For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 210 students in Thompsonville CUSD 174 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Thompsonville CUSD 174 School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 0% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
2 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
299 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Thompsonville CUSD 174 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 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% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#746 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)10-14%
28%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
30%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
50%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.00
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
6%
# Hispanic Students
n/a
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
n/a
27%
# Black Students
n/a
200,526 Students
% Black Students
n/a
17%
# White Students
299 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
100%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
25
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
25
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
16
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
19
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
17
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
16
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
27
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
15
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
30
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
20
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
14
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
29
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
28
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
18
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,057 in this school district is less than the state median of $21,990. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,385 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$41,381 MM

Spending
$4 MM
$39,976 MM

Revenue / Student
$17,057
$21,990

Spending / Student
$14,385
$21,244

Best Thompsonville CUSD 174 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Thompsonville Grade School
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
21191 Shawneetown Rd
Thompsonville, IL 62890
(618) 627-2446
Thompsonville, IL 62890
(618) 627-2446
Grades: PK-8
| 210 students
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