Enrollment
171
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDWARDS COUNTY CUSD 1·NCES 171350001637
West Salem Grade School
105 E School St, West Salem, IL 62476 · (618) 456-8881 · Edwards County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL171 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-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
12.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
92 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 4 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
West Salem Grade School→Edwards County High School
Based on grade levels within Edwards County CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% 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 West Salem Grade School
West Salem Grade School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Salem Grade School this school | 171 | 53.8% | 58.4% |
| Okaw Valley Elementary School Bethany | 170 | 55.3% | 24.4% |
| South Pekin Elementary School South Pekin | 180 | 53.9% | 20.7% |
| Northwestern Elementary School Palmyra | 189 | 52.4% | 47.6% |
| Warren Elementary School Warren | 172 | 55.2% | 74.8% |
| Pocahontas Center Pocahontas | 193 | 53.9% | 57.8% |
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 West Salem Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #366 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #740 of 2,077 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #166 of 2,077 ▼ 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 171 | #2,144 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #1,196 of 2,132 |
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
171
+6 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 236
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 | 171 | 13.8 | 12.4:1 | 54% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 178 | 13.8 | 12.9:1 | 61% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 49% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 14.3 | 12.1:1 | 50% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 191 | 13 | 14.7:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 44% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 13 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Salem Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (173 to 171); teachers down 4% (14.3 to 13.8).
About West Salem Grade School
West Salem Grade School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in West Salem, Illinois. The school counted 171 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 8. It has 55% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Illinois (about 381).
West Salem Grade School reports to Edwards County CUSD 1, which has 3 schools and 821 students.
Roughly 98% of students at West Salem Grade School are White. Edwards County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. The diversity index for West Salem Grade School is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 92 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, West Salem Grade School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 40.5%. West Salem Grade School posts 58.4%, 17.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Edwards County show that median household income comes to about $60,519, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edwards County counts 3 public schools with about 821 students.
Edwards County High School sits about 10.7 miles from West Salem Grade School. On state test proficiency, West Salem Grade School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for West Salem Grade School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 171, compared with 165 in 2020-21.
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Edwards County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,075
Census ACS
Median income
$60,519
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
821 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Edwards County CUSD 1
- Albion Grade SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Edwards County High SchoolHigh · 223 students
Nearby schools
- Edwards County High School10.7 mi · 223
- Albion Grade School10.7 mi · 427
- Mount Erie Elementary School12.2 mi · 67
- Mt Carmel Grade School14.2 mi · 370
- Mt Carmel Elementary School14.4 mi · 361
- Richland County High School15.1 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About West Salem Grade SchoolHow many students attend West Salem Grade School?
West Salem Grade School enrolls approximately 171 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does West Salem Grade School serve?
West Salem Grade School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at West Salem Grade School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at West Salem Grade School.
How diverse is West Salem Grade School?
West Salem Grade School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Salem Grade School?
West Salem Grade School is overseen by Edwards County CUSD 1 in Edwards County.
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