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Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
Summary

Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School in Carrier Mills, Illinois, serves 300 students from pre-K through eighth grade. Its latest all-grades ELA proficiency was 39% in 2025–2026, 17 points below the state’s 56%; its latest reportable math result was lower still, at 10% in 2024–2025 compared with 39% statewide. Taken together, these results point to broad academic concern, especially in mathematics.

ELA results are weak overall, though they differ by grade. The school’s 39% all-grades ELA result was well below the 74% average for nearby pre-K–8 schools New Simpson Hill District 32, Adams School and Crab Orchard Elementary School. Fifth-grade ELA was a particular weakness: 37% were proficient, 18 points below the state, and all eight nearby schools with results scored higher. Eighth-grade ELA was a relative bright spot at 73%, 10 points above the state, although the nearby pre-K–8 schools with results scored 74%–80%. In math, the 2024–2025 result was 29 points below the state and 38 points below the average of the three nearby pre-K–8 schools with results. Chronic absenteeism offers a more positive comparison: 19% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 20% and state’s 24%. The 2025–2026 math result is suppressed, so current performance in that subject is unknown.

ELA improved from 34% in 2023–2024 to 47% in 2024–2025, then fell to 39% in 2025–2026; over that period, the gap below the state widened by 10 points. SchoolDigger’s overall ranking also declined, from the 31st percentile in 2022–2023 to the 18th percentile and 1 star in 2024–2025, the lowest percentile among nearby schools ranked that year. A notable exception is SchoolDigger’s 2024–2025 ranking for effectiveness for Disabled Students: the school was at the 51st percentile and earned 3 stars, compared with the 18th percentile and 1 star overall. Context for families: the student-teacher ratio was 10.7 in 2024–2025, the second-lowest among 10 nearby schools with data, and 61% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, above the nearby-school average of 52%.

300
Students ?
10.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,366
Per pupil spending ?
61.0%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
94.3%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 213 W Furlong St
       Carrier Mills, IL  62917

(618) 994-2413

District: Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2


Students who attend Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
74.7%
Two or more races:
15.3%
African American:
8.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
Illinois avg49%
559th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 50%▲ up 32 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to top 50% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
310th of 738Carrier Mills-Stonefort CUSD 2 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202519.61677 of 205618.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.01544 of 206725.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.21439 of 207730.7%★★☆☆☆
202224.41528 of 208226.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.11543 of 194820.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.51433 of 208631.3%★★☆☆☆
201823.91557 of 203723.6%★☆☆☆☆
201723.61587 of 204422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201624.61577 of 204622.9%★☆☆☆☆
201519.41720 of 205216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201421.51726 of 209317.5%★☆☆☆☆
201323.61730 of 216720.2%★☆☆☆☆
201237.41567 of 216627.7%★☆☆☆☆
201138.31516 of 214729.4%★☆☆☆☆
201046.11371 of 213935.9%★★☆☆☆
200939.11485 of 212030.0%★☆☆☆☆
200838.11491 of 209228.7%★☆☆☆☆
200735.51587 of 209524.2%★☆☆☆☆
200634.61596 of 208623.5%★☆☆☆☆
200530.41586 of 202221.6%★☆☆☆☆
200440.71392 of 203031.4%★★☆☆☆
200355.01110 of 202045.0%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202544.3509 of 104951.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.31624 of 194216.4%★☆☆☆☆
202427.41398 of 194228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202331.11298 of 195733.7%★★☆☆☆
202230.51310 of 197033.5%★★☆☆☆
202121.51344 of 168020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201937.61221 of 201939.5%★★☆☆☆
201827.81425 of 196427.4%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202551.521 of 4452.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202522.81496 of 180016.9%★☆☆☆☆
202435.61174 of 179334.5%★★☆☆☆
202331.61273 of 180829.6%★☆☆☆☆
202227.71343 of 176323.8%★☆☆☆☆
202123.71277 of 151415.7%★☆☆☆☆
201945.7951 of 181647.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.01509 of 194722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202423.71496 of 195923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.91431 of 198427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.51619 of 197718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202116.11526 of 170710.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.41396 of 201930.9%★★☆☆☆
201822.01572 of 197220.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202527.6935 of 129227.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20258.61334 of 13894.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.51289 of 13927.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.71292 of 14198.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.01352 of 14255.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.51250 of 13084.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.61291 of 146211.7%★☆☆☆☆
201814.71344 of 14638.1%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202647.6559 of 112650.4%★★★☆☆
202538.6795 of 136841.9%★★☆☆☆
202437.1791 of 136342.0%★★☆☆☆
202327.3960 of 136729.8%★☆☆☆☆
202238.1780 of 136943.0%★★☆☆☆
202123.6952 of 124123.3%★☆☆☆☆
201919.01129 of 135616.7%★☆☆☆☆
201820.01058 of 129318.2%★☆☆☆☆
201713.81179 of 12938.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201622.71052 of 129418.7%★☆☆☆☆
201520.21069 of 130217.9%★☆☆☆☆
201422.61083 of 132218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201310.21273 of 13676.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201231.01040 of 136523.8%★☆☆☆☆
201136.7971 of 134427.8%★☆☆☆☆
201027.91039 of 132721.7%★☆☆☆☆
200923.01076 of 131818.4%★☆☆☆☆
200821.71071 of 129317.2%★☆☆☆☆
200722.71050 of 128718.4%★☆☆☆☆
200621.91044 of 127217.9%★☆☆☆☆
200547.8733 of 120939.4%★★☆☆☆
200456.3617 of 120448.8%★★☆☆☆
200359.3536 of 118554.8%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202529.1882 of 124829.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6846 of 125132.4%★★☆☆☆
202333.3808 of 127536.6%★★☆☆☆
202250.4543 of 128657.8%★★★☆☆
202117.6890 of 101712.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.41005 of 127621.2%★☆☆☆☆
201822.5970 of 122620.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202666.9203 of 78874.2%★★★★☆
202542.4687 of 122944.1%★★☆☆☆
202430.8848 of 121930.4%★★☆☆☆
202329.8898 of 123427.2%★☆☆☆☆
202249.4527 of 122156.8%★★★☆☆
202133.3686 of 101932.7%★★☆☆☆
201923.8998 of 121718.0%★☆☆☆☆
201835.0770 of 116133.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.1612 of 127151.8%★★★☆☆
202435.9744 of 126441.1%★★☆☆☆
202323.2997 of 129222.8%★☆☆☆☆
202230.7853 of 128633.7%★★☆☆☆
202127.3760 of 104827.5%★☆☆☆☆
201917.31116 of 129613.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.31042 of 122314.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202622.9608 of 75419.4%★☆☆☆☆
202525.0696 of 88421.3%★☆☆☆☆
202423.8690 of 87521.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.7795 of 89511.2%★☆☆☆☆
202223.1732 of 89818.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.1736 of 8139.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.8863 of 9054.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.1839 of 8895.6%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+34 vs school
Disabled (2025)51st percentile+33 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school
Female (2025)16th percentile~ school
White (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile+24 vs school
Male (2025)52nd percentile+10 vs school
Female (2025)29th percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)19th percentile-31 vs school

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Students at Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School are 75% White, 15% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School.

Students who attend Carrier Mills-Stonefort Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Carrier Mills-Stonefort High School

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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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