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Enrollment
477
Elementary
DISTRICT 293 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRICO CUSD 176·NCES 170825000435
Trico Elementary School
16343 Highway 4, Campbell Hill, IL 62916 · (618) 426-1111 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- B-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
15.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
325 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Trico CUSD 176. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
44.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
25.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 25.6% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 21.5% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Trico Elementary School
Trico Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trico Elementary School this school | 477 | 68.1% | 33.9% |
| North Side Primary Center Herrin | 433 | 70.2% | N/A |
| Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School Quincy | 500 | 67.2% | 34.1% |
| Central Elementary School Pontiac | 361 | 67.3% | N/A |
| Bluffview Elementary School Dupo | 501 | 67.5% | 46.0% |
| Ridge Lawn Elementary School Chicago Ridge | 572 | 70.3% | 27.6% |
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 Trico Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,129 of 1,925 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #1,433 of 2,077 ▼ 314 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #1,193 of 2,077 ▲ 4 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #635 of 2,419 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #1,607 of 2,035 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #1,289 of 2,042 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #777 of 2,132 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.2% | #247 of 615 | N/A |
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
477
+97 (+26%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 586
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 | 477 | 31.2 | 15.3:1 | 68% (325) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 68% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 26.5 | 17.2:1 | 70% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 23.8 | 18.0:1 | 57% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 58% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 60% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 32 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 31 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trico Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (429 to 477); teachers up 31% (23.8 to 31.2).
About Trico Elementary School
Trico Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Campbell Hill, Illinois. It reported 477 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
District-wide, Trico CUSD 176 has 3 schools and 879 students.
The student body at Trico Elementary School is 79% White. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Trico Elementary School are from different groups.
Trico Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.3 students per teacher, from 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Lunch program data show 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Trico Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Trico Elementary School is 1.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
Census data for Jackson County show the median household earns about $48,763 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Jackson County number 32, with about 6,811 students.
Trico Elementary School is about 0.1 miles from Trico Jr High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Trico Elementary School is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 97 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Trico Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,064
Census ACS
Median income
$48,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
6,811 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trico CUSD 176
- Trico Senior High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Trico Jr High SchoolMiddle · 182 students
Other schools in Campbell Hill
- Trico Senior High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Trico Jr High SchoolMiddle · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Trico Jr High School0.1 mi · 182
- Trico Senior High School0.2 mi · 220
- Steeleville High School6.3 mi · 148
- Steeleville Elementary School6.3 mi · 323
- Elverado Junior High School12.3 mi · 69
- Elverado Intermediate School12.3 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Trico Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Trico Elementary School?
Trico Elementary School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Trico Elementary School serve?
Trico Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trico Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trico Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Trico Elementary School?
At Trico Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Trico Elementary School?
Trico Elementary School is overseen by Trico CUSD 176 in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.