Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 217 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLUE RIDGE CUSD 18·NCES 170000305121
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School
309 N John St, Farmer City, IL 61842 · (309) 928-2611 · De Witt County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- C+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
13.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
129 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 23% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Based on grade levels within Blue Ridge CUSD 18. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +32.9pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 33 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 36.5% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Ruth M Schneider Elementary School
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth M Schneider Elementary School this school | 265 | 48.7% | 41.4% |
| Salt Fork North Elementary School Catlin | 274 | 48.5% | 36.4% |
| Cerro Gordo Elementary School Cerro Gordo | 246 | 49.2% | 43.8% |
| Rome Comm Cons Elementary School Dix | 286 | 47.2% | 47.3% |
| Brown County Elementary School Mount Sterling | 270 | 49.6% | 41.1% |
| Amboy Central Elementary School Amboy | 283 | 49.1% | 56.3% |
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 Ruth M Schneider Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #868 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #664 of 2,077 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,062 of 2,077 ▲ 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #1,740 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,053 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #1,614 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #1,334 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #302 of 615 |
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
265
+32 (+14%) vs 2020
+119% since 1990-91, when it was 121
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 | 265 | 19.7 | 13.4:1 | 49% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 52% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 17.7 | 13.7:1 | 46% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 46% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | 43% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 121 | 11 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruth M Schneider Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (243 to 265); teachers up 11% (17.7 to 19.7).
About Ruth M Schneider Elementary School
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School is an elementary school in Farmer City, Illinois, reachable at (309) 928-2611. Enrollment is 265 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 3. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 30% smaller than average.
Federal data list 3 schools in Blue Ridge CUSD 18, with 652 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at Ruth M Schneider Elementary School, with 89% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Ruth M Schneider Elementary School comes in at 20%.
A ratio of 13.4:1 comes from the school's 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 49% of students at Ruth M Schneider Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in De Witt County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Ruth M Schneider Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.4% and a predicted 43.4%.
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School is located in De Witt County, where median household income is about $71,678, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 7 public schools in De Witt County, with a combined enrollment of about 2,185.
The shortest distance from Ruth M Schneider Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Blue Ridge High School. The ten-mile area around Ruth M Schneider Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Ruth M Schneider Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Ruth M Schneider Elementary School went from 233 students to 265.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ruth M Schneider Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
De Witt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,373
Census ACS
Median income
$71,678
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blue Ridge CUSD 18
- Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High SchoolMiddle · 232 students
- Blue Ridge High SchoolHigh · 155 students
Nearby schools
- Blue Ridge High School0.1 mi · 155
- Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School8.1 mi · 232
- Deland-Weldon Elementary School8.4 mi · 100
- Deland-Weldon Middle School8.4 mi · 28
- Deland-Weldon High School8.5 mi · 45
- LeRoy Junior High School9.0 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Ruth M Schneider Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ruth M Schneider Elementary School?
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Ruth M Schneider Elementary School serve?
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Ruth M Schneider Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Ruth M Schneider Elementary School.
How diverse is Ruth M Schneider Elementary School?
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Ruth M Schneider Elementary School?
Ruth M Schneider Elementary School is overseen by Blue Ridge CUSD 18 in De Witt County.
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