Is Raymond Grade School a good school?

Raymond Grade School ranks 788 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Raymond Grade School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 119 students attended Raymond Grade School.

What is the racial makeup of Raymond Grade School?

Students at Raymond Grade School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Raymond Grade School attend?

Students who attend Raymond Grade School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lincolnwood Junior High School High : Lincolnwood High School

Raymond Grade School

Summary:

Raymond Grade School is an elementary school located in Raymond, Illinois, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 106 students. It is part of the Panhandle CUSD 2 district, which is ranked 528 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Raymond Grade School has consistently performed above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grades. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 43.9%, compared to 40.5% for the district and 41.2% for the state. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 29.3%, higher than the district's 25.9% and the state's 28.4%. The school has also shown strong student growth, particularly among its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, who ranked 409 out of 1,793 Illinois elementary schools and earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Raymond Grade School's chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 7.0% in 2020-2021 to 13.4% in 2022-2023, it is still lower than the 19.7% rate at the nearby Farmersville Elementary School. Additionally, the school's spending per student has steadily increased, from $11,211 in 2019-2020 to $16,920 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the spending per student at the nearby Carlinville Intermediate School ($10,969) and Litchfield Elementary School ($11,447).

Detail:

Public 2-5

505 N Prairie St
Raymond, IL 62560-4906

(217) 229-4215

District: Panhandle CUSD 2

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,637

Students who attend Raymond Grade School usually attend:

Middle:	Lincolnwood Junior High School
High:	Lincolnwood High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 119

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Hispanic:

6.7%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Raymond Grade School ranks better than 61.9% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 56.68. (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 (89.9%), Hispanic (6.7%), two or more races (3.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 39.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Raymond Grade School is 9.8. (See more...)

Compare Raymond Grade School employs 12 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Raymond Grade School is $16,637.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Raymond Grade School:

SchoolDigger ranks Raymond Grade School 788^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Raymond Grade School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Panhandle CUSD 2:

SchoolDigger ranks Panhandle CUSD 2 528^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Raymond Grade School

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Rank History for all students at Raymond Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	74.35	566^th	2020	72.0%
2004	73.59	573^rd	2030	71.8%
2005	61.99	943^rd	2022	53.4%
2006	65.82	856^th	2086	59.0%
2007	73.36	577^th	2095	72.5%
2008	74.02	583^rd	2092	72.1%
2009	71.45	684^th	2120	67.7%
2010	67.44	831^st	2139	61.2%
2011	54.73	1168^th	2147	45.6%
2012	57.34	1104^th	2166	49.0%
2013	42.56	1338^th	2167	38.3%
2014	44.53	1222^nd	2093	41.6%
2015	29.60	1421^st	2052	30.8%
2016	50.54	942^nd	2046	54.0%
2017	37.78	1224^th	2044	40.1%
2018	49.72	952^nd	2037	53.3%
2019	44.13	1095^th	2086	47.5%
2021	56.62	720^th	1948	63.0%
2022	52.77	887^th	2082	57.4%
2023	59.10	759^th	2077	63.5%
2024	56.68	788^th	2067	61.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Raymond Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.84	834^th	1765	52.7%
2019	45.71	949^th	1816	47.7%
2021	63.09	363^rd	1514	76.0%
2022	73.49	260^th	1763	85.3%
2023	69.19	360^th	1808	80.1%
2024	66.66	409^th	1793	77.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Raymond Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.32	958^th	1964	51.2%
2019	52.13	906^th	2019	55.1%
2021	63.78	516^th	1680	69.3%
2022	60.86	679^th	1970	65.5%
2023	60.61	675^th	1957	65.5%
2024	62.04	638^th	1942	67.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Raymond Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	49.26	910^th	1972	53.9%
2019	33.66	1316^th	2019	34.8%
2021	43.76	866^th	1707	49.3%
2022	42.04	1048^th	1977	47.0%
2023	59.43	692^nd	1984	65.1%
2024	58.69	706^th	1959	64.0%

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Rank History for White students at Raymond Grade School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.68	1004^th	1463	31.4%
2019	25.32	1152^nd	1462	21.2%
2021	40.32	772^nd	1308	41.0%
2022	31.16	1040^th	1425	27.0%
2023	38.62	899^th	1419	36.6%
2024	35.56	933^rd	1392	33.0%

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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 Raymond Grade School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	246	n/a	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	249
1990	257	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	257
1991	264	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
1992	252	2	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	257
1993	246	0	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
1994	220	0	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	223
1995	213	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
1996	213	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	214
1997	218	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
1998	188	0	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
1999	203	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
2000	213	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	213
2001	179	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
2002	213	3	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
2003	213	3	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
2004	206	1	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	208
2005	199	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	201
2006	155	1	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	157
2007	171	1	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	175
2008	165	0	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	1	168
2009	154	1	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	1	159
2010	156	1	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	6	165
2011	150	0	0	4	1	0	10	0	165
2012	148	1	0	4	0	0	6	0	159
2013	156	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	163
2014	149	0	0	2	0	0	6	0	157
2015	136	1	0	5	0	0	5	0	147
2016	143	1	0	5	0	0	3	0	152
2017	134	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	139
2018	130	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	132
2019	136	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	138
2020	115	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	123
2021	118	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	125
2022	121	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	129
2023	98	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	106
2024	107	0	0	8	0	0	4	0	119

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 Raymond Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	249	12.5	19.9	n/a
1990	257	9.0	28.5	n/a
1991	264	10.3	25.6	n/a
1992	257	10.5	24.4	n/a
1993	249	9.5	26.2	n/a
1994	223	8.5	26.2	n/a
1995	214	10.6	20.2	n/a
1996	214	10.6	20.2	n/a
1997	219	10.0	21.9	n/a
1998	191	11.0	17.4	n/a
1999	204	11.0	18.5	n/a
2000	213	11.3	18.8	n/a
2001	179	13.3	13.5	n/a
2002	219	12.3	17.8	26
2003	219	12.3	17.8	26
2004	208	10.0	20.8	30.3
2005	201	10.0	20.1	31.8
2006	157	8.0	19.6	29.9
2007	175	9.0	19.4	49.1
2008	168	9.0	18.7	47.9
2009	159	9.0	17.7	42.4
2010	165	9.0	18.3	47.8
2011	165	9.0	18.3	44.8
2012	159	10.0	15.9	47.8
2013	163	3.0	54.3	53.4
2014	157	7.0	22.4	51.6
2015	147	12.0	12.2	55.8
2016	152	12.0	12.6	54.6
2017	139	12.0	11.5	51.8
2018	132	12.1	10.8	50
2019	138	11.8	11.6	50.7
2020	123	11.1	11.0	48
2021	125	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	129	12.1	10.6	49.6
2023	106	12.0	8.8	39.6
2024	119	12.0	9.8	39.5

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 Raymond Grade School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	249	12.5	19.9	n/a
1990	257	9.0	28.5	n/a
1991	264	10.3	25.6	n/a
1992	257	10.5	24.4	n/a
1993	249	9.5	26.2	n/a
1994	223	8.5	26.2	n/a
1995	214	10.6	20.2	n/a
1996	214	10.6	20.2	n/a
1997	219	10.0	21.9	n/a
1998	191	11.0	17.4	n/a
1999	204	11.0	18.5	n/a
2000	213	11.3	18.8	n/a
2001	179	13.3	13.5	n/a
2002	219	12.3	17.8	26
2003	219	12.3	17.8	26
2004	208	10.0	20.8	30.3
2005	201	10.0	20.1	31.8
2006	157	8.0	19.6	29.9
2007	175	9.0	19.4	49.1
2008	168	9.0	18.7	47.9
2009	159	9.0	17.7	42.4
2010	165	9.0	18.3	47.8
2011	165	9.0	18.3	44.8
2012	159	10.0	15.9	47.8
2013	163	3.0	54.3	53.4
2014	157	7.0	22.4	51.6
2015	147	12.0	12.2	55.8
2016	152	12.0	12.6	54.6
2017	139	12.0	11.5	51.8
2018	132	12.1	10.8	50
2019	138	11.8	11.6	50.7
2020	123	11.1	11.0	48
2021	125	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	129	12.1	10.6	49.6
2023	106	12.0	8.8	39.6
2024	119	12.0	9.8	39.5

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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