For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 941 students in Macomb CUSD 185 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary Schools in Macomb CUSD 185 School District have an average math proficiency score of 16% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 21% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 54% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
3,097 Schools
# Students
1,972 Students
1,198,208 Students
# Teachers
144 Teachers
88,901 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Macomb CUSD 185 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80-84% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#515 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)19%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
50%
Graduation Rate
80-84%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.45
0.69
# American Indian Students
5 Students
2,948 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
46 Students
64,868 Students
% Asian Students
3%
6%
# Hispanic Students
77 Students
321,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
27%
# Black Students
243 Students
203,838 Students
% Black Students
12%
17%
# White Students
1,436 Students
552,667 Students
% White Students
73%
46%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
1,168 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
164 Students
51,807 Students
% of Two or more races Students
8%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
106
51,543
# Students in K Grade:
140
120,390
# Students in 1st Grade:
114
127,115
# Students in 2nd Grade:
131
127,776
# Students in 3rd Grade:
116
127,573
# Students in 4th Grade:
150
129,670
# Students in 5th Grade:
145
133,950
# Students in 6th Grade:
145
135,760
# Students in 7th Grade:
154
116,898
# Students in 8th Grade:
155
120,280
# Students in 9th Grade:
197
2,059
# Students in 10th Grade:
139
1,799
# Students in 11th Grade:
140
1,672
# Students in 12th Grade:
140
1,721
# Ungraded Students:
-
2
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,750 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,157. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,601 is less than the state median of $21,405. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$39 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$41 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,750
$22,157
Spending / Student
$20,601
$21,405
Best Macomb CUSD 185 School District Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Edison Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
521 S Pearl St
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 837-3993
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 837-3993
Grades: 4-6
| 440 students
Rank: #22.
Lincoln Elementary School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
315 N Bonham St
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 833-2095
Macomb, IL 61455
(309) 833-2095
Grades: K-3
| 501 students
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