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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEUTOPOLIS CUSD 50·NCES 173876003943
Teutopolis Grade School
309 E Main St, Teutopolis, IL 62467 · (217) 857-3232 · Effingham County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Illinois public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
62 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (85).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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 Teutopolis CUSD 50. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
83.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 64.0% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Teutopolis Grade School
Teutopolis Grade School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis Grade School this school | 620 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
| Sherman Elementary School Sherman | 552 | 13.2% | 66.2% |
| Smithton Elementary School Smithton | 541 | 12.9% | 65.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Morton | 517 | 13.7% | 66.4% |
| Aviston Elementary School Aviston | 462 | 5.8% | 75.1% |
| Wilson Creek Elementary School Manhattan | 545 | 13.4% | N/A |
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 Teutopolis Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Effingham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #78 of 1,925 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #185 of 2,077 ▼ 74 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #88 of 2,077 ▲ 40 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #234 of 2,419 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,425 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.3% | #1,965 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #2,085 of 2,132 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #459 of 615 | N/A |
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
620
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 716
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 | 620 | 42.6 | 14.6:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 5% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 39.8 | 14.6:1 | 3% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 31.9 | 18.6:1 | 10% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 33 | 17.9:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 716 | 34 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Teutopolis Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (594 to 620); teachers up 33% (31.9 to 42.6).
About Teutopolis Grade School
A large elementary school in Teutopolis, Illinois, Teutopolis Grade School is part of Teutopolis CUSD 50. The school enrolls 620 students in pre-K through 6. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Teutopolis CUSD 50 counts 3 schools and 1,125 students, including Teutopolis Grade School.
Teutopolis Grade School is 97% White by enrollment. That is in line with Effingham County, where about 96% of residents are White. The diversity index for Teutopolis Grade School is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Teutopolis Grade School, there are about 14.6 students; the school has 42.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 10%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Effingham County is 37%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Teutopolis Grade School outscored 88%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 65.7% for a school in Illinois with Teutopolis Grade School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Teutopolis Grade School posts 74.1%.
Census data for Effingham County show the median household earns about $80,404 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Teutopolis Grade School, Effingham County has 18 public schools.
Teutopolis High School sits about 1.0 miles from Teutopolis Grade School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 52.5% proficiency; Teutopolis Grade School posts 74.1%.
Teutopolis Grade School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
The school grew from 592 students in 2020-21 to 620 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Teutopolis Grade School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Effingham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,522
Census ACS
Median income
$80,404
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Teutopolis CUSD 50
- Teutopolis High SchoolHigh · 339 students
- Teutopolis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 166 students
Other schools in Teutopolis
- Teutopolis High SchoolHigh · 339 students
- Teutopolis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 166 students
Nearby schools
- Teutopolis High School1.0 mi · 339
- Teutopolis Junior High School1.1 mi · 166
- Effingham Unit 40 Preschool3.8 mi · 121
- South Side Grade School4.3 mi · 248
- Effingham Junior High School4.8 mi · 458
- Effingham High School4.9 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Teutopolis Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Teutopolis Grade School?
Teutopolis Grade School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Teutopolis Grade School serve?
Teutopolis Grade School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Teutopolis Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Teutopolis Grade School is approximately 14.6:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Teutopolis Grade School?
Student demographics at Teutopolis Grade School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Teutopolis Grade School public or private?
Teutopolis Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Teutopolis CUSD 50.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.