Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERRARD CUSD 200·NCES 173618003746
Sherrard Elementary School
209 1st St, Sherrard, IL 61281 · (309) 593-2917 · Mercer County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
53 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 20% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Sherrard Elementary School→Matherville Intermediate School→Sherrard Jr High School→Sherrard High School
Based on grade levels within Sherrard CUSD 200. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.2pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +26.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 27 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 17.3% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 58% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Sherrard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,013 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #850 of 2,077 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #1,325 of 2,077 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,959 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,612 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.7% | #1,713 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #1,891 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #655 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
224
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 305
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 | 224 | 14.6 | 15.3:1 | 24% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 14.6 | 16.2:1 | 29% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 13 | 18.2:1 | 25% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 19.3 | 13.7:1 | 32% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 29% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 30% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 305 | 15 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sherrard Elementary School.
About Sherrard Elementary School
Sherrard Elementary School is a small elementary school in Sherrard, Illinois, administered by Sherrard CUSD 200. The grade span is kindergarten through 4, and enrollment is 224 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Sherrard CUSD 200 oversees Sherrard Elementary School and 4 other schools, with 1,305 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Sherrard Elementary School is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1 at Sherrard Elementary School, with 14.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 24%. The average for public schools in Mercer County is 44%.
Sherrard Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.0%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois are predicted to post 57.9%, so the school is 20.8 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mercer County, the median household income is $74,182, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 8 public schools in Mercer County, enrolling about 1,941 students in all.
The nearest public school is Sherrard High School, at about 1.9 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Sherrard Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Sherrard Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 227 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 224.
Community posts for Sherrard Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Mercer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,495
Census ACS
Median income
$74,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,941 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sherrard CUSD 200
- Sherrard High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Winola Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Sherrard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
- Matherville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 182 students
Other schools in Sherrard
- Sherrard High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Sherrard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 189 students
Nearby schools
- Sherrard High School1.9 mi · 449
- Sherrard Jr High School1.9 mi · 189
- Matherville Intermediate School6.6 mi · 182
- Orion Middle School7.0 mi · 244
- C R Hanna Elementary School7.0 mi · 434
- Orion High School7.4 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About Sherrard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sherrard Elementary School?
Sherrard Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Sherrard Elementary School serve?
Sherrard Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Sherrard Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Sherrard Elementary School.
How diverse is Sherrard Elementary School?
Sherrard Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Sherrard Elementary School?
Sherrard Elementary School is overseen by Sherrard CUSD 200 in Mercer County.
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