Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI VALLEY CUSD 3·NCES 171392004628
Tri-Valley Elementary School
409 E Washington St, Downs, IL 61736 · (309) 378-2031 · McLean County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
55 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 9 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 26% |
Student demographics
19%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 Tri Valley CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
88.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
82.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.8% | 82.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 73.2% |
% 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
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% 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 22 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-Valley Elementary School
Tri-Valley Elementary School's state test result (82.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Valley Elementary School this school | 295 | 18.6% | 82.3% |
| Andalusia Elementary School Andalusia | 272 | 21.0% | 49.1% |
| Germantown Elementary School Germantown | 258 | 18.2% | 69.3% |
| Eagleview Elementary School Columbia | 259 | 16.2% | N/A |
| St Jacob Elementary School Saint Jacob | 262 | 16.8% | 63.5% |
| Crab Orchard Elementary School Marion | 323 | 20.1% | 49.2% |
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-Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In McLean County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #18 of 1,925 | #1 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #52 of 2,077 ▼ 17 | #1 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #29 of 2,077 ▲ 3 | #1 of 29 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #1,561 of 2,419 | #20 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #483 of 2,035 | #8 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #1,637 of 2,042 | #28 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #1,980 of 2,132 | #26 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #266 of 1,461 | #1 of 23 |
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
295
-45 (-13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 336
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 | 295 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 25.6 | 12.1:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 25.3 | 12.8:1 | 15% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 8% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 336 | 17 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (397 to 295); teachers unchanged (25 to 25).
About Tri-Valley Elementary School
A small elementary school in Downs, Illinois, Tri-Valley Elementary School is part of Tri Valley CUSD 3. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 295 students. The school's enrollment is 23% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Tri Valley CUSD 3 has 3 schools; together they serve 1,074 students.
Most students at Tri-Valley Elementary School are White: 89% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show McLean County is about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Tri-Valley Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The school has about 11.8 students per teacher and 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, higher than at this school. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in McLean County.
Tri-Valley Elementary School is a top-10% school in Illinois on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 60.8% with an actual 82.3%.
Across McLean County, median household income is about $79,905, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Tri-Valley Elementary School is among the 60 public schools in McLean County.
The shortest distance from Tri-Valley Elementary School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Tri-Valley High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Tri-Valley Elementary School places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Tri-Valley Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 340 to 295.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
171,556
Census ACS
Median income
$79,905
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
23,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri Valley CUSD 3
- Tri-Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Tri-Valley High SchoolHigh · 329 students
Other schools in Downs
- Tri-Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Tri-Valley High SchoolHigh · 329 students
Other Tri-Valley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tri-Valley Elementary. Tri-Valley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- TRI-VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAHAMSVILLE, NY · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-Valley High School0.1 mi · 329
- Tri-Valley Middle School0.3 mi · 450
- Benjamin Elementary School4.4 mi · 607
- Evans Junior High School4.4 mi · 778
- LeRoy Elementary School6.7 mi · 405
- LeRoy Junior High School6.8 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-Valley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri-Valley Elementary School?
Tri-Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-03.
Is Tri-Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tri-Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many students per teacher at Tri-Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Tri-Valley Elementary School.
How diverse is Tri-Valley Elementary School?
Tri-Valley Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Tri-Valley Elementary School public or private?
Tri-Valley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tri Valley CUSD 3.
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