Summary:
The elementary-school picture in Tremont CUSD 702 consists of one school, Tremont Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 4 with 304 students. In 2025–2026, the school’s all-grade proficiency was 62% in English language arts (ELA) and 47% in math, compared with Illinois results of 56% and 40%. Most importantly, it remained above the state in both subjects, but its advantage narrowed substantially from the previous year.
There is no meaningful top-to-bottom comparison among local schools because Tremont Elementary School is the only one in this group. Within the school, fourth-grade results stood out while third-grade results were below state levels in both subjects. Fourth-grade ELA proficiency was 76%, 20 points above the state’s 56%; fourth-grade math was 50%, 8 points above the state’s 42%. In third grade, ELA was 44% versus 48% statewide, and math was 44% versus 49%. The district’s reported results matched the school’s for these grades.
Results declined year over year at Tremont Elementary School, while state results rose: the school’s ELA proficiency moved from 69% in 2024–2025 to 62% in 2025–2026, and math from 55% to 47%; Illinois rose 3 points in ELA and 1 point in math. Accordingly, the school’s lead over the state narrowed from 16 to 5 points in ELA and from 17 to 8 points in math. SchoolDigger lists the school at the 52nd percentile with 3 stars in 2025–2026, down from the 74th percentile and 4 stars in each of the prior two years. Chronic absenteeism was 9%, compared with 13% districtwide and 24% statewide. The school’s free/reduced lunch eligible measure was 25% in 2024–2025; its student-teacher ratio was 15.9 that year.
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