Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMPSONVILLE CUSD 174·NCES 170138205923
Thompsonville Grade School
21191 Shawneetown Rd, Thompsonville, IL 62890 · (618) 627-2446 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
112 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Thompsonville Grade School→Thompsonville High School
Based on grade levels within Thompsonville CUSD 174. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
49.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +19.4pp since 2023
Math
15.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
204
-31 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.2:1
% White
100%
was 97%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Thompsonville Grade School
As a compact elementary-level community in Thompsonville, Illinois, Thompsonville Grade School educates 204 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within Thompsonville CUSD 174. That puts it 46% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.
Within Thompsonville CUSD 174, which oversees 2 schools and 294 students, Thompsonville Grade School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Thompsonville Grade School reports that nearly all students (100%) are White.
On the resource side, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Thompsonville Grade School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.8%, the actual is 31.0%, a residual of -8.8 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate median household earnings sit near $56,740, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Franklin County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,523 students), of which Thompsonville Grade School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Thompsonville High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Thompsonville Grade School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 37.0%.
Thompsonville Grade School operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thompsonville Grade School has fell 13%, going from 235 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Thompsonville High School0.0 mi · 90
- Akin Comm Cons Elem School4.8 mi · 124
- Lincoln Elem School7.1 mi · 163
- Frankfort Intermediate School7.8 mi · 447
- Central Jr High School7.8 mi · 215
- Frankfort Comm High School8.6 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Thompsonville Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thompsonville Grade School?
Thompsonville Grade School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Thompsonville Grade School serve?
Thompsonville Grade School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thompsonville Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thompsonville Grade School is approximately 14.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thompsonville Grade School?
At Thompsonville Grade School, the student body is approximately 100% White.
Is Thompsonville Grade School public or private?
Thompsonville Grade School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thompsonville CUSD 174.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.