Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TREMONT CUSD 702·NCES 173939004857
Tremont Elementary School
200 S James St, Tremont, IL 61568 · (309) 925-4841 · Tazewell County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
75 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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 | 12 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (56).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Tremont CUSD 702. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
68.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.4pp since 2023
Math
55.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +21.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.6% | 55.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 33.9% |
% 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Tremont Elementary School
Tremont Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tremont Elementary School this school | 304 | 24.7% | 56.6% |
| Elmwood Elementary School Elmwood | 314 | 26.1% | 57.9% |
| Okawville Grade School Okawville | 297 | 24.6% | 60.2% |
| Pawnee Grade School Pawnee | 325 | 25.8% | 49.8% |
| White Heath Elementary School White Heath | 270 | 23.0% | 55.8% |
| Worden Elementary School Worden | 258 | 26.4% | 52.5% |
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 Tremont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #403 of 1,925 | #7 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #533 of 2,077 ▲ 150 | #8 of 25 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #389 of 2,077 ▲ 60 | #6 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #1,519 of 2,419 | #8 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #1,720 of 2,035 | #10 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.7% | #1,601 of 2,042 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,873 of 2,132 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #600 of 1,461 | #6 of 16 |
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
304
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 415
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 | 304 | 19 | 16.0:1 | 25% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 20.1 | 15.6:1 | 18% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 22.5 | 13.6:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 20.5 | 17.7:1 | 12% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 12% (44) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 27 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tremont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (363 to 304); teachers down 7% (20.5 to 19).
About Tremont Elementary School
At 200 S James St in Tremont, Illinois, Tremont Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. Enrollment stands at 304 students, covering pre-K through 4. The school is 20% below the average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Tremont Elementary School is among 3 schools run by Tremont CUSD 702, which serves 883 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Tremont Elementary School is White, at 89%. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 4% Black. The diversity index for Tremont Elementary School is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Tremont Elementary School lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.0 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. About 25% of students at Tremont Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Tazewell County averages 39%, higher than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tremont Elementary School is -0.7 points: 56.6% actual, 57.3% predicted.
In Tazewell County, median household income comes to about $77,982, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Tazewell County counts 56 public schools with about 18,581 students.
Tremont High School sits about 0.4 miles from Tremont Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tremont Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count fell 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tremont CUSD 702
- Tremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
- Tremont High SchoolHigh · 288 students
Other schools in Tremont
- Tremont Middle SchoolMiddle · 291 students
- Tremont High SchoolHigh · 288 students
Other Tremont Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Tremont Elementary. Tremont Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Tremont Elementary SchoolUpper Arlington, OH · 694 students
- Tremont ElementaryDixon, CA · 514 students
- TREMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMEDFORD, NY · 433 students
Nearby schools
- Tremont High School0.4 mi · 288
- Tremont Middle School0.4 mi · 291
- Grundy Elementary School5.3 mi · 465
- Jefferson Elementary School5.9 mi · 354
- Lincoln Elementary School6.0 mi · 517
- Morton High School6.2 mi · 1,061
Frequently asked questions
About Tremont Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tremont Elementary School?
Tremont Elementary School enrolls approximately 304 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Tremont Elementary School serve?
Tremont Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tremont Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tremont Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tremont Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tremont Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Tremont Elementary School?
Tremont Elementary School is overseen by Tremont CUSD 702 in Tazewell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.