Is Caledonia Elementary School a good school?

Caledonia Elementary School ranks 997 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Caledonia Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 437 students attended Caledonia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Caledonia Elementary School?

Students at Caledonia Elementary School are 65% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Caledonia Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Caledonia Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Belvidere Central Middle School High : Belvidere North High School

Caledonia Elementary School

Summary:

Caledonia Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 411 students in grades PK-5 in Caledonia, Illinois, which is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 school district.

Caledonia Elementary School consistently outperforms the Belvidere CUSD 100 district and the state of Illinois in standardized test scores, with 32.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 25% proficient or better in math, compared to 27.1% and 15.4% for the district, respectively. The school ranks highly for Hispanic and low-income students, but lower for White students and students with special needs, suggesting these subgroups may need more support. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.4% in 2019-2020 to 19.3% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern.

When compared to nearby schools, Caledonia Elementary generally outperforms them academically, such as Lincoln Elementary School, which has significantly lower test scores. However, Seth Whitman Elementary performs on par with or better than Caledonia in many areas. Caledonia's spending per student has increased from $11,575 in 2019-2020 to $16,345 in 2022-2023, and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.1, which could be an advantage in providing more individualized attention to students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

2311 Randolph St
Caledonia, IL 61011-9321

(815) 547-1977

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,546

Students who attend Caledonia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Belvidere Central Middle School
High:	Belvidere North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.6

Number of students: 437

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Hispanic:

29.3%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Caledonia Elementary School ranks better than 51.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.21. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (65%), Hispanic (29.3%), two or more races (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Caledonia Elementary School is 13.6, which is the 2^nd best among 6 elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District. (See more...)

Compare Caledonia Elementary School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Caledonia Elementary School is $16,546, which is the 2^nd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Caledonia Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Caledonia Elementary School 997^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Caledonia Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Belvidere CUSD 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Belvidere CUSD 100 670^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Caledonia Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Caledonia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	65.75	839^th	2020	58.5%
2004	59.44	1011^th	2030	50.2%
2005	68.02	751^st	2022	62.9%
2006	64.98	887^th	2086	57.5%
2007	66.89	818^th	2095	61.0%
2008	66.69	842^nd	2092	59.8%
2009	64.96	901^st	2120	57.5%
2010	71.45	686^th	2139	67.9%
2011	73.67	593^rd	2147	72.4%
2012	69.77	741^st	2166	65.8%
2013	68.48	707^th	2167	67.4%
2014	67.36	695^th	2093	66.8%
2015	39.54	1137^th	2052	44.6%
2016	37.59	1225^th	2046	40.1%
2017	39.38	1184^th	2044	42.1%
2018	48.28	976^th	2037	52.1%
2019	45.86	1054^th	2086	49.5%
2021	37.34	1113^th	1948	42.9%
2022	41.28	1146^th	2082	45.0%
2023	45.79	1036^th	2077	50.1%
2024	47.21	997^th	2067	51.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Caledonia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	27.29	917^th	1194	23.2%
2021	19.33	625^th	640	2.3%
2024	31.33	806^th	1195	32.6%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.69	786^th	1765	55.5%
2019	46.63	921^st	1816	49.3%
2021	34.69	1005^th	1514	33.6%
2022	37.75	1080^th	1763	38.7%
2023	45.28	926^th	1808	48.8%
2024	56.23	650^th	1793	63.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Caledonia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.17	1040^th	1964	47.0%
2019	43.18	1107^th	2019	45.2%
2021	34.12	1052^nd	1680	37.4%
2022	47.67	909^th	1970	53.9%
2023	50.96	874^th	1957	55.3%
2024	44.21	991^st	1942	49.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Caledonia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.53	885^th	1972	55.1%
2019	47.91	963^rd	2019	52.3%
2021	36.21	1016^th	1707	40.5%
2022	35.03	1195^th	1977	39.6%
2023	40.51	1103^rd	1984	44.4%
2024	49.28	897^th	1959	54.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Caledonia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.01	403^rd	938	57.0%
2019	51.78	398^th	955	58.3%
2021	40.68	399^th	742	46.2%
2022	13.28	950^th	954	0.4%
2023	36.60	605^th	970	37.6%
2024	51.38	377^th	959	60.7%

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Rank History for White students at Caledonia Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.10	956^th	1463	34.7%
2019	30.57	1059^th	1462	27.6%
2021	28.02	1007^th	1308	23.0%
2022	26.38	1125^th	1425	21.1%
2023	35.54	968^th	1419	31.8%
2024	32.09	995^th	1392	28.5%

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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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Enrollment information for Caledonia Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	342	n/a	6	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	350
1990	340	1	7	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	350
1991	323	2	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1992	361	2	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	373
1993	399	2	1	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
1994	351	2	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	358
1995	521	3	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1996	521	3	0	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1997	550	2	5	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1998	574	3	10	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	610
1999	634	11	7	31	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
2000	662	9	11	32	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
2001	709	16	7	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	770
2002	615	12	7	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	689
2003	615	12	7	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	689
2004	661	16	7	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	740
2005	689	12	12	81	0	n/a	n/a	8	802
2006	642	25	11	110	0	n/a	n/a	7	795
2007	495	17	6	83	1	n/a	n/a	16	618
2008	498	22	6	88	2	n/a	n/a	25	641
2009	485	19	4	82	2	n/a	n/a	29	621
2010	475	7	6	79	2	n/a	n/a	33	602
2011	459	8	6	85	1	1	15	0	575
2012	425	6	7	88	0	2	14	0	542
2014	355	10	4	79	1	2	12	0	463
2015	312	13	6	76	0	1	11	0	419
2016	319	19	6	76	0	1	8	0	429
2017	270	11	3	68	1	0	13	0	366
2018	252	19	2	61	0	0	14	0	348
2019	281	17	2	76	2	1	19	0	398
2020	310	17	0	87	0	0	16	0	430
2021	275	14	0	84	0	0	12	0	385
2022	292	11	2	85	0	0	21	0	411
2023	277	8	1	110	1	0	14	0	411
2024	284	6	2	128	2	0	15	0	437

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 Caledonia Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	350	15.0	23.3	n/a
1990	350	15.1	23.1	n/a
1991	339	16.5	20.5	n/a
1992	373	15.8	23.6	n/a
1993	409	17.7	23.1	n/a
1994	358	16.5	21.7	n/a
1995	535	25.4	21.1	n/a
1996	535	25.4	21.1	n/a
1997	573	26.6	21.5	n/a
1998	610	28.0	21.8	n/a
1999	683	29.0	23.6	n/a
2000	714	32.0	22.3	n/a
2001	770	35.0	22.0	n/a
2002	689	32.0	21.5	8.3
2003	689	32.0	21.5	8.3
2004	740	37.0	20.0	11.5
2005	802	37.5	21.4	13.2
2006	795	39.7	20.0	14.1
2007	618	37.0	16.7	19.9
2008	641	32.0	20.0	25
2009	621	34.5	18.0	27.4
2010	602	33.5	17.9	35.9
2011	575	31.0	18.5	32.7
2012	542	30.2	17.8	32.5
2014	463	29.0	15.9	30.7
2015	419	26.0	16.1	45.3
2016	429	27.0	15.8	44.3
2017	366	25.1	14.5	36.1
2018	348	25.5	13.6	32.8
2019	398	26.1	15.2	35.2
2020	430	28.3	15.1	37.7
2021	385	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	411	29.8	13.7	35.5
2023	411	27.2	15.1	50.1
2024	437	32.0	13.6	51.3

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 Caledonia Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	350	15.0	23.3	n/a
1990	350	15.1	23.1	n/a
1991	339	16.5	20.5	n/a
1992	373	15.8	23.6	n/a
1993	409	17.7	23.1	n/a
1994	358	16.5	21.7	n/a
1995	535	25.4	21.1	n/a
1996	535	25.4	21.1	n/a
1997	573	26.6	21.5	n/a
1998	610	28.0	21.8	n/a
1999	683	29.0	23.6	n/a
2000	714	32.0	22.3	n/a
2001	770	35.0	22.0	n/a
2002	689	32.0	21.5	8.3
2003	689	32.0	21.5	8.3
2004	740	37.0	20.0	11.5
2005	802	37.5	21.4	13.2
2006	795	39.7	20.0	14.1
2007	618	37.0	16.7	19.9
2008	641	32.0	20.0	25
2009	621	34.5	18.0	27.4
2010	602	33.5	17.9	35.9
2011	575	31.0	18.5	32.7
2012	542	30.2	17.8	32.5
2014	463	29.0	15.9	30.7
2015	419	26.0	16.1	45.3
2016	429	27.0	15.8	44.3
2017	366	25.1	14.5	36.1
2018	348	25.5	13.6	32.8
2019	398	26.1	15.2	35.2
2020	430	28.3	15.1	37.7
2021	385	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	411	29.8	13.7	35.5
2023	411	27.2	15.1	50.1
2024	437	32.0	13.6	51.3

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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