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Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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Pleasant Acres Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Rantoul, Illinois, serving 369 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.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $13,150 in 2019-2020 to $17,985 in 2022-2023, Pleasant Acres Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools, with only 9.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and 0-4.5% proficient in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 26.8-33.8%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Illinois schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.4% in 2019-2020 to 50% in 2021-2022, which likely contributes to the poor academic outcomes.

While the challenges faced by Pleasant Acres Elementary School are not unique to the school itself, as the other elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District also perform poorly, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Armstrong-Ellis Elementary, Fisher Grade School, and Prairieview-Ogden North Elementary, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, despite serving populations with similar or higher levels of economic disadvantage. This suggests that the challenges at Pleasant Acres Elementary School may be addressable through targeted interventions and a focus on effective instructional practices and support for students and families.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1625 Short St
       Rantoul, IL  61866-3335

(217) 893-5402

District: Rantoul City School District 137

SchoolDigger Rank:
1964th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,040 Help


Students who attend Pleasant Acres Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  369

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
35.8%
African American:
29.3%
White:
21.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.2% Help


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Compare Details Pleasant Acres Elementary School ranks worse than 95% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District 137. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.31. (See more...)
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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 Pleasant Acres Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Rantoul City School District 137.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pleasant Acres Elementary School is $18,040, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Rantoul City School District 137!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pleasant Acres Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasant Acres Elementary School 1964th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pleasant Acres Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Rantoul City School District 137:

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


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Rank History for Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 38.03 1416th 2020 29.9%
2004 20.45 1701st 2030 16.2%
2005 36.98 1461st 2022 27.7%
2006 26.99 1707th 2086 18.2%
2016 11.78 1929th 2046 5.7%
2017 9.05 1991st 2044 2.6%
2018 11.57 1927th 2037 5.4%
2019 14.63 1889th 2086 9.4%
2021 21.26 1533rd 1948 21.3%
2022 19.09 1697th 2082 18.5%
2023 16.43 1818th 2077 12.5%
2024 12.31 1964th 2067 5.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.01 713th 718 0.7%
2023 15.64 785th 788 0.4%
2024 23.64 765th 826 7.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.58 577th 763 24.4%
2019 31.53 795th 1194 33.4%
2023 25.65 905th 1156 21.7%
2024 18.49 1107th 1195 7.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.08 1603rd 1765 9.2%
2019 20.02 1641st 1816 9.6%
2021 20.83 1366th 1514 9.8%
2022 21.81 1523rd 1763 13.6%
2023 20.26 1623rd 1808 10.2%
2024 17.78 1663rd 1793 7.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.66 1888th 1964 3.9%
2019 13.52 1860th 2019 7.9%
2022 25.96 1422nd 1970 27.8%
2023 12.77 1846th 1957 5.7%
2024 11.31 1880th 1942 3.2%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 34.70 531st 907 41.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.89 1787th 1972 9.4%
2019 17.23 1758th 2019 12.9%
2022 15.31 1791st 1977 9.4%
2023 21.36 1555th 1984 21.6%
2024 14.24 1795th 1959 8.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.86 632nd 698 9.5%
2019 24.96 611th 711 14.1%
2022 33.19 456th 684 33.3%
2023 37.61 404th 692 41.6%
2024 36.42 410th 655 37.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.40 937th 938 0.1%
2019 12.97 941st 955 1.5%
2022 15.93 926th 954 2.9%
2023 12.59 964th 970 0.6%
2024 14.82 932nd 959 2.8%
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Rank History for White students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.28 1335th 1463 8.7%
2019 28.29 1103rd 1462 24.6%
2023 36.05 959th 1419 32.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 238 55 6 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 302
1989 322 80 8 19 n/a n/a n/a 0 429
1990 329 77 7 8 n/a n/a n/a 0 421
1991 279 77 7 6 2 n/a n/a 0 371
1992 276 76 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 368
1993 379 92 13 18 1 n/a n/a 0 503
1994 115 59 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 174
1995 192 82 2 5 5 n/a n/a 0 286
1996 192 82 2 5 5 n/a n/a 0 286
1997 193 111 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 311
1998 197 134 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 339
1999 192 126 0 5 2 n/a n/a 0 325
2000 184 101 4 13 0 n/a n/a 0 302
2001 150 118 5 5 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2002 145 137 4 17 1 n/a n/a 0 304
2003 145 137 4 17 1 n/a n/a 0 304
2004 172 140 6 11 1 n/a n/a 0 330
2005 173 137 7 22 0 n/a n/a 11 350
2006 181 151 0 24 2 n/a n/a 21 379
2007 177 115 4 33 2 n/a n/a 13 344
2008 172 107 5 27 0 n/a n/a 11 322
2009 149 101 6 22 1 n/a n/a 26 305
2010 148 112 5 22 1 n/a n/a 29 317
2011 155 99 1 25 0 0 4 0 284
2012 143 104 0 38 0 1 29 0 315
2013 177 112 0 25 2 1 38 0 355
2014 155 106 0 31 0 1 37 0 330
2015 104 92 0 134 0 1 31 0 362
2016 114 109 3 87 0 1 29 0 343
2017 85 101 2 112 0 1 39 0 340
2018 67 77 0 96 0 0 17 0 257
2019 68 82 3 90 1 0 25 0 269
2020 98 115 2 119 0 1 52 0 387
2021 68 75 2 92 0 0 41 0 278
2022 78 100 0 100 0 1 42 0 321
2023 79 108 1 132 0 1 48 0 369

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 Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 302 18.0 16.7 n/a
1989 429 26.0 16.5 n/a
1990 421 21.5 19.5 n/a
1991 371 23.0 16.1 n/a
1992 368 21.1 17.4 n/a
1993 503 25.0 20.1 n/a
1994 174 13.0 13.4 n/a
1995 286 17.6 16.3 n/a
1996 286 17.6 16.3 n/a
1997 311 19.7 15.8 n/a
1998 339 20.8 16.3 n/a
1999 325 19.5 16.7 n/a
2000 302 21.3 14.2 n/a
2001 278 19.5 14.3 n/a
2002 304 18.8 16.2 72.4
2003 304 18.8 16.2 72.4
2004 330 17.8 18.5 57.3
2005 350 18.8 18.6 68.4
2006 379 16.8 22.6 59.5
2007 344 21.0 16.4 61.6
2008 322 15.0 21.5 59.8
2009 305 17.0 17.9 73.1
2010 317 17.0 18.6 73.6
2011 284 18.0 15.7 71.8
2012 315 19.0 16.5 68.3
2013 355 23.2 15.2 95.5
2014 330 23.0 14.3 93.6
2015 362 26.0 13.9 99.2
2016 343 26.0 13.1 99.1
2017 340 30.0 11.3 99.1
2018 257 24.9 10.3 99.2
2019 269 26.5 10.1 85.5
2020 387 26.0 14.8 89.9
2021 278 n/a n/a n/a
2022 321 20.9 15.2 86.6
2023 369 24.2 15.2 93.2

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 Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 302 18.0 16.7 n/a
1989 429 26.0 16.5 n/a
1990 421 21.5 19.5 n/a
1991 371 23.0 16.1 n/a
1992 368 21.1 17.4 n/a
1993 503 25.0 20.1 n/a
1994 174 13.0 13.4 n/a
1995 286 17.6 16.3 n/a
1996 286 17.6 16.3 n/a
1997 311 19.7 15.8 n/a
1998 339 20.8 16.3 n/a
1999 325 19.5 16.7 n/a
2000 302 21.3 14.2 n/a
2001 278 19.5 14.3 n/a
2002 304 18.8 16.2 72.4
2003 304 18.8 16.2 72.4
2004 330 17.8 18.5 57.3
2005 350 18.8 18.6 68.4
2006 379 16.8 22.6 59.5
2007 344 21.0 16.4 61.6
2008 322 15.0 21.5 59.8
2009 305 17.0 17.9 73.1
2010 317 17.0 18.6 73.6
2011 284 18.0 15.7 71.8
2012 315 19.0 16.5 68.3
2013 355 23.2 15.2 95.5
2014 330 23.0 14.3 93.6
2015 362 26.0 13.9 99.2
2016 343 26.0 13.1 99.1
2017 340 30.0 11.3 99.1
2018 257 24.9 10.3 99.2
2019 269 26.5 10.1 85.5
2020 387 26.0 14.8 89.9
2021 278 n/a n/a n/a
2022 321 20.9 15.2 86.6
2023 369 24.2 15.2 93.2

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.

Immunization Rates

Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaVaricellaDTPHepatitis BPneumococcal
201598.9%99.2%99.2%99.2%98.9%98.9%
201698.3%96.8%96.8%96.8%97.7%97.7%6.1%6.4%
201796.8%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%97.1%5.5%5.5%
201898.1%98.5%98.5%98.5%98.5%97.3%7.7%7.7%
201998.5%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.9%98.5%8.6%8.2%
202199.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%99.6%98.5%100.0%29.2%
202299.0%99.4%99.4%99.4%99.4%98.7%34.6%34.9%
202399.2%99.2%99.2%99.2%98.9%97.8%98.9%36.2%
202497.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%97.6%96.9%16.4%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,514 (12.0%) $11,072 (88.0%) $12,585
2020 $1,380 (10.5%) $11,770 (89.5%) $13,150
2021 $2,254 (13.1%) $14,937 (86.9%) $17,191
2022 $2,254 (13.1%) $14,937 (86.9%) $17,191
2023 $3,004 (16.7%) $14,980 (83.3%) $17,985
2024 $4,014 (22.3%) $14,026 (77.7%) $18,040

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Pleasant Acres Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1889th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1818th of 2077 Elementary schools
 3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)3.34.8
 1.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rantoul City School District 137)9.85.7
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)02.4
 2.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rantoul City School District 137)9.94
 5.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)4.813.5
 8.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rantoul City School District 137)8.511.4
 2.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)2.410.8
 8.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rantoul City School District 137)86.9
 1.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)25.610.9
 14.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Rantoul City School District 137)15.411.5
 3.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)146.5
 7.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rantoul City School District 137)8.86.7
 2.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Pleasant Acres Elementary School)37.228.3
 8.9%
   5th Grade Science (Rantoul City School District 137)31.131.9
 0.8%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students269369
 37.2%
African American82108
 31.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian31
 66.7%
Hispanic90132
 46.7%
Pacific Islander01
White6879
 16.2%
Two or More Races2548
 92%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients85.5%93.2%
 7.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Acres Elementary School

Pleasant Acres Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students who attend Pleasant Acres Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

Students at Pleasant Acres Elementary School are 36% Hispanic, 29% African American, 21% White, 13% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 369 students attended Pleasant Acres Elementary School.


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