Best Public Schools in Hartford, IL

Summary:

The city of Hartford, Illinois has only one school serving grades PK-5: Hartford Elementary School. The school is part of the Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15, which is ranked 629 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartford Elementary School faces some challenges compared to district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had proficiency rates of 32.6% in English Language Arts and 0-27.8% in Mathematics, lower than the district and state. The school also had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 24.5%. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 71.69% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Despite these challenges, Hartford Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.6 and per-student spending of $15,138. With targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the district and community, the school has the potential to improve academic performance and address attendance issues to provide a high-quality education for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				IAR English Language Arts (2024)				IAR Mathematics (2024)			% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hartford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 W 2nd St	Hartford	62048	Madison County	Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(618) 254-9814	166	13	12.6	71.7%	133 (80.1%)	17 (10.2%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.0%)	37.1	1219^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.0%		33.8	1307^th of 2077 public elementary schools	37.1%	88	6.7	30.8	55.6	32.6	13.3	0.0	27.8	94.3	94.9	94.9	94.9	96.2	94.3	38.9	$13,457	$2,260	$11,197

Cities Near Hartford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Roxana	1.53 mi	3	550^th
Wood River	1.95 mi	5	662^nd
South Roxana	1.99 mi	1
East Alton	3.02 mi	4	622^nd
Alton	4.37 mi	9	634^th

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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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