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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINCHESTER CUSD 1·NCES 174266004287
Winchester Elem School
283 S Elm St, Winchester, IL 62694 · (217) 742-9551 · Scott County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
191 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Winchester Elem School→Winchester High School
Based on grade levels within Winchester CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
59.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +22.7pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
401
-34 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.6:1
% White
96%
was 98%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Winchester Elem School
Winchester Elem School is a moderately sized K-5 school in Winchester, Illinois, operated by Winchester CUSD 1. The school caters to 401 students in grades pre-K through 8.
Winchester CUSD 1 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 567 students. Winchester Elem School is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Winchester Elem School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
On the resource side, On paper, Winchester Elem School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Winchester Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.2%.
In the area at large, census data for Scott County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,705 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Scott County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 736 students), of which Winchester Elem School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Winchester High School, around 0.2 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Winchester Elem School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.5%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 435 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,937
Census ACS
Median income
$66,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
736 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Winchester High School0.2 mi · 166
- Bluffs Elementary School9.8 mi · 81
- Bluffs Junior High School9.8 mi · 37
- Bluffs High School9.8 mi · 51
- North Greene Elem10.6 mi · 468
- Murrayville-Woodson Elem School11.7 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Winchester Elem SchoolHow many students attend Winchester Elem School?
Winchester Elem School enrolls approximately 401 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Winchester Elem School serve?
Winchester Elem School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winchester Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winchester Elem School is approximately 13.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winchester Elem School?
At Winchester Elem School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Winchester Elem School public or private?
Winchester Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winchester CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.