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
C-
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Scored higher than 22% 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.
- C-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
14.3:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 43% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 15.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 8.9% |
% 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
31.0%
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 →
Schools most like Thompsonville Grade School
Thompsonville Grade School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompsonville Grade School this school | 204 | 54.9% | 31.0% |
| Pocahontas Center Pocahontas | 193 | 53.9% | 57.8% |
| St Elmo Elementary School Saint Elmo | 222 | 56.8% | 49.1% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| Waltonville Grade School Waltonville | 212 | 51.4% | 42.5% |
| Ewing-Northern Elementary School Ewing | 231 | 51.9% | 69.4% |
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 Thompsonville Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,243 of 1,925 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.8% | #1,716 of 2,077 ▼ 49 | #7 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,022 of 2,077 ▲ 171 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #2,030 of 2,419 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,334 of 2,035 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #2,042 of 2,042 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #1,163 of 2,132 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #748 of 1,461 | #3 of 7 |
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
204
-10 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 255
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 | 204 | 14.3 | 14.3:1 | 55% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 15.3 | 13.8:1 | 50% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 14.3 | 15.0:1 | 49% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 235 | 12.9 | 18.2:1 | 39% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | 49% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 255 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 52% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thompsonville Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (235 to 204); teachers up 10% (12.9 to 14.3).
About Thompsonville Grade School
Thompsonville Grade School is a small elementary school with its address in Thompsonville, Illinois. It enrolled 204 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
In Thompsonville CUSD 174, 2 schools enroll a combined 294 students.
About 100% of the student body at Thompsonville Grade School is White. Pick two students at random and there is a 0% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 14.3 students per teacher and 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%. For comparison, public schools in Franklin County average 57%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Thompsonville Grade School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Thompsonville Grade School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (31.0%) and its predicted rate (39.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools.
Census estimates describe Franklin County this way: the median household income is $56,740, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Thompsonville Grade School, Franklin County has 24 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Thompsonville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Thompsonville Grade School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Thompsonville Grade School at 6th of 9.
NCES describes the area around Thompsonville Grade School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 10 students since 2020-21, to 204.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Elementary School4.8 mi · 124
- Lincoln Elementary 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.
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