Is Capron Elementary School a good school?

Capron Elementary School ranks 1077 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Capron Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 177 students attended Capron Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Capron Elementary School?

Students at Capron Elementary School are 57% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Capron Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Capron Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : North Boone Middle School Middle : North Boone Upper Elementary School High : North Boone High School

Capron Elementary School

Summary:

Capron Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Capron, Illinois, with 172 students and part of the North Boone CUSD 200 district.

Capron Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the North Boone CUSD 200 district and the state of Illinois in terms of proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 31% of Capron students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.3% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, Capron's proficiency rates were even lower, with only 21.1% of 3rd graders and 21.7% of 4th graders meeting or exceeding standards, compared to 40.8% and 39.8% for the district, respectively. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 26.3% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 17.4%.

The nearby Manchester Elementary School and Poplar Grove Elementary School, which are also part of the North Boone CUSD 200 district, have consistently outperformed Capron Elementary School on academic measures. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Manchester and Poplar Grove had ELA proficiency rates of 45% and 42.2%, respectively, compared to Capron's 31%. These nearby schools also had lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.1% to 16.3%, compared to Capron's 17.2%. The high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students at Capron Elementary School may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates could be a key area of focus for the school to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

200 N Wooster St
Capron, IL 61012-9550

(815) 569-2314

District: North Boone CUSD 200

SchoolDigger Rank:
1077^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,148

Students who attend Capron Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Boone Middle School
	North Boone Upper Elementary School
High:	North Boone High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 177

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.1%

Hispanic:

37.9%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 44.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Capron Elementary School ranks worse than 52.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the North Boone CUSD 200 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.64. (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 (57.1%), Hispanic (37.9%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 44.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the North Boone CUSD 200 School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Capron Elementary School is 14, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the North Boone CUSD 200 School District! (See more...)

Compare Capron Elementary School employs 12.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Capron Elementary School is $17,148, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the North Boone CUSD 200 School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Capron Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Capron Elementary School 1077^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Capron Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

White students:

North Boone CUSD 200:

SchoolDigger ranks North Boone CUSD 200 340^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Capron Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Capron Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	52.22	1171^st	2020	42.0%
2004	62.69	905^th	2030	55.4%
2005	33.86	1516^th	2022	25.0%
2006	66.76	823^rd	2086	60.5%
2007	73.86	549^th	2095	73.8%
2008	46.55	1333^rd	2092	36.3%
2009	51.06	1253^rd	2120	40.9%
2010	79.82	357^th	2139	83.3%
2011	70.12	733^rd	2147	65.9%
2012	63.77	937^th	2166	56.7%
2013	46.95	1225^th	2167	43.5%
2014	33.82	1449^th	2093	30.8%
2015	47.48	961^st	2052	53.2%
2016	42.51	1117^th	2046	45.4%
2017	35.38	1282^nd	2044	37.3%
2018	41.50	1133^rd	2037	44.4%
2019	30.22	1445^th	2086	30.7%
2021	28.69	1317^th	1948	32.4%
2022	55.88	821^st	2082	60.6%
2023	35.13	1282^nd	2077	38.3%
2024	43.64	1077^th	2067	47.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.21	701^st	1765	60.3%
2019	43.64	999^th	1816	45.0%
2023	33.58	1208^th	1808	33.2%
2024	46.52	877^th	1793	51.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Capron Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.05	1260^th	1964	35.8%
2019	26.62	1505^th	2019	25.5%
2021	30.53	1137^th	1680	32.3%
2022	67.63	565^th	1970	71.3%
2024	36.67	1153^rd	1942	40.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Capron Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.39	932^nd	1972	52.7%
2019	35.89	1248^th	2019	38.2%
2023	30.85	1304^th	1984	34.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Capron Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	49.53	440^th	938	53.1%
2019	29.79	715^th	955	25.1%

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Rank History for White students at Capron Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.22	1034^th	1463	29.3%
2019	23.30	1194^th	1462	18.3%
2021	27.51	1012^th	1308	22.6%
2022	51.91	665^th	1425	53.3%
2023	22.46	1168^th	1419	17.7%
2024	29.20	1034^th	1392	25.7%

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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 Capron Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	205	n/a	n/a	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	213
1990	229	n/a	n/a	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	241
1991	222	0	0	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1992	202	0	1	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	216
1993	220	0	1	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	230
1994	234	0	2	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	248
1995	200	1	2	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	238
1996	200	1	2	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	238
1997	207	0	2	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	259
1998	207	0	2	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1999	210	2	1	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	269
2000	210	4	1	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2001	215	7	2	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	294
2002	245	6	2	97	3	n/a	n/a	0	353
2003	245	6	2	97	3	n/a	n/a	0	353
2004	240	4	2	77	2	n/a	n/a	0	325
2005	136	5	0	65	1	n/a	n/a	6	213
2006	128	4	1	78	1	n/a	n/a	5	217
2007	143	1	0	75	2	n/a	n/a	6	227
2008	156	1	0	86	1	n/a	n/a	9	253
2009	123	1	0	66	0	n/a	n/a	10	200
2010	111	1	0	77	0	n/a	n/a	10	199
2011	111	1	0	77	0	0	8	0	197
2012	103	1	0	82	0	0	7	0	193
2013	101	4	0	86	0	0	10	0	201
2014	98	4	0	90	0	0	7	0	199
2015	105	1	0	93	0	0	10	0	209
2016	100	4	0	91	0	0	14	0	209
2017	116	1	1	78	0	0	12	0	208
2018	120	1	0	62	0	0	6	0	189
2019	111	1	0	68	0	0	5	0	185
2020	114	1	1	65	0	0	11	0	192
2021	110	0	1	54	1	0	6	0	172
2022	111	0	1	54	1	0	4	0	171
2023	96	0	2	64	1	0	9	0	172
2024	101	0	2	67	2	0	5	0	177

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 Capron Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	213	13.0	16.3	n/a
1990	241	13.6	17.7	n/a
1991	238	14.6	16.3	n/a
1992	216	15.0	14.4	n/a
1993	230	10.8	21.3	n/a
1994	248	12.0	20.7	n/a
1995	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1996	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1997	259	12.0	21.6	n/a
1998	259	12.0	21.6	n/a
1999	269	14.0	19.2	n/a
2000	277	14.0	19.8	n/a
2001	294	14.0	21.0	n/a
2002	353	18.0	19.6	24.4
2003	353	18.0	19.6	24.4
2004	325	19.0	17.1	29.2
2005	213	12.0	17.8	33.8
2006	217	10.0	21.7	37.7
2007	227	16.0	14.2	33.5
2008	253	18.0	14.1	33.6
2009	200	13.0	15.4	33.7
2010	199	13.0	15.3	41.3
2011	197	11.0	17.9	37.6
2012	193	9.7	19.8	47.7
2013	201	32.7	6.1	43.3
2014	199	11.2	17.7	57.3
2015	209	14.0	14.9	51.7
2016	209	15.0	13.9	39.2
2017	208	13.2	15.6	36.5
2018	189	12.4	15.2	27
2019	185	13.4	13.7	54.1
2020	192	14.3	13.3	55.7
2021	172	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	171	12.8	13.3	31
2023	172	14.9	11.5	48.3
2024	177	12.6	14.0	44.6

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 Capron Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	213	13.0	16.3	n/a
1990	241	13.6	17.7	n/a
1991	238	14.6	16.3	n/a
1992	216	15.0	14.4	n/a
1993	230	10.8	21.3	n/a
1994	248	12.0	20.7	n/a
1995	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1996	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1997	259	12.0	21.6	n/a
1998	259	12.0	21.6	n/a
1999	269	14.0	19.2	n/a
2000	277	14.0	19.8	n/a
2001	294	14.0	21.0	n/a
2002	353	18.0	19.6	24.4
2003	353	18.0	19.6	24.4
2004	325	19.0	17.1	29.2
2005	213	12.0	17.8	33.8
2006	217	10.0	21.7	37.7
2007	227	16.0	14.2	33.5
2008	253	18.0	14.1	33.6
2009	200	13.0	15.4	33.7
2010	199	13.0	15.3	41.3
2011	197	11.0	17.9	37.6
2012	193	9.7	19.8	47.7
2013	201	32.7	6.1	43.3
2014	199	11.2	17.7	57.3
2015	209	14.0	14.9	51.7
2016	209	15.0	13.9	39.2
2017	208	13.2	15.6	36.5
2018	189	12.4	15.2	27
2019	185	13.4	13.7	54.1
2020	192	14.3	13.3	55.7
2021	172	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	171	12.8	13.3	31
2023	172	14.9	11.5	48.3
2024	177	12.6	14.0	44.6

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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