Elementary Schools in South Fork School District 14

Summary:

South Fork School District 14 in Illinois contains a single elementary school, South Fork Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. Based on the available data, South Fork Elementary School appears to be a struggling school, ranking 1,524 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, well above the state average. Student performance on standardized tests is also consistently below state averages, with only 35% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 20% proficient or better in Mathematics. Additionally, 60% of students at South Fork Elementary School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the school's relatively low performance, the South Fork School District 14 spends slightly more per student than the state average, at $12,143 per student in the 2023-2024 school year. The school also has a student-teacher ratio of 15.9, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, these additional resources do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes for the students at South Fork Elementary School.

District Detail

612 Dial St
Kincaid, IL 62540-4457

(217) 237-4333

SchoolDigger Rank:
723^rd of 811 Illinois districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 284

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)	IAR English Language Arts (2025)				IAR Mathematics (2025)				% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Prairie Street	Kincaid	62540	Christian County	South Fork School District 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 237-4331	150	10	14.9	65.3%	132 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (10.0%)	26.5	1524^th of 2056 public elementary schools	25.9%		16.9	1775^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.1%	251	32.0	21.1	43.8	40.0	35.0	15.8	18.8	24.0	20.0	89.0	74.9	74.9	74.9	89.6	82.8	92.0	17.2	$14,643	$2,371	$12,272

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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