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Carlinville Intermediate School

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Carlinville Intermediate School ranks 668 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

668^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Carlinville Intermediate School serves 267 students in grades 3–5 in the Carlinville area. Its overall results are above Illinois averages in English language arts (ELA), math and fifth-grade science, but the most important academic concern is fourth-grade math: 33% of students are proficient, 9 points below the state average.

Math is the school’s strongest subject overall: 52% are proficient, compared with 40% statewide and 39% in Carlinville CUSD 1. Results differ sharply by grade: third-grade math is 71%, higher than the nearby schools with reported results, while fifth-grade math is 49%, second among nearby schools reporting that grade, just behind Northwestern Elementary School. ELA proficiency is 64%, 8 points above the state but 3 points below the district. Fifth-grade science is 53%, 6 points above the state and equal to the district.

Scores have risen since 2023–2024: ELA increased from 43% to 64%, and math from 46% to 52%. However, SchoolDigger’s overall statewide percentile fell from 75th to 62nd; its 2025–2026 rating is 3 stars, ranking 668th of 1,737 schools. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 16.6, higher than the 10 nearby schools listed, whose ratios range from 10.6 to 13.9. In 2024–2025, 44% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, below the nearby-school average of 55%; these are contextual observations, not explanations for test results. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for White students was at the 31st percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 55th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the school’s overall 62nd-percentile standing. Its ranking for Male Students was at the 43rd percentile, down from the 77th percentile in 2023–2024.

267

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,245

Per pupil spending ?

44.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

450 W Buchanan St
Carlinville, IL 62626-1051

(217) 854-9523

District: Carlinville CUSD 1

Students who attend Carlinville Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Carlinville Middle School
High:	Carlinville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.6%

Two or more races:

6.7%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (57% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Above the Illinois median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Illinois avg48%

668^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

375^th of 738Carlinville CUSD 1 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
2026	60.2	668 of 1737	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.5	589 of 2056	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	517 of 2067	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	581 of 2077	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	625 of 2082	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	324 of 1948	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	327 of 2086	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	661 of 2037	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.3	880 of 2044	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.4	621 of 2046	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.6	724 of 2052	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.1	1005 of 2093	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.7	837 of 2167	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.8	592 of 2166	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	710 of 2147	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	822 of 2139	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.8	745 of 2120	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.9	760 of 2092	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.2	875 of 2095	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.7	998 of 2086	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.6	389 of 2022	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	74.7	531 of 2030	73.8%	★★★★☆
2003	77.0	463 of 2020	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	193 of 1049	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	70 of 886	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	26 of 907	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	501 of 1286	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	721 of 1942	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	527 of 1942	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	465 of 1957	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	513 of 1970	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	246 of 1680	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	213 of 2019	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	665 of 1964	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	353 of 1001	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	77.8	243 of 1800	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	286 of 1793	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	161 of 1808	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.8	258 of 1763	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	95.6	21 of 1514	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	127 of 1816	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	59.6	567 of 1765	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	741 of 1311	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.2	475 of 1947	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	460 of 1959	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	608 of 1984	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	685 of 1977	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	443 of 1707	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	405 of 2019	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	606 of 1972	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	244 of 1292	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	158 of 1195	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	99 of 1156	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	141 of 1113	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	100 of 640	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	107 of 1194	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	70.5	126 of 763	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	793 of 1149	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	768 of 1389	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.6	631 of 1392	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	723 of 1419	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	780 of 1425	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	375 of 1308	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	378 of 1462	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	800 of 1463	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+8 vs state

Science53%+6 vs state

Mathematics52%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)	IAR English Language Arts (2026)					IAR Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carlinville Intermediate School	Public	3-5	450 W Buchanan St	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-9523	267	16	16.6	44.2%	242 (90.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	60.2	668^th of 1737 public elementary schools	61.5%		70.5	589^th of 2056 public elementary schools	71.4%	79	53.3	63.0	61.8	67.8		64.1	71.3	32.6	48.9		52.3	96.9%		$11,245	$502	$10,743
Carlinville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	18456 Shipman Rd	Carlinville	62626	Macoupin County	Carlinville CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 854-9849	376	27	13.9	51.3%	331 (88.0%)	10 (2.7%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.9%)								(n/a)												96.5%		$13,486	$815	$12,671
Ben-Gil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Kelly St	Gillespie	62033	Macoupin County	Gillespie CUSD 7	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 839-4828	523	42	12.4	66.2%	494 (94.5%)	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	42.3	964^th of 1737 public elementary schools	44.5%		60	810^th of 2056 public elementary schools	60.6%	154	52.2	44.2	59.2	63.8		55.4	45.5	44.7	23.2		38.3	98.3%		$15,955	$2,100	$13,855
Northwestern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	30953 Route 111	Palmyra	62674	Macoupin County	Northwestern CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 436-2442	189	17	11.1	52.4%	181 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	58.3	696^th of 1737 public elementary schools	59.9%		60.5	795^th of 2056 public elementary schools	61.3%	99	60.0	58.3	66.7	80.8	60.0	67.0	41.7	40.7	50.0		44.3	96.1%		$17,308	$1,489	$15,819
North Mac Intermediate	Public	3-5	525 N 3rd St	Girard	62640	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 627-2419	224	19	12.1	62.9%	208 (92.9%)	3 (1.3%)	7 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	17.5	1434^th of 1737 public elementary schools	17.4%		41.1	1188^th of 2056 public elementary schools	42.2%	246	30.9	31.5	39.7	42.6		37.9	38.4	26.9			25.6	97.1%		$9,863	$444	$9,419
Shipman Elementary School	Public	3-4	211 Dora Reno White St	Shipman	62685	Macoupin County	Southwestern CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 372-3813	155	13	12.0	47.1%	149 (96.1%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	69.6	488^th of 1737 public elementary schools	71.9%		76.8	462^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	77.5%	26		71.6	76.8			73.9	61.4	44.9			54.1	96.2%		$14,370	$1,332	$13,038
Litchfield Elementary School	Public	2-5	127 W. St. John	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Litchfield CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 324-4034	355	26	13.6	65.6%	329 (92.7%)	5 (1.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	33.8	1121^st of 1737 public elementary schools	35.5%		54	922^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	55.2%	199	43.0	49.5	52.0	54.7		51.9	41.4	33.3	30.2		35.4	98.3%		$13,404	$1,696	$11,708
Litchfield Early Childhood Center	Public	K-1	725 S Chestnut St.	Litchfield	62056	Montgomery County	Litchfield CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 324-2851	160	15	10.6	64.4%	148 (92.5%)	2 (1.3%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)												97.4%		$17,583	$2,303	$15,280
North Mac Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	231 W Fortune St	Virden	62690	Macoupin County	North Mac CUSD 34	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 965-5424	342	27	12.9	54.1%	304 (88.9%)	3 (0.9%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.7%)								(n/a)												96.6%		$11,282	$515	$10,767
Farmersville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	407 Sedentop St	Farmersville	62533	Montgomery County	Panhandle CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 229-4215	95	8	12.5	35.8%	89 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												94.8%		$19,251	$1,366	$17,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Carlinville Intermediate School

Is Carlinville Intermediate School a good school?

Carlinville Intermediate School ranks 668^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Carlinville Intermediate School in?

Carlinville CUSD 1

How many students attend Carlinville Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Carlinville Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Carlinville Intermediate School?

Students at Carlinville Intermediate School are 91% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Carlinville Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Carlinville Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carlinville Middle School
High : Carlinville High School

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