Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZEIGLER-ROYALTON CUSD 188·NCES 174380004897
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School
4877 State Highway 148, Mulkeytown, IL 62865 · (618) 596-2121 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Illinois public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
187 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 30 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +23.5pp since 2023
Math
20.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 24 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 17.6% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School this school | 258 | 72.5% | 27.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Pekin | 290 | 73.4% | 27.3% |
| Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Paris | 258 | 69.0% | 42.7% |
| Sandoval Elementary School Sandoval | 221 | 73.8% | 22.6% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School Pleasant Hill | 254 | 68.1% | 25.7% |
| C B Smith Elementary School Pekin | 264 | 75.4% | 28.9% |
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 Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,374 of 1,925 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,587 of 2,077 ▼ 298 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,336 of 2,077 ▲ 348 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #1,791 of 2,419 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #352 of 2,035 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #1,702 of 2,042 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #679 of 2,132 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #802 of 1,461 | #6 of 7 |
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
258
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 387
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 | 258 | 22.8 | 11.3:1 | 72% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 21.9 | 11.3:1 | 72% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 22.1 | 11.4:1 | 69% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 238 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 68% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 73% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 20 | 19.9:1 | 71% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (294 to 258); teachers up 34% (17 to 22.8).
About Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School
Located in Mulkeytown, Illinois, Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School is a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 258 students. The average among elementary schools in Illinois is roughly 381 students; this school is 32% smaller than that.
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School falls under Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188, which has 3 schools enrolling 489 students.
At Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School, White students make up 91% of the student body. It is also 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% White share among all Franklin County residents. By the diversity index, Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School comes in at 17%.
Teacher staffing is 22.8 full-time equivalents, or about 11.3 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 72%. On average, public schools in Franklin County report 57%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 27.3% actual against 29.7% predicted.
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where median household income is about $56,740, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 5,523 students.
The shortest distance from Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School. The five-mile area around Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 31.5% proficiency; Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School posts 27.3%.
Locale data from NCES put Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 238 to 258.
The Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,323
Census ACS
Median income
$56,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
5,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188
- Zeigler-Royalton High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 100 students
Other schools in Mulkeytown
- Zeigler-Royalton High SchoolHigh · 131 students
- Zeigler-Royalton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Zeigler-Royalton Jr High School0.0 mi · 100
- Zeigler-Royalton High School0.1 mi · 131
- Christopher Elementary School2.4 mi · 510
- Christopher High3.1 mi · 206
- Denning Elementary School6.6 mi · 439
- Frankfort Comm High School7.9 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Zeigler-Royalton Elementary SchoolHow large is Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School?
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School serve?
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School have?
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School?
At Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School?
Zeigler-Royalton Elementary School is overseen by Zeigler-Royalton CUSD 188 in Franklin County.
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