Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWESTERN CUSD 9·NCES 173150003319
Shipman Elem School
211 Dora Reno White St, Shipman, IL 62685 · (618) 372-3813 · Macoupin County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
73 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Southwestern CUSD 9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
71.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.9pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
155
-51 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 18.4:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Shipman Elem School
Shipman Elem School is one of the modestly sized primary schools in Shipman, Illinois, one of the schools within Southwestern CUSD 9, with 155 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 4. That puts it 59% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.
Southwestern CUSD 9 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,149 students; Shipman Elem School is among them.
Demographically, Shipman Elem School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Shipman Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 58.3%, a residual of +14.0 points.
Around the school, Macoupin County reports that median household income runs about $70,805, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Shipman Elem School is one of 28 public schools in Macoupin County (combined enrollment of about 7,221 students).
The closest other public school is Southwestern High School, roughly 5.2 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Shipman Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 40.8%.
Shipman Elem School operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 25%: 206 students in 2018 compared to 155 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Shipman Elem School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Macoupin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,350
Census ACS
Median income
$70,805
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,221 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southwestern CUSD 9
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Brighton North Primary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Southwestern Middle SchoolMiddle · 171 students
- Medora Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Southwestern High School5.2 mi · 370
- Southwestern Middle School5.2 mi · 171
- Bunker Hill High School6.8 mi · 166
- Medora Intermediate School6.8 mi · 160
- Brighton North Primary School6.8 mi · 293
- Wolf Ridge Education Center7.1 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Shipman Elem SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shipman Elem School?
Shipman Elem School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Shipman Elem School serve?
Shipman Elem School serves grades 03-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shipman Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shipman Elem School is approximately 12.0:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shipman Elem School?
At Shipman Elem School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Shipman Elem School public or private?
Shipman Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southwestern CUSD 9.
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