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South Central Elementary-Kinmundy

Q: Is South Central Elementary-Kinmundy a good school?

South Central Elementary-Kinmundy ranks 1256 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

South Central Elementary-Kinmundy is a public elementary school serving 290 students in grades PK-5 in Kinmundy, Illinois, which is part of the South Central CUD 401 district. While the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it consistently underperforms the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.3% of students were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 53.1%, and only 32.1% were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 38.5%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.0% to 26.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing South Central Elementary-Kinmundy to the nearby schools, such as Raccoon Cons Elementary School, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming its peers. Despite the school's efforts and higher-than-average spending per student, the academic challenges persist, likely due to the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

269

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,978

Per pupil spending ?

59.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 E 1st St
Kinmundy, IL 62854-2122

(618) 547-7696

District: South Central CUD 401

Students who attend South Central Elementary-Kinmundy usually attend:

Middle:	South Central Middle School
High:	South Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.0%

Two or more races:

1.9%

African American:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 10 pts below the Illinois average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg30%

Illinois avg44%

1,256^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

713^th of 811South Central CUD 401 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1256 of 2056	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.9	1178 of 2067	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1311 of 2077	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1212 of 2082	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	1339 of 1948	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1731 of 2086	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1365 of 2037	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	1497 of 2044	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1524 of 2046	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	1317 of 2052	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.1	852 of 2093	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	1035 of 2167	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	1220 of 2166	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1646 of 2147	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	57.7	1112 of 2139	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	71.6	677 of 2120	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.0	1285 of 2092	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	1407 of 2095	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	1561 of 2086	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	610 of 886	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	701 of 907	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1098 of 1942	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	890 of 1942	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	1205 of 1957	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1035 of 1970	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1200 of 1680	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1787 of 2019	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1272 of 1964	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	56.2	13 of 36	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1060 of 1800	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1277 of 1793	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1378 of 1808	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1012 of 1763	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	973 of 1514	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1415 of 1816	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1025 of 1765	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1234 of 1947	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1302 of 1959	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1264 of 1984	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1189 of 1977	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1240 of 1707	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1508 of 2019	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1379 of 1972	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	969 of 1195	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1010 of 1156	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1024 of 1113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1247 of 1389	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1132 of 1392	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1282 of 1419	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1257 of 1425	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1222 of 1308	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1427 of 1462	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1267 of 1463	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2022)64th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)31st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)19th percentile-24 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-10 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

Science30%-10 vs state

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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)	% Meningococcal (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	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Central Elementary-Kinmundy	Public	PK, KG-5	810 E 1st St	Kinmundy	62854	Marion County	South Central CUD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 547-7696	269	23	11.6	59.5%	261 (97.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	37.8	1256^th of 2056 public elementary schools	38.9%		38.9	1178^th of 2067 public elementary schools	43.0%	78	30.4		31.6	45.0	50.0				43.3	34.2	30.0	32.1				32.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9			$13,978	$1,264	$12,715
Hawthorn Elementary School	Public	K-3	1300 Bobcat Cir	Salem	62881	Marion County	Salem School District 111	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 740-0952	421	30	14.0	62.7%	372 (88.4%)	12 (2.9%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)								(n/a)			46.7						46.7	54.3						54.3	99.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	100.0	99.2	99.5			$15,446	$1,446	$14,000
Iuka Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	405 S Main St	Iuka	62849	Marion County	Iuka CCSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 323-6233	231	16	14.9	57.1%	217 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	89.4	192^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	90.7%		88.6	213^th of 2067 public elementary schools	89.7%	21	64.3	57.1	63.2	83.3	75.0	72.0	82.6	81.0	76.1	94.7	83.3	57.1	56.0	52.2	38.1	61.9	98.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.2	98.4	97.2	7.6	28.9	$14,450	$1,872	$12,578
Patoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Kinoka Rd	Patoka	62875	Marion County	Patoka CUSD 100	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 432-5200	96	10	9.6	46.9%	92 (95.8%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	50.9	988^th of 2056 public elementary schools	51.9%		35.1	1266^th of 2067 public elementary schools	38.8%	278	40.0		37.5	73.7	66.7				60.0	18.8	47.4	20.0				30.0	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	97.3	97.3	96.4	14.3		$17,305	$1,431	$15,873
Selmaville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3185 Selmaville Rd	Salem	62881	Marion County	Selmaville CCSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 548-2416	223	17	13.3	48.9%	205 (91.9%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.8%)	29.8	1440^th of 2056 public elementary schools	30.0%		31	1371^st of 2067 public elementary schools	33.7%	69	8.0	11.1	32.0	20.8	60.0	62.5	52.2	48.1	45.9	44.0	16.7	8.0	4.2	26.1	3.7	16.9	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.3		36.0	$13,806	$663	$13,143
Odin Attendance Center K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	102 S Merritt St	Odin	62870	Marion County	Odin PSD 722	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 740-4183	192	19	10.3	74.0%	176 (91.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.3%)	16.5	1751^st of 2056 public elementary schools	14.8%		19.6	1693^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	18.1%	58	31.3	30.0	21.7		26.7	25.0	10.0	40.0	22.9	13.0		6.7	10.0	5.0	30.0	14.6	97.5	96.9	96.9	96.9	98.1	96.9	96.3		27.5	$16,571	$1,454	$15,117
Brownstown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	460 W South St	Brownstown	62418	Fayette County	Brownstown CUSD 201	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 427-3368	264	20	12.9	61.4%	248 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	39	1229^th of 2056 public elementary schools	40.2%		38.4	1190^th of 2067 public elementary schools	42.4%	39	26.3		37.8	45.9	42.1	75.0			47.0	29.7	29.7	13.2	25.0			24.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	13.2	9.2	$10,150	$1,580	$8,571
St Elmo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	519 W 2nd St	Saint Elmo	62458	Fayette County	St Elmo CUSD 202	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 829-3263	222	16	13.7	56.8%	213 (95.9%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65.3	699^th of 2056 public elementary schools	66.0%		42.9	1092^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	47.2%	393	50.0		75.0	48.6	67.9	50.0			59.7	62.5	37.8	37.9	37.5			43.8	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	11.5	10.6	$13,679	$1,101	$12,577
North Clay Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	550 Route 45 N	Louisville	62858	Clay County	North Clay CUSD 25	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 665-3393	379	34	11.1	37.2%	349 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	41.9	1167^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.2%		36	1248^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.6%	81	24.1	27.5	48.9	68.8	34.5	34.4	38.5	30.0	42.5	38.3	50.0	31.0	9.4	38.5	20.0	31.5	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.9	98.6	98.6	8.4	34.2	$12,984	$1,139	$11,846
Sandoval Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 E Perry Ave	Sandoval	62882	Marion County	Sandoval CUSD 501	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 247-3450	221	17	13.0	73.8%	194 (87.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	18.7	1696^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.5%		19	1706^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.5%	10	24.1		32.3	15.6	31.0				26.1	32.3	6.3	13.8				17.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	61.5		$16,626	$2,841	$13,785

Frequently Asked Questions about South Central Elementary-Kinmundy

Is South Central Elementary-Kinmundy a good school?

South Central Elementary-Kinmundy ranks 1256^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is South Central Elementary-Kinmundy in?

South Central CUD 401

How many students attend South Central Elementary-Kinmundy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended South Central Elementary-Kinmundy.

What schools do graduates of South Central Elementary-Kinmundy attend?

Students who attend South Central Elementary-Kinmundy usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Central Middle School
High : South Central High School

What is the racial makeup of South Central Elementary-Kinmundy?

Students at South Central Elementary-Kinmundy are 97% White, 2% Two or more races.

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