Is Northview Elementary School a good school?

Northview Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.2% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Northview Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 241 students attended Northview Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Northview Elementary School?

Students at Northview Elementary School are 35% White, 27% African American, 23% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Northview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northview Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : J W Eater Junior High School High : Rantoul Township High School

Northview Elementary School

Summary:

Northview Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rantoul, Illinois, serving 251 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Rantoul City School District 137, which is ranked 803 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Northview Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.5% in 2019-2020 to 48.0% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the state average and the surrounding schools in the Rantoul City School District. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is also consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.9% of Northview students were proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts, compared to 16.2% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Additionally, Northview Elementary School's performance on student group metrics is concerning, as the school ranks in the bottom quartile of Illinois elementary schools for Hispanic, White, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, and in the bottom half for African American and Special Education students.

The other elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District, Eastlawn Elementary and Broadmeadow Elementary, also have low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,786 to $18,316 per year, and a low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.2 to 12.4 students per teacher, Northview Elementary School's academic outcomes remain concerning, likely due to the high proportion of students from low-income families, with free and reduced lunch rates ranging from 70% to 84.06%.

Detail:

Public K-5

400 N Sheldon St
Rantoul, IL 61866-1830

(217) 893-5403

District: Rantoul City School District 137

SchoolDigger Rank:
1774^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,650

Students who attend Northview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	J W Eater Junior High School
High:	Rantoul Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 241

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.3%

African American:

27.0%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Northview Elementary School ranks worse than 85.8% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District 137! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.88. (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 Student population at Northview Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (35.3%), African American (27%), Hispanic (22.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 85.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Northview Elementary School is 10.5, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District 137! (See more...)

Compare Northview Elementary School employs 22.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Northview Elementary School is $20,650, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District 137!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Northview Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Northview Elementary School 1774^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Northview Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rantoul City School District 137:

SchoolDigger ranks Rantoul City School District 137 803^rd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Northview Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	72.70	631^st	2020	68.8%
2004	54.11	1140^th	2030	43.8%
2005	46.59	1301^st	2022	35.7%
2006	42.07	1465^th	2086	29.8%
2007	44.49	1416^th	2095	32.4%
2008	47.33	1316^th	2092	37.1%
2009	40.43	1461^st	2120	31.1%
2010	26.22	1713^th	2139	19.9%
2011	28.27	1693^rd	2147	21.1%
2012	17.20	1907^th	2166	12.0%
2013	12.71	1966^th	2167	9.3%
2014	7.00	2016^th	2093	3.7%
2015	12.05	1945^th	2052	5.2%
2016	26.95	1509^th	2046	26.2%
2017	32.86	1339^th	2044	34.5%
2018	17.98	1721^st	2037	15.5%
2019	16.48	1831^st	2086	12.2%
2021	22.60	1486^th	1948	23.7%
2022	23.79	1539^th	2082	26.1%
2023	14.80	1879^th	2077	9.5%
2024	16.88	1774^th	2067	14.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	31.52	60^th	89	32.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.93	412^th	718	42.6%
2019	40.04	451^st	743	39.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.45	470^th	763	38.4%
2019	25.57	972^nd	1194	18.6%
2023	23.62	957^th	1156	17.2%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.38	1298^th	1765	26.5%
2019	20.52	1631^st	1816	10.2%
2021	19.49	1400^th	1514	7.5%
2022	21.56	1531^st	1763	13.2%
2023	17.85	1685^th	1808	6.8%
2024	24.31	1472^nd	1793	17.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.27	1438^th	1964	26.8%
2019	18.01	1743^rd	2019	13.7%
2022	28.26	1365^th	1970	30.7%
2023	20.12	1596^th	1957	18.4%
2024	20.61	1568^th	1942	19.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.82	1930^th	1972	2.1%
2019	17.80	1741^st	2019	13.8%
2021	21.31	1370^th	1707	19.7%
2022	21.96	1531^st	1977	22.6%
2023	13.03	1862^nd	1984	6.1%
2024	16.05	1717^th	1959	12.4%

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Rank History for African American students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.59	446^th	698	36.1%
2023	22.41	637^th	692	7.9%
2024	32.64	459^th	655	29.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.42	934^th	938	0.4%
2019	14.37	932^nd	955	2.4%
2023	12.61	963^rd	970	0.7%
2024	17.30	901^st	959	6.0%

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Rank History for White students at Northview Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.23	1349^th	1463	7.8%
2019	5.54	1441^st	1462	1.4%
2021	18.30	1168^th	1308	10.7%
2022	16.44	1279^th	1425	10.2%
2023	9.38	1364^th	1419	3.9%
2024	8.84	1348^th	1392	3.2%

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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 Northview Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	402	41	11	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	456
1989	397	44	18	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	461
1990	395	48	14	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	460
1991	375	60	11	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1992	356	65	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1993	312	88	13	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	423
1994	287	71	10	9	2	n/a	n/a	0	379
1995	257	73	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
1996	257	73	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	343
1997	252	69	11	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	338
1998	254	70	3	12	0	n/a	n/a	0	339
1999	201	75	0	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	290
2000	193	67	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
2001	224	85	2	17	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
2002	176	73	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2003	176	73	4	24	0	n/a	n/a	0	277
2004	164	77	7	42	1	n/a	n/a	0	291
2005	142	61	9	48	1	n/a	n/a	6	267
2006	140	69	8	55	0	n/a	n/a	11	283
2007	108	90	7	22	0	n/a	n/a	15	242
2008	89	76	7	43	0	n/a	n/a	13	228
2009	98	74	10	48	0	n/a	n/a	15	245
2010	103	59	8	44	0	n/a	n/a	17	231
2011	99	67	5	53	0	0	13	0	237
2012	84	66	2	75	0	0	17	0	244
2013	69	67	2	78	1	0	21	0	238
2014	85	70	0	89	1	0	20	0	265
2015	89	58	1	89	1	0	25	0	263
2016	149	63	0	17	0	0	35	0	264
2017	152	62	5	57	2	0	44	0	322
2018	150	64	8	73	2	0	52	0	349
2019	151	58	3	84	0	0	60	0	356
2020	127	47	2	60	1	0	52	0	289
2021	117	60	2	49	1	0	35	0	264
2022	96	52	2	41	1	0	28	0	220
2023	98	72	1	50	2	0	28	0	251
2024	85	65	0	55	2	0	34	0	241

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 Northview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	456	26.0	17.5	n/a
1989	461	27.5	16.7	n/a
1990	460	27.5	16.7	n/a
1991	456	26.5	17.2	n/a
1992	437	27.0	16.1	n/a
1993	423	25.0	16.9	n/a
1994	379	24.0	15.8	n/a
1995	343	23.0	14.9	n/a
1996	343	23.0	14.9	n/a
1997	338	21.0	16.1	n/a
1998	339	22.0	15.4	n/a
1999	290	19.0	15.3	n/a
2000	265	19.0	13.9	n/a
2001	328	20.0	16.4	n/a
2002	277	18.7	14.8	46.9
2003	277	18.7	14.8	46.9
2004	291	18.7	15.6	55
2005	267	15.7	17.0	59.8
2006	283	13.7	20.7	62.1
2007	242	18.0	13.4	79.3
2008	228	11.0	20.7	78.1
2009	245	17.0	14.4	80.9
2010	231	21.0	11.0	89.7
2011	237	19.0	12.4	85.2
2012	244	18.0	13.5	84.8
2013	238	20.1	11.8	98.7
2014	265	19.1	13.8	98.5
2015	263	20.0	13.1	98.9
2016	264	22.0	12.0	100
2017	322	28.4	11.3	99.1
2018	349	28.1	12.3	99.7
2019	356	28.6	12.4	71.9
2020	289	21.0	13.7	77.5
2021	264	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	220	17.8	12.2	70
2023	251	20.2	12.4	84.1
2024	241	22.8	10.5	85.5

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 Northview Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	456	26.0	17.5	n/a
1989	461	27.5	16.7	n/a
1990	460	27.5	16.7	n/a
1991	456	26.5	17.2	n/a
1992	437	27.0	16.1	n/a
1993	423	25.0	16.9	n/a
1994	379	24.0	15.8	n/a
1995	343	23.0	14.9	n/a
1996	343	23.0	14.9	n/a
1997	338	21.0	16.1	n/a
1998	339	22.0	15.4	n/a
1999	290	19.0	15.3	n/a
2000	265	19.0	13.9	n/a
2001	328	20.0	16.4	n/a
2002	277	18.7	14.8	46.9
2003	277	18.7	14.8	46.9
2004	291	18.7	15.6	55
2005	267	15.7	17.0	59.8
2006	283	13.7	20.7	62.1
2007	242	18.0	13.4	79.3
2008	228	11.0	20.7	78.1
2009	245	17.0	14.4	80.9
2010	231	21.0	11.0	89.7
2011	237	19.0	12.4	85.2
2012	244	18.0	13.5	84.8
2013	238	20.1	11.8	98.7
2014	265	19.1	13.8	98.5
2015	263	20.0	13.1	98.9
2016	264	22.0	12.0	100
2017	322	28.4	11.3	99.1
2018	349	28.1	12.3	99.7
2019	356	28.6	12.4	71.9
2020	289	21.0	13.7	77.5
2021	264	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	220	17.8	12.2	70
2023	251	20.2	12.4	84.1
2024	241	22.8	10.5	85.5

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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