0.1 mi · 149
- Richland County Middle School0.5 mi · 439
- Richland County High School0.9 mi · 669
- Sumner Attendance Center10.7 mi · 193
- Ste Marie Elementary School13.2 mi · 133
- West Salem Grade School15.3 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About Richland County Elementary SchoolHow large is Richland County Elementary School?
Richland County Elementary School enrolls approximately 888 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Richland County Elementary School serve?
Richland County Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Richland County Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Richland County Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Richland County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Richland County Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Richland County Elementary School public or private?
Richland County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland County CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.