Is Eastland Elementary School a good school?

Eastland Elementary School ranks 217 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eastland Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 377 students attended Eastland Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Eastland Elementary School?

Students at Eastland Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Eastland Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Eastland Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Eastland Junior/Senior High School

Eastland Elementary School

Summary:

Eastland Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Shannon, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 377 students. This high-performing school is part of the Eastland CUSD 308 district, which is ranked 174 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eastland Elementary School consistently performs well above the state average in academic assessments, with 66.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 49.4% proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is particularly impressive, with 79.6% of students proficient or better, compared to the state's 53.2%. Eastland Elementary School also excels in supporting different student subgroups, ranking in the top 38 out of 1,793 Illinois elementary schools for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and in the top 185 out of 1,959 Illinois elementary schools for male students, both with a 5-star rating.

Compared to nearby schools, Eastland Elementary School outperforms many in academic assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Eastland Elementary School had 49.4% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to 53.4% for Centennial Elementary School (14.31 miles away), 47.9% for Chadwick-Milledgeville Elementary School (12.62 miles away), and significantly higher than the Freeport School District 145 schools (10-12 miles away), which ranged from 10.2% to 37.8% proficiency. Eastland Elementary School has maintained a consistent level of high performance over the years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

601 S Chestnut St
Shannon, IL 61078-9015

(815) 864-2300

District: Eastland CUSD 308

SchoolDigger Rank:
217^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,192

Students who attend Eastland Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Eastland Junior/Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 377

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.5%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Eastland Elementary School ranks better than 89.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.38. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Eastland Elementary School is $14,192.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Eastland Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Eastland Elementary School 217^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Eastland Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

Eastland CUSD 308:

SchoolDigger ranks Eastland CUSD 308 174^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Eastland Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Eastland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	75.78	509^th	2020	74.8%
2004	75.61	498^th	2030	75.5%
2005	72.20	605^th	2022	70.1%
2006	70.37	691^st	2086	66.9%
2007	74.72	506^th	2095	75.8%
2008	73.15	612^th	2092	70.7%
2009	73.36	626^th	2120	70.5%
2010	64.45	928^th	2139	56.6%
2011	64.37	917^th	2147	57.3%
2012	71.50	678^th	2166	68.7%
2013	69.46	677^th	2167	68.8%
2014	77.71	453^rd	2093	78.4%
2015	77.42	399^th	2052	80.6%
2016	83.46	305^th	2046	85.1%
2017	79.32	376^th	2044	81.6%
2018	82.73	296^th	2037	85.5%
2019	73.42	490^th	2086	76.5%
2021	89.21	168^th	1948	91.4%
2022	87.04	245^th	2082	88.2%
2023	85.47	264^th	2077	87.3%
2024	88.38	217^th	2067	89.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Eastland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.16	132^nd	1765	92.5%
2019	77.16	226^th	1816	87.6%
2021	93.75	25^th	1514	98.3%
2022	87.90	88^th	1763	95.0%
2023	89.94	85^th	1808	95.3%
2024	94.31	38^th	1793	97.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Eastland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.38	325^th	1964	83.5%
2019	72.50	490^th	2019	75.7%
2021	79.79	268^th	1680	84.0%
2022	83.84	272^nd	1970	86.2%
2023	74.65	427^th	1957	78.2%
2024	84.74	243^rd	1942	87.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Eastland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	82.77	280^th	1972	85.8%
2019	71.06	510^th	2019	74.7%
2021	90.03	126^th	1707	92.6%
2022	84.43	254^th	1977	87.2%
2023	89.73	160^th	1984	91.9%
2024	88.91	185^th	1959	90.6%

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Rank History for White students at Eastland Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.20	429^th	1463	70.7%
2019	56.27	622^nd	1462	57.5%
2021	77.76	202^nd	1308	84.6%
2022	71.45	339^th	1425	76.2%
2023	67.64	382^nd	1419	73.1%
2024	76.46	254^th	1392	81.8%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Eastland Middle School suffers from a lack of qualified personnal for emotionally, behaviorally, and learning disabled students. Rather than helping them, the preferred goal of the school, seems to be punishment, unusually high numbers of detentions and suspensions, finding placement outside of the district, or home schooling, even though they have some special ed teachers on staff. Repeated attempts to receive services have been rebuked, and I am now forced to leave the district or continue to be stonewalled by the school. The refusal of services is most strongly defended by the principal herself. Many kids have either left the district entirely, or have gone to private or home schooling since she became principal 4 years ago.

I wrote this review a few years ago on another site, and have noticed that Darcie Feltmeyer is STILL principal of this school. Sadly, that says a lot about the community. Here is another review from the same site that explains it better:

"Eastland is a very good school with a few duds but every school has them. It is very 'small town' in that preferencial treatment goes to those who have several generations in the graveyard. You have to live here for at least 10 years to even begin to be considered as a member of the community. Overall it is a good place to raise kids. The honor system really works for Eastland."

I think the points brought up in regards to how you are treated by the community in general if you are not "born and raised" there really speaks volumes about this community in general. The latter review even states that preferential treatment is given to those with long term ties to the community. Who would want to send their child to a school like that? As far as I know, that is illegal and this school should be brought up on charges. It is not a good place to raise kids unless you are "from" there, and if you aren't then your children will suffer horrible discrimination of all kinds. Please beware. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Eastland Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2001	318	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2002	305	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2003	305	0	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
2004	288	1	4	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
2005	276	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	282
2006	265	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	9	274
2007	257	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	8	266
2008	260	0	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	10	273
2009	259	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	14	274
2010	263	0	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	14	279
2011	266	1	1	2	0	0	13	0	283
2012	264	1	0	4	0	0	10	0	279
2013	270	3	0	5	0	0	13	0	291
2014	341	1	1	6	1	0	1	0	351
2015	317	0	0	11	1	0	11	0	340
2016	315	1	2	14	1	0	12	0	345
2017	289	1	2	11	1	0	13	0	317
2018	314	2	1	10	0	0	21	0	348
2019	278	0	1	14	1	0	16	0	310
2020	297	0	1	12	1	0	18	0	329
2021	311	0	1	17	0	0	17	0	346
2022	340	1	2	16	0	0	15	0	374
2023	341	3	2	18	0	0	13	0	377

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Eastland Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	323	21.0	15.4	n/a
2002	310	23.0	13.5	26.8
2003	310	23.0	13.5	26.8
2004	297	22.0	13.5	28.3
2005	282	21.0	13.4	30.3
2006	274	21.0	13.0	34.7
2007	266	18.0	14.8	17.8
2008	273	18.0	15.2	30.8
2009	274	19.0	14.4	40
2010	279	19.5	14.3	43.8
2011	283	20.2	13.9	38.2
2012	279	19.0	14.6	39.4
2013	291	21.3	13.6	34.7
2014	351	20.6	17.0	43.6
2015	340	21.0	16.1	48.5
2016	345	20.0	17.2	42.6
2017	317	21.4	14.8	47
2018	348	21.0	16.5	46.3
2019	310	19.8	15.6	43.9
2020	329	21.0	15.6	47.1
2021	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	374	24.5	15.2	42.8
2023	377	25.0	15.0	50.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Eastland Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2001	323	21.0	15.4	n/a
2002	310	23.0	13.5	26.8
2003	310	23.0	13.5	26.8
2004	297	22.0	13.5	28.3
2005	282	21.0	13.4	30.3
2006	274	21.0	13.0	34.7
2007	266	18.0	14.8	17.8
2008	273	18.0	15.2	30.8
2009	274	19.0	14.4	40
2010	279	19.5	14.3	43.8
2011	283	20.2	13.9	38.2
2012	279	19.0	14.6	39.4
2013	291	21.3	13.6	34.7
2014	351	20.6	17.0	43.6
2015	340	21.0	16.1	48.5
2016	345	20.0	17.2	42.6
2017	317	21.4	14.8	47
2018	348	21.0	16.5	46.3
2019	310	19.8	15.6	43.9
2020	329	21.0	15.6	47.1
2021	346	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	374	24.5	15.2	42.8
2023	377	25.0	15.0	50.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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