Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARK COUNTY CUSD 100·NCES 173749003687
Stark County Elementary School
300 W Van Buren St, Wyoming, IL 61491 · (309) 695-5181 · Stark County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
157 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 50 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Stark County CUSD 100. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.3pp since 2023
Math
23.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023-24 | 17.8% | 18.5% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Stark County Elementary School
Stark County Elementary School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County Elementary School this school | 299 | 52.5% | 31.4% |
| South Elementary School Marshall | 306 | 52.3% | N/A |
| Pope County Elementary School Golconda | 300 | 50.7% | 40.6% |
| West Central Elementary School Biggsville | 321 | 53.9% | 32.0% |
| Tri-City Elementary School Buffalo | 273 | 51.3% | 61.2% |
| Central Elementary School Lewistown | 326 | 53.1% | 25.0% |
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 Stark County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #1,235 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #1,505 of 2,077 ▼ 252 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #1,586 of 2,077 ▲ 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #1,545 of 2,419 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #893 of 2,035 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #1,788 of 2,042 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.5% | #1,229 of 2,132 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #999 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. 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
299
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
+21% since 2000-01, when it was 248
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 | 299 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 53% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 22.2 | 13.9:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 22.6 | 13.4:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 46% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 42% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 25 | 14.2:1 | 39% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 21 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stark County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (327 to 299); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About Stark County Elementary School
Stark County Elementary School serves students in Wyoming, Illinois, as a low-enrollment elementary school. Its 299 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
A total of 3 schools make up Stark County CUSD 100, with 669 students enrolled.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Stark County Elementary School. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Stark County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.0:1, with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. For comparison, public schools in Stark County average 51%.
The allk12 Grade for Stark County Elementary School is C-. Compared with Illinois public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stark County Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 31.4% actual against 41.2% predicted.
Within Stark County, the median household income is $62,878, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Stark County has 5 public schools and roughly 837 students.
The closest public school, Stark County High School, is about 4.8 miles from Stark County Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Stark County Elementary School ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Stark County Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 12 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,308
Census ACS
Median income
$62,878
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
837 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stark County CUSD 100
- Stark County High SchoolHigh · 230 students
- Stark County Junior High SchoolMiddle · 140 students
Nearby schools
- Stark County High School4.8 mi · 230
- Stark County Junior High School4.8 mi · 140
- Princeville Elementary School9.1 mi · 292
- Princeville High School9.3 mi · 350
- Bradford Grade School10.0 mi · 123
- Bradford Jr High School10.1 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Stark County Elementary SchoolHow large is Stark County Elementary School?
Stark County Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stark County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stark County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stark County Elementary School have?
Stark County Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Stark County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stark County Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Stark County Elementary School in?
Stark County Elementary School is part of Stark County CUSD 100.
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