Enrollment
98
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TONICA CCSD 79·NCES 173918003976
Tonica Grade School
535 N 1981st Rd, Tonica, IL 61370 · (815) 442-3420 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
8.2:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
41 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 | 3 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 11 | 11% |
Student demographics
25%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
40.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
15.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 15.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 12.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Tonica Grade School
Tonica Grade School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonica Grade School this school | 98 | 41.8% | 36.8% |
| Eswood C C Grade School Lindenwood | 82 | 43.9% | 72.5% |
| Shirland C C School Shirland | 99 | 36.4% | 67.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Metropolis | 114 | 46.5% | 82.1% |
| Kings Elementary School Kings | 81 | 39.5% | 52.6% |
| Armstrong-Ellis Elementary School Armstrong | 81 | 40.7% | 54.9% |
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 Tonica Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #2,338 of 2,419 | #22 of 26 |
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
98
-35 (-26%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 206
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 | 98 | 12 | 8.2:1 | 42% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 13 | 9.5:1 | 48% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 110 | 13 | 8.5:1 | 39% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 168 | 15.6 | 10.8:1 | 36% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 225 | 20 | 11.3:1 | 33% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 27% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 16 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 16 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tonica Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (168 to 98); teachers down 23% (15.6 to 12).
About Tonica Grade School
Tonica Grade School, a small elementary school, is located in Tonica, Illinois. The school enrolls 98 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Tonica CCSD 79 operates Tonica Grade School.
Tonica Grade School's enrollment is 86% White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic. For comparison, LaSalle County is about 86% White. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 8.2:1 comes from the school's 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The lunch program counts 42% of students at Tonica Grade School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in LaSalle County is 53%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Tonica 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.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tonica Grade School is -10.6 points: 36.8% actual, 47.4% predicted.
LaSalle County census figures show that the median household income is $73,045, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. LaSalle County is home to 54 public schools and about 14,523 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Washington Elementary School is the closest, at about 5.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Tonica Grade School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Tonica Grade School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Tonica Grade School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 98, a 26% decrease from 133 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Tonica Grade School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School5.3 mi · 116
- Lostant Elementary School5.4 mi · 63
- Lincoln Elementary School6.0 mi · 328
- Deer Park C C Elementary School6.2 mi · 44
- La Salle-Peru Twp High School8.2 mi · 1,167
- Lincoln Jr High School8.6 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Tonica Grade SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tonica Grade School?
Tonica Grade School enrolls approximately 98 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Tonica Grade School serve?
Tonica Grade School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tonica Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tonica Grade School is approximately 8.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tonica Grade School?
At Tonica Grade School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tonica Grade School in?
Tonica Grade School is part of Tonica CCSD 79.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.