Is Mount Pulaski Elementary School a good school?

Mount Pulaski Elementary School ranks 900 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mount Pulaski Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 347 students attended Mount Pulaski Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mount Pulaski Elementary School?

Students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Mount Pulaski Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Pulaski Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Mount Pulaski High School

Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Summary:

Mount Pulaski Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Mount Pulaski, Illinois, with 379 students. The school is part of the Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 district, which is ranked 384 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mount Pulaski Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 53.1% of students proficient or better compared to the state's 41.2%. However, the school lags behind in Math proficiency, with only 24.6% of students proficient or better compared to the state's 28.4%. The school performs well for female students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 40-50% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups, but struggles with its white student population, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools.

After a spike in chronic absenteeism during the 2021-2022 school year (26.3%), the school has brought the rate down to 13.7% in the last two years, which is still slightly higher than the state average. With a relatively high per-student spending of $13,095, the school should evaluate how these resources are being allocated to support student learning, particularly in the area of mathematics. When compared to the nearby schools, such as Sangamon Valley Primary School and Warrensburg-Latham Elementary School, Mount Pulaski Elementary outperforms in ELA proficiency but lags behind in Math proficiency and has a higher chronic absenteeism rate.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

119 N Garden St
Mount Pulaski, IL 62548-1285

(217) 792-7220

District: Mt Pulaski CUSD 23

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,335

Students who attend Mount Pulaski Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Mount Pulaski High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 347

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.9%

Two or more races:

2.3%

African American:

2.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mount Pulaski Elementary School ranks better than 56.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.67. (See more...)

Compare Details Mount Pulaski Elementary School ranks better than 81.3% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.77. (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 (93.9%), two or more races (2.3%), African American (2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mount Pulaski Elementary School is 13. (See more...)

Compare Mount Pulaski Elementary School employs 26.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mount Pulaski Elementary School is $16,335.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mount Pulaski Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Pulaski Elementary School 900^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Mount Pulaski Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Mount Pulaski Elementary School 255^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Mount Pulaski Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Mt Pulaski CUSD 23:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt Pulaski CUSD 23 384^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mount Pulaski Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	53.49	1148^th	2020	43.2%
2004	73.43	580^th	2030	71.4%
2005	67.35	777^th	2022	61.6%
2006	67.15	810^th	2086	61.2%
2007	65.14	877^th	2095	58.1%
2008	68.08	799^th	2092	61.8%
2009	71.87	670^th	2120	68.4%
2010	76.82	482^nd	2139	77.5%
2011	71.58	670^th	2147	68.8%
2012	71.48	680^th	2166	68.6%
2013	61.85	889^th	2167	59.0%
2015	32.12	1353^rd	2052	34.1%
2016	36.93	1245^th	2046	39.1%
2017	41.96	1120^th	2044	45.2%
2018	41.87	1121^st	2037	45.0%
2019	43.91	1100^th	2086	47.3%
2021	43.54	985^th	1948	49.4%
2022	45.31	1053^rd	2082	49.4%
2023	44.55	1073^rd	2077	48.3%
2024	51.67	900^th	2067	56.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.89	1066^th	1765	39.6%
2019	28.33	1424^th	1816	21.6%
2021	53.17	563^rd	1514	62.8%
2022	53.00	710^th	1763	59.7%
2023	50.81	797^th	1808	55.9%
2024	53.21	721^st	1793	59.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.16	1256^th	1964	36.0%
2019	34.79	1283^rd	2019	36.5%
2021	37.73	975^th	1680	42.0%
2022	45.90	947^th	1970	51.9%
2023	49.12	898^th	1957	54.1%
2024	50.50	861^st	1942	55.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.58	928^th	1972	52.9%
2019	51.67	884^th	2019	56.2%
2021	43.60	869^th	1707	49.1%
2022	44.83	986^th	1977	50.1%
2023	40.07	1110^th	1984	44.1%
2024	49.83	883^rd	1959	54.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.24	1170^th	1463	20.0%
2019	23.93	1185^th	1462	18.9%
2021	26.91	1030^th	1308	21.3%
2022	27.37	1107^th	1425	22.3%
2023	27.16	1095^th	1419	22.8%
2024	36.46	920^th	1392	33.9%

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

Rank History for Mount Pulaski Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	59.84	528^th	1185	55.4%
2004	76.12	297^th	1204	75.3%
2005	72.03	370^th	1209	69.4%
2006	71.59	368^th	1272	71.1%
2007	61.37	582^nd	1287	54.8%
2008	62.13	581^st	1293	55.1%
2009	65.06	522^nd	1318	60.4%
2010	65.20	520^th	1327	60.8%
2011	82.80	135^th	1344	90.0%
2012	71.62	387^th	1365	71.6%
2013	74.00	321^st	1367	76.5%
2015	27.20	946^th	1302	27.3%
2016	49.15	603^rd	1294	53.4%
2017	62.29	416^th	1293	67.8%
2018	59.02	469^th	1293	63.7%
2019	37.07	810^th	1356	40.3%
2021	37.22	689^th	1241	44.5%
2022	54.82	514^th	1369	62.5%
2023	71.01	315^th	1367	77.0%
2024	77.77	255^th	1363	81.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.53	533^rd	1161	54.1%
2019	30.81	891^st	1217	26.8%
2021	45.08	500^th	1019	50.9%
2022	64.64	298^th	1221	75.6%
2023	66.67	281^st	1234	77.2%
2024	90.32	48^th	1219	96.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.97	633^rd	1226	48.4%
2019	39.67	749^th	1276	41.3%
2021	32.90	650^th	1017	36.1%
2022	59.13	420^th	1286	67.3%
2023	71.99	290^th	1275	77.3%
2024	68.35	338^th	1251	73.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.10	338^th	1223	72.4%
2019	33.49	830^th	1296	36.0%
2021	35.72	627^th	1048	40.2%
2022	49.15	559^th	1286	56.5%
2023	68.80	314^th	1292	75.7%
2024	81.98	186^th	1264	85.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Mount Pulaski Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.67	553^rd	889	37.8%
2019	18.28	780^th	905	13.8%
2021	22.37	654^th	813	19.6%
2022	34.85	581^st	898	35.3%
2023	58.31	327^th	895	63.5%
2024	63.03	287^th	875	67.2%

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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 Mount Pulaski Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	367	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	367
1990	377	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	377
1991	384	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	384
1992	385	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	385
1993	380	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	380
1994	368	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1995	364	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1996	364	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1997	369	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1998	381	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
1999	352	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2000	352	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	352
2001	340	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	340
2002	339	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2003	339	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
2004	340	3	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
2005	334	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	339
2006	334	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	340
2007	329	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	4	337
2008	370	3	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	381
2009	374	1	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2010	352	1	1	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
2011	323	1	3	5	0	0	2	0	334
2012	309	3	2	5	0	0	3	0	322
2013	304	7	2	4	0	0	3	0	320
2014	322	7	1	7	0	0	2	0	339
2015	337	4	1	11	0	0	4	0	357
2016	341	4	1	9	0	0	7	0	362
2017	321	5	1	8	0	0	7	0	342
2018	339	3	1	5	0	0	8	0	356
2019	339	4	1	5	0	0	8	0	357
2020	323	3	0	3	0	0	15	0	344
2021	339	3	0	4	0	0	7	0	353
2022	340	4	0	3	0	0	7	0	354
2023	361	7	0	5	0	0	6	0	379
2024	326	7	0	6	0	0	8	0	347

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 Mount Pulaski Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	367	25.0	14.6	n/a
1990	377	25.0	15.0	n/a
1991	384	25.5	15.0	n/a
1992	385	25.5	15.0	n/a
1993	380	24.5	15.5	n/a
1994	368	25.5	14.4	n/a
1995	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1996	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1997	369	26.0	14.2	n/a
1998	381	25.6	14.9	n/a
1999	352	26.0	13.5	n/a
2000	352	26.0	13.5	n/a
2001	340	26.0	13.1	n/a
2002	339	25.0	13.6	20.9
2003	339	25.0	13.6	20.9
2004	346	24.0	14.4	21.7
2005	339	25.0	13.6	25.4
2006	340	24.0	14.2	25.1
2007	337	24.0	14.0	26.4
2008	381	26.0	14.7	27.9
2009	381	26.0	14.7	25.7
2010	362	26.0	13.9	29
2011	334	24.0	13.9	33.5
2012	322	24.0	13.4	38.5
2013	320	37.0	8.6	41.6
2014	339	22.5	15.0	44.8
2015	357	24.0	14.8	44.5
2016	362	25.0	14.4	45
2017	342	23.7	14.3	42.1
2018	356	22.7	15.6	40.4
2019	357	27.2	13.1	37.5
2020	344	27.5	12.5	39
2021	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	354	25.5	13.8	37.6
2023	379	25.3	14.9	33.2
2024	347	26.6	13.0	41.2

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 Mount Pulaski Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	367	25.0	14.6	n/a
1990	377	25.0	15.0	n/a
1991	384	25.5	15.0	n/a
1992	385	25.5	15.0	n/a
1993	380	24.5	15.5	n/a
1994	368	25.5	14.4	n/a
1995	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1996	365	24.0	15.2	n/a
1997	369	26.0	14.2	n/a
1998	381	25.6	14.9	n/a
1999	352	26.0	13.5	n/a
2000	352	26.0	13.5	n/a
2001	340	26.0	13.1	n/a
2002	339	25.0	13.6	20.9
2003	339	25.0	13.6	20.9
2004	346	24.0	14.4	21.7
2005	339	25.0	13.6	25.4
2006	340	24.0	14.2	25.1
2007	337	24.0	14.0	26.4
2008	381	26.0	14.7	27.9
2009	381	26.0	14.7	25.7
2010	362	26.0	13.9	29
2011	334	24.0	13.9	33.5
2012	322	24.0	13.4	38.5
2013	320	37.0	8.6	41.6
2014	339	22.5	15.0	44.8
2015	357	24.0	14.8	44.5
2016	362	25.0	14.4	45
2017	342	23.7	14.3	42.1
2018	356	22.7	15.6	40.4
2019	357	27.2	13.1	37.5
2020	344	27.5	12.5	39
2021	353	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	354	25.5	13.8	37.6
2023	379	25.3	14.9	33.2
2024	347	26.6	13.0	41.2

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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