Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 193 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROPHETSTOWN-LYNDON-TAMPICO CUSD3·NCES 173283001852
Tampico Elementary School
304 W Kimball Rd, Tampico, IL 61283 · (815) 438-2255 · Whiteside County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
110 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 31% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 65% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.6pp since 2023
Math
33.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 33.9% |
| 2023-24 | 41.8% | 25.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 31% 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 20 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 →
Schools most like Tampico Elementary School
Tampico Elementary School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tampico Elementary School this school | 156 | 70.5% | 51.3% |
| Dirksen Elementary School Pekin | 165 | 72.7% | 18.4% |
| Hartford Elementary School Hartford | 172 | 72.7% | 31.5% |
| Lovington Grade School Lovington | 148 | 72.3% | 27.7% |
| North Jacksonville School Jacksonville | 135 | 70.4% | 37.5% |
| Bement Elementary School Bement | 143 | 65.7% | 50.6% |
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 Tampico Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Whiteside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #557 of 1,925 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,159 of 2,077 ▼ 184 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #599 of 2,077 ▲ 151 | #3 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #2,192 of 2,419 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #728 of 2,132 | #3 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #225 of 1,461 | #1 of 9 |
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
156
-17 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 162
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 | 156 | 12 | 13.0:1 | 71% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 146 | 12 | 12.2:1 | 67% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 12.4 | 13.4:1 | 71% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 173 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 16.2 | 13.2:1 | 60% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 63% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 153 | 9 | 17.0:1 | 59% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tampico Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (215 to 156); teachers down 26% (16.2 to 12).
About Tampico Elementary School
Tampico Elementary School is a small elementary school in Tampico, Illinois, one of the schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3. The school's 156 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 59% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
Tampico Elementary School is in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3, a district with 738 students across 4 schools.
White students make up 85% of enrollment at Tampico Elementary School. Other students are 8% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Whiteside County is about 85% White. The school's diversity index is 27%, meaning two students picked at random have a 27% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 12 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 13.0:1 here. Around 71% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 55% average for public schools in Whiteside County.
Tampico Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 20.4 points (51.3% versus 30.8%), a top-10% result in Illinois on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Whiteside County this way: the median household income is $67,500, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Whiteside County has 50 public schools and roughly 8,445 students.
The school nearest to Tampico Elementary School is Montmorency CCSD #145, at a distance of about 8.0 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 5. Tampico Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Tampico Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 10% from 2020-21, when Tampico Elementary School had 173 students, to 2024-25, when it had 156.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Whiteside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,947
Census ACS
Median income
$67,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
50
8,445 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3
- Prophetstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 229 students
- Prophetstown High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- PLT Middle SchoolMiddle · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Montmorency CCSD #1458.0 mi · 209
- Prophetstown Elementary School8.7 mi · 229
- PLT Middle School8.8 mi · 148
- Prophetstown High School8.8 mi · 205
- Riverdale PreSchool Center10.0 mi · 145
- Dillon Elementary School10.3 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Tampico Elementary SchoolHow large is Tampico Elementary School?
Tampico Elementary School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades PK-05.
Is Tampico Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tampico Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tampico Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tampico Elementary School is approximately 13.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tampico Elementary School?
Tampico Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Tampico Elementary School public or private?
Tampico Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico CUSD3.
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