Is Shipman Elementary School a good school?

Shipman Elementary School ranks 446 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Shipman Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 159 students attended Shipman Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Shipman Elementary School?

Students at Shipman Elementary School are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Shipman Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shipman Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Medora Intermediate School Middle : Southwestern Middle School High : Southwestern High School

Shipman Elementary School

Summary:

Shipman Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 169 students in grades 3-4 in Shipman, Illinois, which is part of the Southwestern CUSD 9 district. This school consistently outperforms the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, with 51.3% of its students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 41.2%.

Shipman Elementary School's academic performance is particularly strong in serving its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup. The school also performs well for its special education and female student populations, ranking in the top 30%. Additionally, Shipman has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.3% to 14.0% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Shipman Elementary outperforms Brighton North Primary School (also in the Southwestern CUSD 9 district) as well as Parkside Primary School (Bethalto CUSD 8) and North Elementary School (Alton CUSD 11) in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency. However, Carlinville Intermediate School (Carlinville CUSD 1) and Ben-Gil Elementary School (Gillespie CUSD 7) show stronger academic performance than Shipman in certain grade levels and subject areas.

Detail:

Public 3-4

211 Dora Reno White St
Shipman, IL 62685-4229

(618) 372-3813

District: Southwestern CUSD 9

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,857

Students who attend Shipman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Medora Intermediate School
	Southwestern Middle School
High:	Southwestern High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.8

Number of students: 159

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.0%

Hispanic:

1.9%

Two or more races:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Shipman Elementary School ranks better than 78.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.51. (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 (95%), Hispanic (1.9%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 41.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Shipman Elementary School is 11.8. (See more...)

Compare Shipman Elementary School employs 13.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Shipman Elementary School is $12,857.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Shipman Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Shipman Elementary School 446^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Shipman Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Southwestern CUSD 9:

SchoolDigger ranks Southwestern CUSD 9 381^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Shipman Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Shipman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	69.48	723^rd	2020	64.2%
2004	64.26	865^th	2030	57.4%
2005	73.16	559^th	2022	72.4%
2006	64.58	907^th	2086	56.5%
2007	62.80	952^nd	2095	54.6%
2008	60.82	1015^th	2092	51.5%
2009	67.65	815^th	2120	61.6%
2010	54.54	1177^th	2139	45.0%
2011	56.95	1136^th	2147	47.1%
2012	53.65	1199^th	2166	44.6%
2013	48.76	1178^th	2167	45.6%
2014	51.99	1051^st	2093	49.8%
2015	50.55	889^th	2052	56.7%
2016	60.74	722^nd	2046	64.7%
2017	56.25	827^th	2044	59.5%
2018	42.21	1115^th	2037	45.3%
2019	57.27	837^th	2086	59.9%
2021	53.79	780^th	1948	60.0%
2022	59.17	764^th	2082	63.3%
2023	73.73	487^th	2077	76.6%
2024	76.51	446^th	2067	78.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Shipman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.96	418^th	763	45.2%
2019	40.51	617^th	1194	48.3%
2021	27.77	476^th	640	25.6%
2022	36.51	619^th	1113	44.4%
2023	41.71	573^rd	1156	50.4%
2024	60.90	348^th	1195	70.9%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.81	1009^th	1765	42.8%
2019	43.27	1002^nd	1816	44.8%
2021	55.88	504^th	1514	66.7%
2022	66.93	387^th	1763	78.0%
2023	89.27	94^th	1808	94.8%
2024	88.70	80^th	1793	95.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Shipman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.93	942^nd	1964	52.0%
2019	69.81	541^st	2019	73.2%
2021	61.04	568^th	1680	66.2%
2022	61.28	671^st	1970	65.9%
2023	76.98	389^th	1957	80.1%
2024	80.83	298^th	1942	84.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Shipman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.24	342^nd	907	62.3%
2024	74.00	114^th	886	87.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Shipman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.59	1193^rd	1972	39.5%
2019	42.87	1079^th	2019	46.6%
2021	39.84	941^st	1707	44.9%
2022	55.63	775^th	1977	60.8%
2023	65.05	581^st	1984	70.7%
2024	69.59	515^th	1959	73.7%

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Rank History for White students at Shipman Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.00	1178^th	1463	19.5%
2019	37.18	958^th	1462	34.5%
2021	36.53	858^th	1308	34.4%
2022	37.64	926^th	1425	35.0%
2023	54.45	619^th	1419	56.4%
2024	61.95	491^st	1392	64.7%

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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 Shipman Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	158	17	n/a	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	176
1990	147	23	n/a	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	171
1991	165	26	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	192
1992	152	23	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	176
1993	156	20	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	177
1994	167	20	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	188
1995	169	14	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	184
1996	169	14	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	184
1997	150	12	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	163
1998	140	12	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	152
1999	135	15	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	150
2000	145	15	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	161
2001	137	22	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	159
2002	132	13	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	145
2003	132	13	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	145
2004	131	9	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	140
2005	115	10	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	126
2006	114	10	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	125
2007	118	12	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	131
2008	113	8	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	124
2009	130	8	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	141
2010	131	6	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	139
2011	118	8	0	3	0	0	1	130
2012	122	8	0	5	0	0	4	139
2013	103	6	0	4	0	0	6	119
2014	115	3	0	4	0	0	5	127
2015	114	4	0	4	0	0	3	125
2016	206	3	1	1	1	0	4	216
2017	199	3	3	1	0	0	4	210
2018	195	4	2	3	0	0	2	206
2019	188	2	1	2	0	0	0	193
2020	187	2	0	1	0	0	2	192
2021	182	1	0	5	0	1	3	192
2022	173	0	0	4	0	1	4	182
2023	164	0	0	3	0	0	2	169
2024	151	1	0	3	1	0	3	159

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 Shipman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	176	8.0	22.0	n/a
1990	171	8.0	21.3	n/a
1991	192	9.8	19.5	n/a
1992	176	9.9	17.7	n/a
1993	177	9.0	19.7	n/a
1994	188	9.0	20.9	n/a
1995	184	9.0	20.4	n/a
1996	184	9.0	20.4	n/a
1997	163	9.0	18.1	n/a
1998	152	9.4	16.2	n/a
1999	150	9.4	16.0	n/a
2000	161	10.0	16.1	n/a
2001	159	9.0	17.7	n/a
2002	145	9.0	16.1	22.1
2003	145	9.0	16.1	22.1
2004	140	8.0	17.5	22.1
2005	126	9.0	14.0	31
2006	125	8.9	14.0	31.2
2007	131	10.0	13.1	38.9
2008	124	8.0	15.5	38.7
2009	141	8.6	16.4	46.1
2010	139	8.6	16.1	48.9
2011	130	8.0	16.2	33.8
2012	139	9.0	15.4	31.7
2013	119	8.9	13.3	41.2
2014	127	7.0	18.1	40.9
2015	125	6.0	20.8	47.2
2016	216	11.0	19.6	44
2017	210	11.5	18.1	41.4
2018	206	11.2	18.3	37.9
2019	193	10.0	19.1	37.3
2020	192	11.0	17.4	38
2021	192	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	182	12.0	15.0	39.6
2023	169	11.7	14.4	38.5
2024	159	13.4	11.8	41.5

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 Shipman Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	176	8.0	22.0	n/a
1990	171	8.0	21.3	n/a
1991	192	9.8	19.5	n/a
1992	176	9.9	17.7	n/a
1993	177	9.0	19.7	n/a
1994	188	9.0	20.9	n/a
1995	184	9.0	20.4	n/a
1996	184	9.0	20.4	n/a
1997	163	9.0	18.1	n/a
1998	152	9.4	16.2	n/a
1999	150	9.4	16.0	n/a
2000	161	10.0	16.1	n/a
2001	159	9.0	17.7	n/a
2002	145	9.0	16.1	22.1
2003	145	9.0	16.1	22.1
2004	140	8.0	17.5	22.1
2005	126	9.0	14.0	31
2006	125	8.9	14.0	31.2
2007	131	10.0	13.1	38.9
2008	124	8.0	15.5	38.7
2009	141	8.6	16.4	46.1
2010	139	8.6	16.1	48.9
2011	130	8.0	16.2	33.8
2012	139	9.0	15.4	31.7
2013	119	8.9	13.3	41.2
2014	127	7.0	18.1	40.9
2015	125	6.0	20.8	47.2
2016	216	11.0	19.6	44
2017	210	11.5	18.1	41.4
2018	206	11.2	18.3	37.9
2019	193	10.0	19.1	37.3
2020	192	11.0	17.4	38
2021	192	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	182	12.0	15.0	39.6
2023	169	11.7	14.4	38.5
2024	159	13.4	11.8	41.5

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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