Enrollment
100
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAMAROA SCHOOL DIST 5·NCES 173855003928
Tamaroa Elementary School
200 W Main St, Tamaroa, IL 62888 · (618) 496-5513 · Perry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- A-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
10.5:1
10 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
74 students
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 | 11 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 9% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
50.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.8% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.8% | 30.2% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Tamaroa Elementary School
Tamaroa Elementary School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaroa Elementary School this school | 100 | 74.0% | 40.3% |
| Meredosia-Chambersburg Elementary School Meredosia | 116 | 75.0% | 16.0% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School Joppa | 122 | 72.1% | 47.1% |
| Elverado Primary School Elkville | 102 | 76.5% | N/A |
| Opdyke-Belle Rive Grade School Opdyke | 122 | 69.7% | 29.8% |
| Sangamon Valley Intermediate School Illiopolis | 115 | 67.0% | 54.2% |
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 Tamaroa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #906 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #952 of 2,077 ▼ 154 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #979 of 2,077 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #2,335 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #656 of 2,132 |
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
100
+20 (+25%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 143
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 | 100 | 9.5 | 10.5:1 | 74% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 99 | 8 | 12.4:1 | 70% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 8.5 | 10.7:1 | 70% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 9.4 | 10.3:1 | 82% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | 82% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 115 | 11 | 10.4:1 | 76% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 119 | 13 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 143 | 11 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tamaroa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (97 to 100); teachers up 1% (9.4 to 9.5).
About Tamaroa Elementary School
Tamaroa Elementary School is a small elementary school in Tamaroa, Illinois, under Tamaroa School Dist 5. The school's 100 students are in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Tamaroa School Dist 5 operates Tamaroa Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Tamaroa Elementary School is 94% White. It is also 5% Black. Perry County's residents are about 86% White, 9 points below the school's share. Tamaroa Elementary School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Tamaroa Elementary School employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.5:1. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 74% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Perry County is 50%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Tamaroa Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tamaroa Elementary School is +11.6 points: 40.3% actual, 28.8% predicted.
In the county around the school, Perry County, the median household income is $62,118, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in Perry County, enrolling about 2,545 students in all.
The closest public school to Tamaroa Elementary School is Community Cons School, about 6.0 miles away. Tamaroa Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Tamaroa Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
Federal data place Tamaroa Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 20 students since 2020-21, to 100.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,639
Census ACS
Median income
$62,118
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,545 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Community Cons School6.0 mi · 210
- Pinckneyville Middle School8.7 mi · 235
- Pinckneyville Comm High School8.8 mi · 403
- Du Quoin High School9.1 mi · 397
- Pinckneyville Elementary School9.3 mi · 268
- Du Quoin Elementary School9.5 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Tamaroa Elementary SchoolHow large is Tamaroa Elementary School?
Tamaroa Elementary School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Tamaroa Elementary School serve?
Tamaroa Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Tamaroa Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Tamaroa Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tamaroa Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tamaroa Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 5% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tamaroa Elementary School in?
Tamaroa Elementary School is part of Tamaroa School Dist 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.