Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTICELLO CUSD 25·NCES 172655002845
White Heath Elementary School
300 W High St, White Heath, IL 61884 · (217) 762-8511 · Piatt County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
62 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 4 | 141 | 52% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 47% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Feeds from
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
62.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
45.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 White Heath Elementary School
White Heath Elementary School's state test result (55.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Heath Elementary School this school | 270 | 23.0% | 55.8% |
| Andalusia Elementary School Andalusia | 272 | 21.0% | 49.1% |
| Okawville Grade School Okawville | 297 | 24.6% | 60.2% |
| Lexington Elementary School Lexington | 238 | 24.8% | 60.5% |
| New Athens Elementary School New Athens | 229 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
| Worden Elementary School Worden | 258 | 26.4% | 52.5% |
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 White Heath Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Piatt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #425 of 1,925 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #802 of 2,077 ▼ 271 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #595 of 2,077 ▼ 139 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,714 of 2,419 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,647 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.3% | #1,905 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #1,907 of 2,132 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.6% | #105 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
270
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 220
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 | 270 | 17.4 | 15.5:1 | 23% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 18.7 | 14.1:1 | 19% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 19.8 | 13.2:1 | 19% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 15.4 | 14.4:1 | 23% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 15 | 13.9:1 | 22% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 14 | 17.4:1 | 17% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 195 | 12 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 11 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for White Heath Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (222 to 270); teachers up 13% (15.4 to 17.4).
About White Heath Elementary School
White Heath Elementary School is a small elementary school in White Heath, Illinois, under Monticello CUSD 25. The school enrolls 270 students in grades 4 through 5. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Monticello CUSD 25 counts 1,707 students in its 4 schools, and White Heath Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 95% of students at White Heath Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. Piatt County residents are about 95% White, a similar share. The diversity index for White Heath Elementary School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
White Heath Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.5 students per teacher, from 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 1.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at White Heath Elementary School, 23% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Piatt County is 38%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, White Heath Elementary School outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, White Heath Elementary School would be expected to post about 58.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.8%.
For the population of Piatt County, median household income comes to about $94,811, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Piatt County counts 14 public schools with about 3,086 students.
Among nearby public schools, Monticello Middle School is closest at about 4.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of White Heath Elementary School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, White Heath Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for White Heath Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, White Heath Elementary School enrolled 246 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 270.
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Piatt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,695
Census ACS
Median income
$94,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Monticello CUSD 25
- Washington SchoolElementary · 543 students
- Monticello High SchoolHigh · 489 students
- Monticello Middle SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Monticello Middle School4.9 mi · 405
- Monticello High School5.5 mi · 489
- Washington School5.5 mi · 543
- Blue Ridge Intermediate-Jr High School8.7 mi · 232
- Mahomet-Seymour Jr High School9.6 mi · 812
- Deland-Weldon High School9.6 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About White Heath Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at White Heath Elementary School?
White Heath Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 04-05.
Is White Heath Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
White Heath Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does White Heath Elementary School have?
White Heath Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at White Heath Elementary School?
Student demographics at White Heath Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is White Heath Elementary School in?
White Heath Elementary School is part of Monticello CUSD 25.
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