Is Putnam County Elementary School a good school?

Putnam County Elementary School ranks 548 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Putnam County Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 164 students attended Putnam County Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Putnam County Elementary School?

Students at Putnam County Elementary School are 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Putnam County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Putnam County Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Putnam County Junior High School High : Putnam County High School

Putnam County Elementary School

Summary:

Putnam County Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hennepin, Illinois, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 164 students. The school is part of the Putnam County CUSD 535 district, which is ranked 334 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Putnam County Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science proficiency across all grades, with a 52% ELA proficiency rate in 2023-2024 compared to the state average of 41.2%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate of 32.2% in 2023-2024 was higher than the district's 24.2% and the state's 28.4%. However, the school's performance for Hispanic students has been significantly lower, ranking in the bottom 909 out of 970 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023. Interestingly, the school's performance for low socioeconomic status students has been exceptional, ranking in the top 47 out of 1,763 Illinois elementary schools in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, Putnam County Primary School generally underperforms Putnam County Elementary School in academic metrics, while Dalzell Grade School and Malden Grade School do not have the same disparity in performance for Hispanic students. Additionally, Putnam County Elementary School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.9% in 2019-2020 to 14.5% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend that the school and district should address.

Detail:

Public 3-5

326 S 5th St
Hennepin, IL 61327-5168

(815) 882-2800

District: Putnam County CUSD 535

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,264

Students who attend Putnam County Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Putnam County Junior High School
High:	Putnam County High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 164

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.7%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Putnam County Elementary School ranks better than 73.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.11. (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.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Putnam County Elementary School is $17,264.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Putnam County Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Putnam County Elementary School 548^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Putnam County Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Putnam County CUSD 535:

SchoolDigger ranks Putnam County CUSD 535 334^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Putnam County Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.73	1118^th	2020	44.7%
2004	60.53	984^th	2030	51.5%
2005	76.29	437^th	2022	78.4%
2006	77.29	411^th	2086	80.3%
2007	76.55	432^nd	2095	79.4%
2008	74.39	568^th	2092	72.8%
2009	81.98	271^st	2120	87.2%
2010	77.83	436^th	2139	79.6%
2011	75.48	522^nd	2147	75.7%
2012	81.97	279^th	2166	87.1%
2013	76.26	485^th	2167	77.6%
2014	65.91	740^th	2093	64.6%
2015	48.05	950^th	2052	53.7%
2016	63.92	659^th	2046	67.8%
2017	55.41	848^th	2044	58.5%
2018	38.67	1210^th	2037	40.6%
2019	47.98	1006^th	2086	51.8%
2021	41.56	1024^th	1948	47.4%
2022	68.55	591^st	2082	71.6%
2023	67.06	611^th	2077	70.6%
2024	70.11	548^th	2067	73.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.21	513^th	1156	55.6%
2024	53.80	431^st	1195	63.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.25	723^rd	1765	59.0%
2019	53.21	732^nd	1816	59.7%
2021	63.86	353^rd	1514	76.7%
2022	92.64	47^th	1763	97.3%
2023	73.22	294^th	1808	83.7%
2024	58.57	585^th	1793	67.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.56	1317^th	1964	32.9%
2019	42.91	1115^th	2019	44.8%
2021	39.53	934^th	1680	44.4%
2022	66.94	581^st	1970	70.5%
2023	59.02	703^rd	1957	64.1%
2024	55.42	756^th	1942	61.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	40.11	459^th	907	49.4%
2024	62.66	204^th	886	77.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.82	1014^th	1972	48.6%
2019	49.82	925^th	2019	54.2%
2021	38.71	968^th	1707	43.3%
2022	67.38	553^rd	1977	72.0%
2023	71.48	498^th	1984	74.9%
2024	78.82	359^th	1959	81.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	9.70	952^nd	955	0.3%
2023	18.75	909^th	970	6.3%

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Rank History for White students at Putnam County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.38	1222^nd	1463	16.5%
2019	34.69	997^th	1462	31.8%
2021	27.75	1008^th	1308	22.9%
2022	50.39	691^st	1425	51.5%
2023	54.06	631^st	1419	55.5%
2024	55.94	595^th	1392	57.3%

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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 Putnam County Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	175	n/a	n/a	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	179
1990	169	1	n/a	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	176
1991	215	1	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
1992	205	2	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
1993	217	0	0	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	230
1994	225	1	0	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
1995	215	3	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
1996	215	3	3	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
1997	215	6	0	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	227
1998	210	6	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
1999	229	4	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
2000	228	3	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	238
2001	219	2	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	228
2002	197	2	2	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
2003	197	2	2	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
2004	198	7	1	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2005	294	4	3	9	0	n/a	n/a	7	317
2006	299	6	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	5	325
2007	287	3	2	10	0	n/a	n/a	23	325
2008	285	7	3	17	2	n/a	n/a	10	324
2009	273	5	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	19	315
2010	178	5	3	11	0	n/a	n/a	4	201
2011	168	7	0	14	0	3	2	0	194
2012	161	0	0	10	0	1	19	0	191
2013	150	0	0	11	0	1	13	0	175
2014	153	1	2	22	0	1	0	0	179
2015	146	1	2	24	0	1	1	0	175
2016	164	2	2	23	0	0	0	0	191
2017	152	1	1	27	0	0	1	0	182
2018	137	0	1	27	0	0	1	0	166
2019	126	0	1	28	0	0	3	0	158
2020	123	1	1	23	0	0	1	0	149
2021	127	2	0	24	0	0	2	0	155
2022	133	2	0	19	0	0	1	0	155
2023	134	1	0	23	0	0	6	0	164

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 Putnam County Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	179	10.8	16.5	n/a
1990	176	10.8	16.2	n/a
1991	221	11.8	18.7	n/a
1992	213	11.0	19.3	n/a
1993	230	12.0	19.2	n/a
1994	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1995	228	11.7	19.5	n/a
1996	228	11.7	19.5	n/a
1997	227	12.8	17.7	n/a
1998	219	12.8	17.1	n/a
1999	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
2000	238	13.0	18.3	n/a
2001	228	13.0	17.5	n/a
2002	218	13.0	16.8	33.5
2003	218	13.0	16.8	33.5
2004	220	13.0	16.9	30.5
2005	317	23.0	13.8	30.6
2006	325	23.0	14.1	26.9
2007	325	23.0	14.1	36.1
2008	324	21.0	15.4	34.7
2009	315	25.5	12.4	38.5
2010	201	16.0	12.5	40.6
2011	194	16.0	12.1	35.6
2012	191	16.0	11.9	38.7
2013	175	12.0	14.5	34.3
2014	179	11.0	16.2	36.3
2015	175	13.0	13.4	35.4
2016	191	13.0	14.6	37.7
2017	182	14.1	12.9	40.1
2018	166	13.5	12.2	41.6
2019	158	13.5	11.7	45.6
2020	149	13.5	11.0	40.9
2021	155	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	155	13.0	11.9	32.9
2023	164	13.5	12.1	34.8

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 Putnam County Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	179	10.8	16.5	n/a
1990	176	10.8	16.2	n/a
1991	221	11.8	18.7	n/a
1992	213	11.0	19.3	n/a
1993	230	12.0	19.2	n/a
1994	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
1995	228	11.7	19.5	n/a
1996	228	11.7	19.5	n/a
1997	227	12.8	17.7	n/a
1998	219	12.8	17.1	n/a
1999	238	12.0	19.8	n/a
2000	238	13.0	18.3	n/a
2001	228	13.0	17.5	n/a
2002	218	13.0	16.8	33.5
2003	218	13.0	16.8	33.5
2004	220	13.0	16.9	30.5
2005	317	23.0	13.8	30.6
2006	325	23.0	14.1	26.9
2007	325	23.0	14.1	36.1
2008	324	21.0	15.4	34.7
2009	315	25.5	12.4	38.5
2010	201	16.0	12.5	40.6
2011	194	16.0	12.1	35.6
2012	191	16.0	11.9	38.7
2013	175	12.0	14.5	34.3
2014	179	11.0	16.2	36.3
2015	175	13.0	13.4	35.4
2016	191	13.0	14.6	37.7
2017	182	14.1	12.9	40.1
2018	166	13.5	12.2	41.6
2019	158	13.5	11.7	45.6
2020	149	13.5	11.0	40.9
2021	155	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	155	13.0	11.9	32.9
2023	164	13.5	12.1	34.8

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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