Tri Point Elementary School

As a very small elementary campus in Kempton, Illinois, Tri Point Elementary School works with 116 students from grades pre-K through 3, part of Tri Point CUSD 6-J. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Tri Point Elementary School sits 70% smaller than that benchmark.

Tri Point CUSD 6-J runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 343 students. Tri Point Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Tri Point Elementary School lists that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Tri Point Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ford County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Tri Point Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.7%.

In the surrounding community, Ford County reports that median household earnings sit near $62,439, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ford County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,450 students), of which Tri Point Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Tri-Point High School, around 4.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Tri Point Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tri Point Elementary School has fell 9%, going from 128 students in 2018 to 116 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 9% to 13% across the same window.

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