Enrollment
150
Elementary
DISTRICT 142 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH FORK SD 14·NCES 173664005070
South Fork Elementary School
550 Prairie Street, Kincaid, IL 62540 · (217) 237-4331 · Christian County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
98 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 | 33 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
South Fork Elementary School→South Fork Jr Sr High School
Based on grade levels within South Fork SD 14. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
35.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.8pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.2% | 3.2% |
% 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
24.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 South Fork Elementary School
South Fork Elementary School's state test result (24.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Fork Elementary School this school | 150 | 65.3% | 24.4% |
| Bement Elementary School Bement | 143 | 65.7% | 50.6% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Pittsburg | 163 | 65.0% | 37.5% |
| Litchfield Early Childhood Center Litchfield | 160 | 64.4% | N/A |
| Sangamon Valley Primary School Harristown | 170 | 62.9% | N/A |
| New Boston Elementary School New Boston | 165 | 63.0% | 44.4% |
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 South Fork Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #1,462 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,607 of 2,077 ▲ 350 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,513 of 2,077 ▲ 156 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #2,217 of 2,419 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #863 of 2,132 | #2 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
150
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 221
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 | 150 | 10.1 | 14.9:1 | 65% (98) |
| 2023-24 | 160 | 10.1 | 15.9:1 | 60% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 10.1 | 14.5:1 | 71% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 10.1 | 16.0:1 | 64% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 61% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 9 | 18.8:1 | 51% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Fork Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (162 to 150); teachers unchanged (10.1 to 10.1).
About South Fork Elementary School
South Fork Elementary School is a public elementary school run by South Fork SD 14 in Kincaid, Illinois. Its 150 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
South Fork SD 14 is made up of 2 schools with 284 students in all.
White students are the large majority at South Fork Elementary School, with 88% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at South Fork Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
Staffing totals 10.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Fork Elementary School is 65%. That is 15 points above the 50% average for public schools in Christian County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Fork Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 24.4% actual against 33.8% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Christian County show that median household income is about $62,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. South Fork Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Christian County, which together enroll about 4,740 students.
The school nearest to South Fork Elementary School is South Fork Jr Sr High School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within ten miles of South Fork Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. South Fork Elementary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
South Fork Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 150 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 156.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,538
Census ACS
Median income
$62,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,740 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other South Fork Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named South Fork Elementary. South Fork Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- South Fork Elementary SchoolDenham Springs, LA · 685 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIGBY, ID · 654 students
- South Fork ElementaryWinston Salem, NC · 503 students
- South Fork ElementaryWeldon, CA · 348 students
- SOUTH FORK ELEMENTARYREXBURG, ID · 281 students
Nearby schools
- South Fork Jr Sr High School0.2 mi · 134
- Edinburg Jr High School5.1 mi · 62
- Edinburg High School5.1 mi · 74
- Edinburg Elementary School5.1 mi · 76
- Taylorville Sr High School6.2 mi · 739
- Taylorville Jr High School6.8 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About South Fork Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Fork Elementary School?
South Fork Elementary School enrolls approximately 150 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Fork Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Fork Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Fork Elementary School have?
South Fork Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the student diversity at South Fork Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Fork Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
What district is South Fork Elementary School in?
South Fork Elementary School is part of South Fork SD 14.
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