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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUINCY SD 172·NCES 173300005055
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School
4100 Harrison Street, Quincy, IL 62305 · (217) 222-2530 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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
12.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
296 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 56%
Community
6
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 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Quincy SD 172. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.1pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.8% | 37.3% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 21.7% |
% 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School this school | 501 | 59.1% | 39.3% |
| Riverton Elementary School Riverton | 515 | 60.2% | 27.7% |
| South Primary School South Roxana | 450 | 59.3% | N/A |
| Du Quoin Elementary School Du Quoin | 556 | 58.6% | 37.6% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 514 | 55.8% | 51.0% |
| Eldorado Elementary School Eldorado | 550 | 60.4% | 39.6% |
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 Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #934 of 1,925 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #1,050 of 2,077 ▲ 62 | #5 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #1,190 of 2,077 ▲ 40 | #6 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #555 of 2,419 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #829 of 2,035 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #1,217 of 2,042 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #1,044 of 2,132 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +49.1% | #32 of 615 | #5 of 7 |
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
501
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 571
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 | 501 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 59% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 38.2 | 13.6:1 | 61% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 39.7 | 12.6:1 | 59% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 27.5 | 12.2:1 | 77% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 70% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 72% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 49% (336 to 501); teachers up 42% (27.5 to 39).
About Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is an elementary school in Quincy, Illinois, reachable at (217) 222-2530. A federal count lists 501 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 31% larger than that.
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is one of the 8 schools that make up Quincy SD 172 (6,264 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is 78% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. In Adams County overall, about 91% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School comes in at 37%.
The teaching staff at Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. About 59% of students, or 296, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Illinois public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School, the prediction is 37.4% and the result is 39.3%.
In Adams County (population about 64,754), median household income is about $66,220, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. A total of 23 public schools operate in Adams County, serving about 8,717 students.
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 525 to 501.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,754
Census ACS
Median income
$66,220
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
8,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quincy SD 172
- Quincy Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Quincy Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Colonel George Iles Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Other schools in Quincy
- Quincy Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,847 students
- Quincy Jr High SchoolMiddle · 1,295 students
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
- Colonel George Iles Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School1.1 mi · 588
- Quincy Sr High School1.5 mi · 1,847
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School1.6 mi · 564
- Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School2.5 mi · 500
- Quincy Jr High School2.7 mi · 1,295
- Early Childhood3.0 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary SchoolHow large is Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School?
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School.
How diverse is Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School?
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School?
Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary School is overseen by Quincy SD 172 in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.