Enrollment
154
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT FORK CUSD 512·NCES 170141806372
Salt Fork South Elementary School
7087 N 600 East Rd, Sidell, IL 61876 · (217) 288-9306 · Vermilion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
118 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 19 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Salt Fork CUSD 512. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
45.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.5pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +27.4pp 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 41 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 27 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.1% | 13.8% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 27% 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 14 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 Salt Fork South Elementary School
Salt Fork South Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Fork South Elementary School this school | 154 | 76.6% | 41.5% |
| Odell Grade School Odell | 155 | 75.5% | 38.7% |
| Dallas City Elementary School Dallas City | 156 | 78.8% | 42.7% |
| Bethel Grade School Mount Vernon | 154 | 76.6% | 39.1% |
| Lovington Grade School Lovington | 148 | 72.3% | 27.7% |
| Dirksen Elementary School Pekin | 165 | 72.7% | 18.4% |
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 Salt Fork South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Vermilion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #864 of 1,925 | #1 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #928 of 2,077 ▲ 518 | #1 of 15 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,165 of 2,077 ▲ 285 | #6 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 154 | #2,199 of 2,419 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #586 of 2,132 | #7 of 16 |
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
154
-15 (-9%) vs 2020
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 | 154 | 17 | 9.1:1 | 77% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 157 | 17.6 | 8.9:1 | 76% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 17.1 | 9.6:1 | 70% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 15.6 | 11.1:1 | 70% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 53% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salt Fork South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (173 to 154); teachers up 9% (15.6 to 17).
About Salt Fork South Elementary School
Federal records list Salt Fork South Elementary School as an elementary school in Sidell, Illinois. Its enrollment is 154 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Illinois enroll around 381, and this school is 60% below that mark.
In Salt Fork CUSD 512, 4 schools enroll a combined 878 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at Salt Fork South Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Vermilion County's population at about 78%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
Salt Fork South Elementary School reported 17 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 9.1:1. The school's 9.1:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 77% of students at Salt Fork South Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 41.5%, is 14.2 points above the 27.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Illinois schools.
In Vermilion County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $56,877 a year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Vermilion County number 41, with about 11,267 students.
Salt Fork Junior High School is the nearest public school to Salt Fork South Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 7. The school's 41.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Salt Fork South Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 154 in 2024-25.
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Vermilion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,386
Census ACS
Median income
$56,877
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
11,267 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salt Fork CUSD 512
- Salt Fork North Elementary SchoolElementary · 274 students
- Salt Fork High SchoolHigh · 248 students
- Salt Fork Junior High SchoolMiddle · 202 students
Nearby schools
- Salt Fork Junior High School0.0 mi · 202
- Heritage JH and Elementary School8.9 mi · 270
- Salt Fork High School8.9 mi · 248
- Salt Fork North Elementary School9.1 mi · 274
- Georgetown-Ridge Farm High School9.6 mi · 243
- Mary Miller Junior High School9.7 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Salt Fork South Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Salt Fork South Elementary School?
Salt Fork South Elementary School enrolls approximately 154 students in grades PK-05.
Is Salt Fork South Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salt Fork South Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salt Fork South Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salt Fork South Elementary School is approximately 9.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Salt Fork South Elementary School?
Student demographics at Salt Fork South Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Salt Fork South Elementary School?
Salt Fork South Elementary School is overseen by Salt Fork CUSD 512 in Vermilion County.
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