Is Oblong Elementary School a good school?

Oblong Elementary School ranks 1387 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oblong Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 373 students attended Oblong Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Oblong Elementary School?

Students at Oblong Elementary School are 98% White, 1% African American, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Oblong Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oblong Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Oblong High School

Oblong Elementary School

Summary:

Oblong Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Oblong, Illinois, with 370 students. The school is part of the Oblong CUSD 4 district, which is ranked 569 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Oblong Elementary School faces significant challenges in academic performance, particularly in the lower grades and for its subgroups. The school's overall proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages, with only 35.8% of students proficient or better in ELA and just 12.1% in Mathematics. The school's performance is especially weak for its white and disabled student populations, which rank in the bottom 10% and bottom 5% of Illinois elementary schools, respectively. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.6% in 2019-2020 to 18.4% in 2023-2024, well above the state average.

While Oblong Elementary School's per-student spending has increased in recent years, its academic performance is generally weaker than the nearby Richland County Elementary School and Newton Elementary School, which have higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The district may need to re-evaluate its strategies and resource allocation to better support student learning and engagement at Oblong Elementary School.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

600 W Main St
Oblong, IL 62449-1161

(618) 592-4225

District: Oblong CUSD 4

SchoolDigger Rank:
1387^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,806

Students who attend Oblong Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Oblong High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 373

Racial breakdown:

White:

97.9%

African American:

1.1%

Hispanic:

1.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 55.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oblong Elementary School ranks worse than 67.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 30.33. (See more...)

Compare Details Oblong Elementary School ranks worse than 51.8% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 42.73. (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 (97.9%), African American (1.1%), Hispanic (1.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 55.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oblong Elementary School is 11.3. (See more...)

Compare Oblong Elementary School employs 32.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oblong Elementary School is $15,806.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oblong Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Oblong Elementary School 1387^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Oblong Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Oblong Elementary School 706^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Oblong Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Oblong CUSD 4:

SchoolDigger ranks Oblong CUSD 4 569^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oblong Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	42.41	1354^th	2020	33.0%
2004	40.73	1393^rd	2030	31.4%
2005	44.81	1337^th	2022	33.9%
2006	43.08	1444^th	2086	30.8%
2007	42.21	1466^th	2095	30.0%
2008	44.86	1364^th	2092	34.8%
2009	42.96	1411^th	2120	33.4%
2010	50.28	1282^nd	2139	40.1%
2011	44.94	1389^th	2147	35.3%
2012	49.14	1318^th	2166	39.2%
2013	53.54	1094^th	2167	49.5%
2014	54.31	1001^st	2093	52.2%
2015	42.66	1068^th	2052	48.0%
2016	44.14	1077^th	2046	47.4%
2017	42.46	1108^th	2044	45.8%
2018	41.71	1128^th	2037	44.6%
2019	30.36	1438^th	2086	31.1%
2021	28.59	1318^th	1948	32.3%
2022	30.54	1382^nd	2082	33.6%
2023	25.52	1514^th	2077	27.1%
2024	30.33	1387^th	2067	32.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	21.90	1084^th	1194	9.2%
2021	30.02	449^th	640	29.8%
2022	19.63	1101^st	1113	1.1%
2023	17.29	1112^th	1156	3.8%
2024	15.75	1159^th	1195	3.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.17	775^th	1765	56.1%
2019	35.14	1239^th	1816	31.8%
2021	25.58	1226^th	1514	19.0%
2022	29.39	1303^rd	1763	26.1%
2023	30.70	1307^th	1808	27.7%
2024	35.90	1168^th	1793	34.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.46	1054^th	1964	46.3%
2019	32.11	1345^th	2019	33.4%
2021	28.32	1181^st	1680	29.7%
2022	33.89	1225^th	1970	37.8%
2023	30.07	1325^th	1957	32.3%
2024	38.36	1117^th	1942	42.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	18.88	894^th	907	1.4%
2024	20.02	834^th	886	5.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.57	1126^th	1972	42.9%
2019	28.65	1445^th	2019	28.4%
2021	26.15	1229^th	1707	28.0%
2022	27.96	1353^rd	1977	31.6%
2023	24.16	1475^th	1984	25.7%
2024	25.72	1426^th	1959	27.2%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.55	1082^nd	1463	26.0%
2019	15.48	1326^th	1462	9.3%
2021	14.67	1216^th	1308	7.0%
2022	13.45	1326^th	1425	6.9%
2023	10.27	1354^th	1419	4.6%
2024	14.66	1267^th	1392	9.0%

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

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Rank History for all middle school students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	56.82	577^th	1185	51.3%
2004	68.77	423^rd	1204	64.9%
2005	67.83	449^th	1209	62.9%
2006	52.03	716^th	1272	43.7%
2007	47.67	802^nd	1287	37.7%
2008	31.30	983^rd	1293	24.0%
2009	43.90	864^th	1318	34.4%
2010	54.76	719^th	1327	45.8%
2011	45.77	830^th	1344	38.2%
2012	52.18	757^th	1365	44.5%
2013	47.94	729^th	1367	46.7%
2014	53.57	636^th	1322	51.9%
2015	51.50	524^th	1302	59.8%
2016	56.79	486^th	1294	62.4%
2017	66.71	360^th	1293	72.2%
2018	51.79	578^th	1293	55.3%
2019	68.04	381^st	1356	71.9%
2021	42.47	614^th	1241	50.5%
2022	44.12	680^th	1369	50.3%
2023	41.66	743^rd	1367	45.6%
2024	42.73	706^th	1363	48.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	66.56	279^th	1161	76.0%
2019	78.73	156^th	1217	87.2%
2021	49.74	418^th	1019	59.0%
2022	43.41	627^th	1221	48.6%
2023	32.65	853^rd	1234	30.9%
2024	35.29	779^th	1219	36.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.47	558^th	1226	54.5%
2019	64.75	402^nd	1276	68.5%
2021	42.22	536^th	1017	47.3%
2022	50.07	551^st	1286	57.2%
2023	32.93	816^th	1275	36.0%
2024	46.71	606^th	1251	51.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.26	514^th	1223	58.0%
2019	70.27	318^th	1296	75.5%
2021	36.42	615^th	1048	41.3%
2022	40.82	681^st	1286	47.0%
2023	44.65	634^th	1292	50.9%
2024	40.57	669^th	1264	47.1%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Oblong Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.33	569^th	889	36.0%
2019	54.18	394^th	905	56.5%
2021	30.49	565^th	813	30.5%
2022	25.92	691^st	898	23.1%
2023	26.21	701^st	895	21.7%
2024	24.64	685^th	875	21.7%

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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 Oblong Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	548	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	548
1990	538	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	538
1991	559	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	559
1992	570	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1993	563	4	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1994	565	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
1995	560	5	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1996	560	5	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
1997	567	3	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1998	587	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
1999	576	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
2000	555	8	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	563
2001	538	7	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
2002	480	5	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2003	480	5	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
2004	454	4	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2005	454	4	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	460
2006	475	6	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	1	486
2007	472	4	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	2	482
2008	447	5	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
2009	448	4	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	456
2010	432	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
2011	424	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	429
2012	424	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	428
2013	417	0	3	4	0	0	2	0	426
2014	400	0	3	6	0	0	3	0	412
2015	394	1	6	8	0	0	5	0	414
2016	381	2	5	10	1	0	5	0	404
2017	381	1	3	9	0	0	8	0	402
2018	398	6	2	8	0	0	7	0	421
2019	418	3	2	8	0	0	5	0	436
2020	391	2	2	7	0	0	4	0	406
2021	360	0	2	3	0	0	2	0	367
2022	377	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	381
2023	366	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	370
2024	365	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	373

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oblong Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	548	28.0	19.5	n/a
1990	538	29.0	18.5	n/a
1991	559	31.5	17.7	n/a
1992	571	31.5	18.1	n/a
1993	567	31.5	18.0	n/a
1994	567	32.0	17.7	n/a
1995	566	33.0	17.2	n/a
1996	566	33.0	17.2	n/a
1997	571	33.0	17.3	n/a
1998	590	34.0	17.4	n/a
1999	581	37.0	15.7	n/a
2000	563	38.0	14.8	n/a
2001	545	38.5	14.2	n/a
2002	487	38.5	12.6	38.4
2003	487	38.5	12.6	38.4
2004	460	37.5	12.3	35.4
2005	460	38.5	11.9	39.6
2006	486	34.5	14.1	38.8
2007	482	30.0	16.1	42.5
2008	456	27.0	16.9	41.9
2009	456	35.0	13.0	42.1
2010	434	32.0	13.5	44.9
2011	429	32.0	13.4	42.9
2012	428	29.1	14.7	42.5
2013	426	n/a	n/a	42.5
2014	412	n/a	n/a	46.4
2015	414	26.0	15.9	54.1
2016	404	29.0	13.9	45.5
2017	402	27.5	14.6	47.8
2018	421	30.0	14.0	50.4
2019	436	29.5	14.7	47.7
2020	406	32.0	12.6	47.8
2021	367	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	381	32.2	11.8	44.4
2023	370	33.9	10.8	52.2
2024	373	32.8	11.3	55.5

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 Oblong Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	548	28.0	19.5	n/a
1990	538	29.0	18.5	n/a
1991	559	31.5	17.7	n/a
1992	571	31.5	18.1	n/a
1993	567	31.5	18.0	n/a
1994	567	32.0	17.7	n/a
1995	566	33.0	17.2	n/a
1996	566	33.0	17.2	n/a
1997	571	33.0	17.3	n/a
1998	590	34.0	17.4	n/a
1999	581	37.0	15.7	n/a
2000	563	38.0	14.8	n/a
2001	545	38.5	14.2	n/a
2002	487	38.5	12.6	38.4
2003	487	38.5	12.6	38.4
2004	460	37.5	12.3	35.4
2005	460	38.5	11.9	39.6
2006	486	34.5	14.1	38.8
2007	482	30.0	16.1	42.5
2008	456	27.0	16.9	41.9
2009	456	35.0	13.0	42.1
2010	434	32.0	13.5	44.9
2011	429	32.0	13.4	42.9
2012	428	29.1	14.7	42.5
2013	426	n/a	n/a	42.5
2014	412	n/a	n/a	46.4
2015	414	26.0	15.9	54.1
2016	404	29.0	13.9	45.5
2017	402	27.5	14.6	47.8
2018	421	30.0	14.0	50.4
2019	436	29.5	14.7	47.7
2020	406	32.0	12.6	47.8
2021	367	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	381	32.2	11.8	44.4
2023	370	33.9	10.8	52.2
2024	373	32.8	11.3	55.5

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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