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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 61252

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421

Students

Top rankedFulton Elementary School952^nd of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Summary:

The 61252 zip code in Illinois is home to two elementary schools: Fulton Elementary School and Early Step Pre-School. Fulton Elementary School is the larger and more established of the two, serving 405 students in grades K-5, while Early Step Pre-School is a smaller pre-school with 39 students.

Fulton Elementary School has shown some improvement in its academic performance in recent years, with its English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates increasing from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025. However, the school's proficiency rates are still generally lower than the district and state averages, with some exceptions, such as a higher 5th-grade ELA proficiency rate in 2024-2025. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th grade in 2024-2025 was 47.5%, which is higher than the state average of 40.6%.

Compared to Fulton Elementary School, Early Step Pre-School has a significantly higher per-student spending of $17,184, compared to $11,132 at Fulton Elementary School. However, Early Step Pre-School has a higher student-teacher ratio of 19.5, compared to 14.4 at Fulton Elementary School. Additionally, Fulton Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (42.47% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, which may be contributing factors to the school's academic challenges.

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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)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-5	1301 7th Ave	Fulton	61252	Whiteside County	River Bend CUSD 2	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 589-2900	421	29	14.5	42.3%	361 (85.7%)	5 (1.2%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	52.7	952^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	53.7%		44.2	1067^th of 2067 public elementary schools	48.4%	115	47.5	45.2	38.5	59.3	47.1	39.3	36.9	45.8	40.4	98.8	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.8	98.3	98.8	$12,069	$1,536	$10,532

Cities Near Zip Code 61252

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fulton	0.74 mi	4	376^th
Morrison	9.68 mi	9	412^th
Erie	14.47 mi	3	130^th
Savanna	15.52 mi	2	706^th
Prophetstown	16.28 mi	3	371^st

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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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