Is Scales Mound Elementary School a good school?

Scales Mound Elementary School ranks 437 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Scales Mound Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 128 students attended Scales Mound Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Scales Mound Elementary School?

Students at Scales Mound Elementary School are 94% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Scales Mound Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Scales Mound Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Scales Mound Junior High School High : Scales Mound High School

Scales Mound Elementary School

Summary:

Scales Mound Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Scales Mound, Illinois, with 127 students and part of the Scales Mound CUSD 211 district, which is ranked 242 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has shown mixed academic performance in recent years, with 51.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 46.7% proficient or better in Mathematics in the 2023-2024 school year, outperforming the state averages. However, the school's performance has fluctuated, with lower rankings and star ratings in the 2021-2022 and 2020-2021 school years. The school's performance has varied across different student groups, with female students generally performing better than male students, and the school's ranking for white students declining from a 3-star rating in 2022-2023 to a 0-star rating in 2021-2022. Positively, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 8.1% in 2017-2018 to 3.3% in 2020-2021, which is lower than the state average.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, such as East Dubuque Elementary School and Stockton Elementary School, Scales Mound Elementary School generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of academic achievement. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 26.77% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the nearby schools, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 in 2022-2023, which may be a factor in the school's academic success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

210 Main St
Scales Mound, IL 61075-9393

(815) 845-2215

District: Scales Mound CUSD 211

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,931

Students who attend Scales Mound Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scales Mound Junior High School
High:	Scales Mound High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.2

Number of students: 128

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 21.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Scales Mound Elementary School ranks better than 78.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.09. (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 (93.8%), two or more races (3.9%), Hispanic (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 21.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Scales Mound Elementary School is 10.2. (See more...)

Compare Scales Mound Elementary School employs 12.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Scales Mound Elementary School is $22,931.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Scales Mound Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Scales Mound Elementary School 437^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Scales Mound Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

White students:

Scales Mound CUSD 211:

SchoolDigger ranks Scales Mound CUSD 211 242^nd of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Scales Mound Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Scales Mound Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	60.01	982^nd	2020	51.4%
2004	72.91	599^th	2030	70.5%
2005	60.43	974^th	2022	51.8%
2006	69.17	734^th	2086	64.8%
2007	73.48	572^nd	2095	72.7%
2008	80.23	327^th	2092	84.4%
2009	72.83	643^rd	2120	69.7%
2010	66.09	876^th	2139	59.0%
2011	84.12	183^rd	2147	91.5%
2012	82.31	263^rd	2166	87.9%
2013	62.23	881^st	2167	59.3%
2014	68.38	665^th	2093	68.2%
2015	70.53	524^th	2052	74.5%
2016	70.12	553^rd	2046	73.0%
2017	75.29	465^th	2044	77.3%
2018	76.14	440^th	2037	78.4%
2019	74.45	472^nd	2086	77.4%
2021	40.66	1039^th	1948	46.7%
2022	30.17	1397^th	2082	32.9%
2023	51.26	917^th	2077	55.8%
2024	77.09	437^th	2067	78.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Scales Mound Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.50	920^th	1808	49.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Scales Mound Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	80.75	322^nd	1964	83.6%
2019	84.34	239^th	2019	88.2%
2022	26.74	1408^th	1970	28.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Scales Mound Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	65.54	616^th	2019	69.5%
2021	27.74	1199^th	1707	29.8%
2022	20.38	1582^nd	1977	20.0%
2023	28.65	1355^th	1984	31.7%

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Rank History for White students at Scales Mound Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.77	566^th	1463	61.3%
2019	57.99	595^th	1462	59.3%
2021	26.07	1042^nd	1308	20.3%
2022	15.59	1288^th	1425	9.6%
2023	37.65	928^th	1419	34.6%
2024	61.64	497^th	1392	64.3%

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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 Scales Mound Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	154	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	154
1990	172	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	173
1991	166	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	166
1992	179	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
1993	163	0	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	165
1994	163	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	163
1995	156	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
1996	156	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	156
1997	165	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	165
1998	160	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	160
1999	165	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	165
2000	157	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	160
2001	149	0	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	153
2002	115	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	117
2003	115	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	117
2004	109	0	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	112
2005	108	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	110
2006	109	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	2	112
2007	105	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	1	107
2008	115	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	3	119
2009	109	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	2	111
2010	126	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1	127
2011	117	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	121
2012	121	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	127
2013	131	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	136
2014	131	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	136
2015	127	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	133
2016	121	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	128
2017	130	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	133
2018	121	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	130
2019	119	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	129
2020	124	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	133
2021	121	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	127
2022	121	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	128
2023	115	0	0	5	0	0	7	0	127
2024	120	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	128

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 Scales Mound Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	154	11.0	14.0	n/a
1990	173	11.0	15.7	n/a
1991	166	12.6	13.1	n/a
1992	179	12.6	14.2	n/a
1993	165	12.0	13.8	n/a
1994	163	12.0	13.6	n/a
1995	156	11.0	14.2	n/a
1996	156	11.0	14.2	n/a
1997	165	11.0	15.0	n/a
1998	160	12.6	12.7	n/a
1999	165	12.0	13.8	n/a
2000	160	12.0	13.3	n/a
2001	153	12.0	12.8	n/a
2002	117	12.2	9.6	17.9
2003	117	12.2	9.6	17.9
2004	112	12.0	9.3	25.9
2005	110	12.0	9.2	26.4
2006	112	12.0	9.3	31.8
2007	107	11.0	9.7	35.8
2008	119	10.0	11.9	34.5
2009	111	10.4	10.7	30.3
2010	127	10.4	12.2	25.4
2011	121	10.4	11.6	28.1
2012	127	9.3	13.6	26.8
2013	136	14.6	9.2	27.9
2014	136	10.4	13.0	21.3
2015	133	11.0	12.0	28.6
2016	128	11.0	11.6	16.4
2017	133	10.5	12.6	15.8
2018	130	10.4	12.4	24.6
2019	129	10.4	12.4	27.1
2020	133	9.1	14.5	22.6
2021	127	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	128	10.1	12.6	23.4
2023	127	10.0	12.7	26.8
2024	128	12.5	10.2	21.1

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 Scales Mound Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	154	11.0	14.0	n/a
1990	173	11.0	15.7	n/a
1991	166	12.6	13.1	n/a
1992	179	12.6	14.2	n/a
1993	165	12.0	13.8	n/a
1994	163	12.0	13.6	n/a
1995	156	11.0	14.2	n/a
1996	156	11.0	14.2	n/a
1997	165	11.0	15.0	n/a
1998	160	12.6	12.7	n/a
1999	165	12.0	13.8	n/a
2000	160	12.0	13.3	n/a
2001	153	12.0	12.8	n/a
2002	117	12.2	9.6	17.9
2003	117	12.2	9.6	17.9
2004	112	12.0	9.3	25.9
2005	110	12.0	9.2	26.4
2006	112	12.0	9.3	31.8
2007	107	11.0	9.7	35.8
2008	119	10.0	11.9	34.5
2009	111	10.4	10.7	30.3
2010	127	10.4	12.2	25.4
2011	121	10.4	11.6	28.1
2012	127	9.3	13.6	26.8
2013	136	14.6	9.2	27.9
2014	136	10.4	13.0	21.3
2015	133	11.0	12.0	28.6
2016	128	11.0	11.6	16.4
2017	133	10.5	12.6	15.8
2018	130	10.4	12.4	24.6
2019	129	10.4	12.4	27.1
2020	133	9.1	14.5	22.6
2021	127	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	128	10.1	12.6	23.4
2023	127	10.0	12.7	26.8
2024	128	12.5	10.2	21.1

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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