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Carrollton Grade School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1351st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 22% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Carrollton Grade School serves 269 students in prekindergarten through grade 8 in Carrollton, Illinois. In 2025–26, 47% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 23% in math; the school’s reported scores matched those of Carrollton CUSD 1. Math is the clearest concern: the school was 16 points below Illinois, and its 23.2% proficiency was narrowly below even the lowest result among the three comparable nearby PK–8 schools.

ELA is the stronger subject overall: Carrollton’s 47% was essentially in line with the three nearby PK–8 schools’ average, though 9 points below the state. Results vary by grade: ELA proficiency was 63% in grade 7 and 68% in grade 8, each about 5 points above the state and higher than the available same-grade results at Calhoun Elementary/ Junior High School and Greenfield Elementary School. In contrast, grades 4 and 5 had ELA proficiency of 43% and 38%, respectively, both below state and nearby same-grade results. Grade 8 science was a relative bright spot at 49%, slightly below the state and above Calhoun’s result.

ELA has improved, but math gains have been uneven: from 2023–24 to 2025–26, ELA rose 24 points and its gap with the state narrowed from 18 points to 9; math gained 11 points overall but fell from 27% in 2024–25 to 23% in 2025–26. SchoolDigger places Carrollton at the 22nd percentile with one star in 2025–26, the lowest current percentile among nearby schools with rankings. Its student-teacher ratio was 10.3:1 in 2024–25, below every nearby school’s, while 63% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, the highest share among nearby schools using the same measure. SchoolDigger’s 2024–25 statewide group rankings also differed: Female Students ranked at the 54th percentile, up 27 points from 2022–23, while Male Students ranked at the 13th percentile, down 25 points from 2022–23. These rankings describe how well the school serves each group; they do not explain why results differ.

269
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,596
Per pupil spending ?
62.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98.8%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 721 4th St
       Carrollton, IL  62016-1509

(217) 942-6831

District: Carrollton CUSD 1


Students who attend Carrollton Grade School usually attend:

High:    Carrollton High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
90.3%
Hispanic:
7.1%
Two or more races:
2.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school40%
District avg40%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,351st of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
500th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Top 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From top 34% (2016) to top 44% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
523rd of 738Carrollton 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202621.51351 of 173722.2%★☆☆☆☆
202528.71464 of 205628.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.11481 of 206728.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.31438 of 207730.8%★★☆☆☆
202246.21032 of 208250.4%★★★☆☆
202151.0836 of 194857.1%★★★☆☆
201932.31390 of 208633.4%★★☆☆☆
201832.01374 of 203732.5%★★☆☆☆
201745.11058 of 204448.2%★★☆☆☆
201640.41164 of 204643.1%★★☆☆☆
201538.81158 of 205243.6%★★☆☆☆
201441.51289 of 209338.4%★★☆☆☆
201354.21079 of 216750.2%★★★☆☆
201267.5822 of 216662.0%★★★☆☆
201170.1737 of 214765.7%★★★☆☆
201064.5927 of 213956.7%★★★☆☆
200957.71097 of 212048.3%★★☆☆☆
200868.9763 of 209263.5%★★★☆☆
200772.6607 of 209571.0%★★★★☆
200659.91057 of 208649.3%★★☆☆☆
200567.3779 of 202261.5%★★★☆☆
200462.4917 of 203054.8%★★★☆☆
200365.1859 of 202057.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202552.8889 of 194254.2%★★★☆☆
202433.41228 of 194236.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.71431 of 195726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202251.7841 of 197057.3%★★★☆☆
202146.9808 of 168051.9%★★★☆☆
201932.31340 of 201933.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.91328 of 196432.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202537.21178 of 180034.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.31105 of 179338.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.11072 of 180840.7%★★☆☆☆
202251.9732 of 176358.5%★★★☆☆
202159.9414 of 151472.7%★★★★☆
201938.61144 of 181637.0%★★☆☆☆
201835.91164 of 176534.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202515.31689 of 194713.3%★☆☆☆☆
202430.31315 of 195932.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.81238 of 198437.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.51103 of 197744.2%★★☆☆☆
202149.5747 of 170756.2%★★★☆☆
201934.11297 of 201935.8%★★☆☆☆
201833.51292 of 197234.5%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.31243 of 138910.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.41271 of 13928.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.91325 of 14196.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.71115 of 142521.8%★☆☆☆☆
202135.0887 of 130832.2%★★☆☆☆
201918.51278 of 146212.6%★☆☆☆☆
201815.61331 of 14639.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202652.0500 of 112655.6%★★★☆☆
202539.1786 of 136842.5%★★☆☆☆
202424.41012 of 136325.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.8904 of 136733.9%★★☆☆☆
202257.5483 of 136964.7%★★★☆☆
202160.2381 of 124169.3%★★★☆☆
201942.2734 of 135645.9%★★☆☆☆
201840.9728 of 129343.7%★★☆☆☆
201748.1617 of 129352.3%★★★☆☆
201659.9443 of 129465.8%★★★☆☆
201563.1375 of 130271.2%★★★★☆
201471.1356 of 132273.1%★★★★☆
201375.0305 of 136777.7%★★★★☆
201277.0272 of 136580.1%★★★★☆
201174.5315 of 134476.6%★★★★☆
201062.4573 of 132756.8%★★★☆☆
200964.8526 of 131860.1%★★★☆☆
200864.7534 of 129358.7%★★★☆☆
200769.1419 of 128767.4%★★★☆☆
200650.9736 of 127242.1%★★☆☆☆
200551.2699 of 120942.2%★★☆☆☆
200454.4639 of 120446.9%★★☆☆☆
200354.6609 of 118548.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202540.7706 of 124843.4%★★☆☆☆
202424.4939 of 125124.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.3822 of 127535.5%★★☆☆☆
202259.1421 of 128667.3%★★★☆☆
202159.6342 of 101766.4%★★★☆☆
201942.2708 of 127644.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.0685 of 122644.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202545.0654 of 122946.8%★★☆☆☆
202428.1900 of 121926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202334.2816 of 123433.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.8476 of 122161.0%★★★☆☆
202159.5279 of 101972.6%★★★★☆
201941.0711 of 121741.6%★★☆☆☆
201842.6642 of 116144.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.9670 of 127147.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.7855 of 126432.4%★★☆☆☆
202322.51009 of 129221.9%★☆☆☆☆
202260.1420 of 128667.3%★★★☆☆
202154.3379 of 104863.8%★★★☆☆
201940.6715 of 129644.8%★★☆☆☆
201839.8695 of 122343.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202629.9554 of 75426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202521.0741 of 88416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.4824 of 8755.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.5802 of 89510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202244.9467 of 89848.0%★★☆☆☆
202150.3368 of 81354.7%★★★☆☆
201924.2714 of 90521.1%★☆☆☆☆
201820.9751 of 88915.5%★☆☆☆☆
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
Female (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)13th percentile-16 vs school
White (2025)11th percentile-18 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
White (2026)27th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science48%~ state avg
English Language Arts47%-9 vs state
Mathematics23%-16 vs state

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Carrollton Grade School ranks in the bottom 22.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Carrollton Grade School.

Students who attend Carrollton Grade School usually go on to attend:

High : Carrollton High School

Students at Carrollton Grade School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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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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