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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WARRENSBURG-LATHAM CUSD 11·NCES 174083004876
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School
100 N West St, Warrensburg, IL 62573 · (217) 672-3612 · Macon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
246 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 57 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School→Warrensburg-Latham Middle School→Warrensburg-Latham High School
Based on grade levels within Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.2pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 | 66.5% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 40.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% 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 14 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 Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School's state test result (56.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School this school | 475 | 51.8% | 56.1% |
| Argenta-Oreana Elementary School Oreana | 445 | 53.5% | 44.6% |
| Clinton Elementary School Clinton | 506 | 53.8% | 47.5% |
| GCMS Elementary School Gibson City | 489 | 50.1% | 49.3% |
| South Elementary School Chillicothe | 424 | 52.8% | 57.8% |
| Greenville Elementary School Greenville | 514 | 55.8% | 51.0% |
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 Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Macon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #418 of 1,925 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #477 of 2,077 ▲ 53 | #2 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #451 of 2,077 ▼ 6 | #1 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #647 of 2,419 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,764 of 2,035 | #10 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.6% | #1,409 of 2,042 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #1,250 of 2,132 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #264 of 615 | #10 of 10 |
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
475
+59 (+14%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 525
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 | 475 | 29.3 | 16.2:1 | 52% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 28.9 | 16.1:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 28.1 | 15.5:1 | 46% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 26.2 | 16.4:1 | 43% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 40% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 714 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 35% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 807 | 44 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 22 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (429 to 475); teachers up 12% (26.2 to 29.3).
About Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School
The public elementary school Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School is located in Warrensburg, Illinois. School enrollment was 475 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students.
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11, which enrolls 1,014 students in total.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School. Next come 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. That compares with about 74% White among all Macon County residents. The school's diversity index is 30%, meaning two students picked at random have a 30% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 at Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School, with 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 16.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 52% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Macon County average 61%.
allk12 grades Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools. It scores 56.1%; the prediction is 41.6%.
Among Macon County residents, the median household income is $62,666, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School is one of 43 public schools in the county.
Warrensburg-Latham Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 32.2% proficiency; Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School posts 56.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School's enrollment grew 14%, to 475.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
101,849
Census ACS
Median income
$62,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
14,702 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11
- Warrensburg-Latham High SchoolHigh · 336 students
- Warrensburg-Latham Middle SchoolMiddle · 203 students
Other schools in Warrensburg
- Warrensburg-Latham High SchoolHigh · 336 students
- Warrensburg-Latham Middle SchoolMiddle · 203 students
Nearby schools
- Warrensburg-Latham Middle School0.1 mi · 203
- Warrensburg-Latham High School0.1 mi · 336
- Sangamon Valley Primary School5.6 mi · 170
- Franklin Grove Elementary School6.1 mi · 461
- Parsons Elementary School6.3 mi · 505
- Pershing Early Learning Center6.3 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Warrensburg-Latham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School?
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School serve?
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School have?
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School?
Student demographics at Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School in?
Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School is part of Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.