Is South Fork Elementary School a good school?

South Fork Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend South Fork Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 146 students attended South Fork Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of South Fork Elementary School?

Students at South Fork Elementary School are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of South Fork Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Fork Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : South Fork Junior Senior High School

South Fork Elementary School

Summary:

South Fork Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Kincaid, Illinois, with 146 students. The school is part of the South Fork School District 14, which is ranked 787 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Fork Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Illinois elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1775 out of 2067 schools and a 1-star rating. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 36.3% in the 2021-2022 school year, and its academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) exams, is consistently well below state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.2% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and only 5.9% of 3rd graders, 4% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders met or exceeded standards in mathematics.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ball Elementary School, which is 12.72 miles away, South Fork Elementary School performs significantly worse across a range of metrics, including academic achievement, chronic absenteeism, and student-teacher ratio. The high rates of poverty, with 70.55% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, likely contribute to the school's academic challenges. Addressing these underlying issues will be crucial for improving South Fork Elementary School's performance and providing a quality education for its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

550 Prairie Street
Kincaid, IL 62540

(217) 237-4331

District: South Fork School District 14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1775^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,143

Students who attend South Fork Elementary School usually attend:

High:

South Fork Junior Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 146

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.4%

Hispanic:

4.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details South Fork Elementary School ranks worse than 85.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.87. (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 South Fork Elementary School is $12,143.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Fork Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Fork Elementary School 1775^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See South Fork Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Female students:

Male students:

White students:

South Fork School District 14:

SchoolDigger ranks South Fork School District 14 787^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for South Fork Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at South Fork Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	49.37	1226^th	2020	39.3%
2004	54.09	1142^nd	2030	43.7%
2005	70.36	663^rd	2022	67.2%
2006	54.47	1217^th	2086	41.7%
2007	23.99	1765^th	2095	15.8%
2008	32.32	1586^th	2092	24.2%
2009	50.49	1266^th	2120	40.3%
2010	31.35	1629^th	2139	23.8%
2011	52.57	1224^th	2147	43.0%
2012	41.59	1472^nd	2166	32.0%
2013	26.93	1657^th	2167	23.5%
2014	25.00	1653^rd	2093	21.0%
2015	29.99	1406^th	2052	31.5%
2016	24.38	1582^nd	2046	22.7%
2017	33.02	1333^rd	2044	34.8%
2018	53.67	880^th	2037	56.8%
2019	30.85	1424^th	2086	31.7%
2021	20.52	1565^th	1948	19.7%
2022	15.02	1857^th	2082	10.8%
2023	13.91	1914^th	2077	7.8%
2024	16.87	1775^th	2067	14.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Fork Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.57	267^th	1765	84.9%
2019	31.55	1326^th	1816	27.0%
2022	22.97	1477^th	1763	16.2%
2023	18.33	1675^th	1808	7.4%
2024	20.29	1579^th	1793	11.9%

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Rank History for Female students at South Fork Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.91	477^th	1964	75.7%
2019	39.72	1174^th	2019	41.9%
2022	15.41	1759^th	1970	10.7%
2023	16.85	1711^th	1957	12.6%
2024	18.10	1654^th	1942	14.8%

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Rank History for Male students at South Fork Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	34.74	1283^rd	2019	36.5%
2023	10.10	1953^rd	1984	1.6%
2024	21.63	1541^st	1959	21.3%

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Rank History for White students at South Fork Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.18	1015^th	1463	30.6%
2019	16.66	1299^th	1462	11.1%
2021	9.58	1269^th	1308	3.0%
2022	4.32	1420^th	1425	0.4%
2023	4.24	1408^th	1419	0.8%
2024	6.83	1360^th	1392	2.3%

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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 South Fork Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	236	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	236
1990	245	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	246
1991	221	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	221
1992	231	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	231
1993	226	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	226
1994	247	3	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	251
1995	255	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1996	255	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	258
1997	227	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	229
1998	240	0	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	241
1999	249	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2000	219	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2001	182	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	182
2002	168	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	175
2003	168	6	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	175
2004	178	7	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	186
2005	171	8	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	180
2006	158	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	9	172
2007	154	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	6	165
2008	177	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	185
2009	166	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	6	174
2010	168	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	5	174
2011	161	3	1	0	0	0	4	0	169
2012	156	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	166
2013	162	1	0	0	0	4	8	0	175
2014	173	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	184
2015	175	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	187
2016	160	0	0	2	0	0	12	0	174
2017	154	0	0	3	0	0	7	0	164
2018	153	1	0	3	0	0	5	0	162
2019	159	0	0	3	0	0	6	0	168
2020	141	0	0	4	0	0	5	0	150
2021	139	0	0	9	0	0	8	0	156
2022	139	0	0	11	0	0	6	0	156
2023	132	0	0	7	0	0	7	0	146

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 South Fork Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	236	16.5	14.3	n/a
1990	246	17.0	14.4	n/a
1991	221	17.0	13.0	n/a
1992	231	14.0	16.5	n/a
1993	226	14.0	16.1	n/a
1994	251	12.0	20.9	n/a
1995	258	14.6	17.7	n/a
1996	258	14.6	17.7	n/a
1997	229	13.0	17.6	n/a
1998	241	14.0	17.2	n/a
1999	249	16.0	15.6	n/a
2000	220	17.0	12.9	n/a
2001	182	12.0	15.2	n/a
2002	175	13.0	13.5	66.3
2003	175	13.0	13.5	66.3
2004	186	12.0	15.5	64
2005	180	12.0	15.0	68.9
2006	172	12.0	14.3	66.9
2007	165	10.0	16.5	40.3
2008	185	11.0	16.8	43.3
2009	174	7.0	24.9	45.2
2010	174	8.0	21.7	47.3
2011	169	9.0	18.7	50.9
2012	166	7.0	23.7	53.6
2013	175	9.3	18.7	60
2014	184	9.0	20.4	64.1
2015	187	10.0	18.7	66.3
2016	174	12.0	14.5	60.9
2017	164	9.7	16.8	64
2018	162	10.1	16.0	64.2
2019	168	11.7	14.3	61.3
2020	150	11.5	13.0	63.3
2021	156	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	156	9.0	17.2	67.9
2023	146	10.1	14.4	70.5

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 South Fork Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	236	16.5	14.3	n/a
1990	246	17.0	14.4	n/a
1991	221	17.0	13.0	n/a
1992	231	14.0	16.5	n/a
1993	226	14.0	16.1	n/a
1994	251	12.0	20.9	n/a
1995	258	14.6	17.7	n/a
1996	258	14.6	17.7	n/a
1997	229	13.0	17.6	n/a
1998	241	14.0	17.2	n/a
1999	249	16.0	15.6	n/a
2000	220	17.0	12.9	n/a
2001	182	12.0	15.2	n/a
2002	175	13.0	13.5	66.3
2003	175	13.0	13.5	66.3
2004	186	12.0	15.5	64
2005	180	12.0	15.0	68.9
2006	172	12.0	14.3	66.9
2007	165	10.0	16.5	40.3
2008	185	11.0	16.8	43.3
2009	174	7.0	24.9	45.2
2010	174	8.0	21.7	47.3
2011	169	9.0	18.7	50.9
2012	166	7.0	23.7	53.6
2013	175	9.3	18.7	60
2014	184	9.0	20.4	64.1
2015	187	10.0	18.7	66.3
2016	174	12.0	14.5	60.9
2017	164	9.7	16.8	64
2018	162	10.1	16.0	64.2
2019	168	11.7	14.3	61.3
2020	150	11.5	13.0	63.3
2021	156	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	156	9.0	17.2	67.9
2023	146	10.1	14.4	70.5

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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