For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 761 students in Wabash CUSD 348 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 Wabash CUSD 348 School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
4 Schools
3,104 Schools
# Students
1,422 Students
1,223,907 Students
# Teachers
97 Teachers
89,922 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Wabash CUSD 348 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 85-89% has increased from 80-84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#592 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)14%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
50%
Graduation Rate
85-89%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.71
# American Indian Students
4 Students
2,875 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
9 Students
66,874 Students
% Asian Students
1%
6%
# Hispanic Students
38 Students
327,522 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
27%
# Black Students
15 Students
200,526 Students
% Black Students
1%
17%
# White Students
1,310 Students
537,078 Students
% White Students
92%
44%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
1,010 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
40 Students
52,605 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
89
55,955
# Students in K Grade:
101
116,411
# Students in 1st Grade:
98
126,375
# Students in 2nd Grade:
91
167,370
# Students in 3rd Grade:
69
130,315
# Students in 4th Grade:
98
130,334
# Students in 5th Grade:
109
129,913
# Students in 6th Grade:
106
132,181
# Students in 7th Grade:
102
113,007
# Students in 8th Grade:
111
113,824
# Students in 9th Grade:
117
2,377
# Students in 10th Grade:
116
2,138
# Students in 11th Grade:
98
1,882
# Students in 12th Grade:
117
1,813
# Ungraded Students:
-
12
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,814 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 $14,317 is less than the state median of $21,244. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$23 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$20 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,814
$21,990
Spending / Student
$14,317
$21,244
Best Wabash CUSD 348 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Mt Carmel Grade School
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1520 Poplar St
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618) 262-5699
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618) 262-5699
Grades: 3-6
| 382 students
Rank: n/an/a
1300 N Walnut St
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618) 263-3876
Mount Carmel, IL 62863
(618) 263-3876
Grades: PK-2
| 379 students
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