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Enrollment
650
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTERVILLE CUSD 5·NCES 170864000503
Tri-C Elementary School
1405 W Grand Ave, Carterville, IL 62918 · (618) 985-8742 · Williamson County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL650 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
286 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 138 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 198 | 30% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Tri-C Elementary School→Carterville Intermediate School→Carterville Jr High School→Carterville High School
Based on grade levels within Carterville CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
69.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.2pp 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 71 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 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 53.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Tri-C Elementary School
Tri-C Elementary School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-C Elementary School this school | 650 | 44.0% | 64.6% |
| Reed-Custer Elementary School Braidwood | 690 | 43.8% | 50.1% |
| Farmington Central Elementary School Farmington | 633 | 46.9% | 44.6% |
| Dwight Common School Dwight | 519 | 45.5% | 37.3% |
| Nashville Grade School Nashville | 622 | 39.1% | 40.6% |
| Clara Peterson Elementary School Paxton | 564 | 39.9% | 38.0% |
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 Tri-C Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #215 of 1,925 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #202 of 2,077 ▲ 44 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #373 of 2,077 ▲ 6 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 650 | #186 of 2,419 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,287 of 2,035 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #1,343 of 2,042 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.0% | #1,458 of 2,132 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #1,115 of 1,461 | #6 of 9 |
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
650
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 558
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 | 650 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 44% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 43% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 701 | 44.5 | 15.8:1 | 42% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 44.9 | 15.5:1 | 39% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 40% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 825 | 45 | 18.3:1 | 37% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 26 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 25 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-C Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (695 to 650); teachers up 2% (44.9 to 46).
About Tri-C Elementary School
Tri-C Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Carterville, Illinois. The school enrolls 650 students, from kindergarten through 3. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Tri-C Elementary School is part of a district of 4 schools: Carterville CUSD 5, with 2,162 students.
Tri-C Elementary School's enrollment is 82% White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 46 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The school's lunch program data list 44% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 54% average for public schools in Williamson County.
Tri-C Elementary School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.1% with an actual 64.6%.
Census estimates describe Williamson County this way: the median household income is $65,604, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Williamson County has 26 public schools and roughly 9,700 students.
The closest public school, Carterville High School, is about 0.2 miles from Tri-C Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Tri-C Elementary School is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
Tri-C Elementary School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 650, starting from 648.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carterville CUSD 5
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Carterville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Carterville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Other schools in Carterville
- Carterville High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Carterville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 500 students
- Carterville Jr High SchoolMiddle · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Carterville High School0.2 mi · 668
- Carterville Intermediate School1.6 mi · 500
- Carterville Jr High School1.7 mi · 344
- Herrin C U S D 4 Elementary School4.6 mi · 712
- Carbondale Comm High School4.9 mi · 1,023
- Herrin Middle School5.2 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-C Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri-C Elementary School?
Tri-C Elementary School enrolls approximately 650 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does Tri-C Elementary School serve?
Tri-C Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tri-C Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tri-C Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Tri-C Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tri-C Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Tri-C Elementary School?
Tri-C Elementary School is overseen by Carterville CUSD 5 in Williamson County.
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