Is Pope County Elementary School a good school?

Pope County Elementary School ranks 1157 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pope County Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 305 students attended Pope County Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Pope County Elementary School?

Students at Pope County Elementary School are 93% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Pope County Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pope County Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Pope County High School

Pope County Elementary School

Summary:

Pope County Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Golconda, Illinois, with 319 students. The school is part of the Pope County CUD 1 district, which is ranked 635 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pope County Elementary School faces several key challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low test scores, and poor performance for specific student subgroups. The school's test scores are generally below the state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 34% of students proficient or better in ELA and 19.1% in math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for White students and students of low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated but has generally been in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with a ranking of 1157 out of 2067 schools in 2023-2024.

When comparing Pope County Elementary School to the nearby Massac UD 1 district schools, such as Franklin Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School, it becomes clear that the performance of Pope County Elementary School is significantly lower, with much higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and higher statewide rankings. This suggests that the school may be facing unique challenges that are impacting its ability to maintain or improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

125 State Highway 146 W
Golconda, IL 62938-4203

(618) 683-4011

District: Pope County CUD 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
1157^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,361

Students who attend Pope County Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Pope County High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.7

Number of students: 305

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

Hispanic:

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Pope County Elementary School ranks worse than 56% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.73. (See more...)

Compare Details Pope County Elementary School ranks worse than 53.4% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.07. (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 (93.1%), two or more races (3.9%), Hispanic (1.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pope County Elementary School is 11.7. (See more...)

Compare Pope County Elementary School employs 25.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pope County Elementary School is $13,361.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pope County Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Pope County Elementary School 1157^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Pope County Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Pope County Elementary School 728^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Pope County Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Pope County CUD 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Pope County CUD 1 635^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pope County Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.88	1422^nd	2020	29.6%
2004	23.94	1669^th	2030	17.8%
2005	46.00	1313^th	2022	35.1%
2006	50.81	1288^th	2086	38.3%
2007	59.41	1051^st	2095	49.8%
2008	45.92	1349^th	2092	35.5%
2009	48.69	1304^th	2120	38.5%
2010	39.31	1493^rd	2139	30.2%
2011	38.19	1520^th	2147	29.2%
2012	33.40	1616^th	2166	25.4%
2013	37.32	1455^th	2167	32.9%
2014	52.12	1046^th	2093	50.0%
2015	26.44	1518^th	2052	26.0%
2016	25.47	1556^th	2046	23.9%
2017	34.38	1301^st	2044	36.4%
2018	33.00	1351^st	2037	33.7%
2019	36.37	1282^nd	2086	38.5%
2021	43.87	978^th	1948	49.8%
2022	39.64	1186^th	2082	43.0%
2023	49.53	955^th	2077	54.0%
2024	39.73	1157^th	2067	44.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.02	1083^rd	1765	38.6%
2019	50.92	798^th	1816	56.1%
2021	64.28	347^th	1514	77.1%
2022	46.44	861^st	1763	51.2%
2023	56.35	657^th	1808	63.7%
2024	39.94	1063^rd	1793	40.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.79	1171^st	1964	40.4%
2019	31.72	1357^th	2019	32.8%
2021	33.09	1083^rd	1680	35.5%
2022	32.17	1274^th	1970	35.3%
2023	41.44	1067^th	1957	45.5%
2024	37.50	1138^th	1942	41.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.62	1368^th	1972	30.6%
2019	42.07	1103^rd	2019	45.4%
2021	51.88	695^th	1707	59.3%
2022	47.85	922^nd	1977	53.4%
2023	57.28	736^th	1984	62.9%
2024	42.08	1040^th	1959	46.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.02	1292^nd	1463	11.7%
2019	18.58	1275^th	1462	12.8%
2021	28.11	1006^th	1308	23.1%
2022	19.23	1241^st	1425	12.9%
2023	27.41	1090^th	1419	23.2%
2024	19.14	1203^rd	1392	13.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Pope County Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	52.15	644^th	1185	45.7%
2004	30.92	884^th	1204	26.6%
2005	65.35	494^th	1209	59.1%
2006	36.66	907^th	1272	28.7%
2007	35.82	932^nd	1287	27.6%
2008	36.08	931^st	1293	28.0%
2009	38.48	931^st	1318	29.4%
2010	39.80	925^th	1327	30.3%
2011	19.58	1155^th	1344	14.1%
2012	15.71	1212^th	1365	11.2%
2013	24.62	1088^th	1367	20.4%
2014	33.98	925^th	1322	30.0%
2015	34.02	823^rd	1302	36.8%
2016	35.08	812^th	1294	37.2%
2017	50.31	582^nd	1293	55.0%
2018	46.00	659^th	1293	49.0%
2019	44.35	701^st	1356	48.3%
2021	41.50	631^st	1241	49.2%
2022	52.23	550^th	1369	59.8%
2023	37.15	813^th	1367	40.5%
2024	41.07	728^th	1363	46.6%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	46.66	576^th	1161	50.4%
2019	49.30	567^th	1217	53.4%
2021	44.96	504^th	1019	50.5%
2022	58.91	373^rd	1221	69.5%
2023	40.02	713^th	1234	42.2%
2024	38.65	718^th	1219	41.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.84	550^th	1226	55.1%
2019	49.14	610^th	1276	52.2%
2021	30.94	680^th	1017	33.1%
2022	41.47	690^th	1286	46.3%
2023	39.01	738^th	1275	42.1%
2024	41.45	684^th	1251	45.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.31	750^th	1223	38.7%
2019	35.44	792^nd	1296	38.9%
2021	47.32	469^th	1048	55.2%
2022	58.66	436^th	1286	66.1%
2023	36.95	767^th	1292	40.6%
2024	40.74	666^th	1264	47.3%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Pope County Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.95	671^st	889	24.5%
2019	26.69	695^th	905	23.2%
2021	29.50	574^th	813	29.4%
2022	34.78	582^nd	898	35.2%
2023	22.71	753^rd	895	15.9%
2024	21.91	715^th	875	18.3%

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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 Pope County Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	481	6	3	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	492
1989	502	7	2	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	512
1990	498	7	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	506
1991	483	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1992	476	3	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
1993	479	4	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
1994	483	7	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	492
1995	474	3	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1996	474	3	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1997	476	3	0	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	483
1998	467	4	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	473
1999	462	7	0	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	471
2000	463	4	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
2001	432	7	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	440
2002	433	6	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	443
2003	433	6	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	443
2004	382	7	0	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	394
2005	414	7	0	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	425
2006	404	4	0	1	1	n/a	n/a	1	411
2007	388	5	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	394
2008	391	5	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	4	404
2009	363	4	2	3	1	n/a	n/a	8	381
2010	393	3	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	4	405
2011	407	2	0	4	0	0	13	0	426
2012	377	2	0	2	0	0	15	0	396
2013	400	1	0	4	0	0	13	0	418
2014	384	1	0	6	0	0	11	0	402
2015	367	4	0	2	1	0	7	0	381
2016	358	2	0	0	3	0	11	0	374
2017	354	2	0	0	4	0	14	0	374
2018	365	3	0	4	5	0	16	0	393
2019	336	2	0	0	4	0	7	0	349
2020	321	0	0	2	4	0	11	0	338
2021	306	1	0	3	4	0	9	0	323
2022	308	1	0	5	3	0	11	0	328
2023	299	2	2	6	2	0	8	0	319
2024	284	2	1	5	1	0	12	0	305

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Pope County Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	492	30.0	16.4	n/a
1989	512	30.0	17.0	n/a
1990	506	28.0	18.0	n/a
1991	488	29.0	16.8	n/a
1992	485	30.0	16.1	n/a
1993	484	29.0	16.7	n/a
1994	492	28.0	17.6	n/a
1995	480	29.0	16.6	n/a
1996	480	29.0	16.6	n/a
1997	483	29.0	16.7	n/a
1998	473	29.0	16.3	n/a
1999	471	29.0	16.2	n/a
2000	468	30.0	15.6	n/a
2001	440	30.5	14.4	n/a
2002	443	25.5	17.4	44.5
2003	443	25.5	17.4	44.5
2004	394	28.0	14.1	54.3
2005	425	27.0	15.7	51.1
2006	411	26.0	15.8	53.7
2007	394	27.0	14.6	49
2008	404	24.0	16.8	54
2009	381	26.0	14.7	53.4
2010	405	24.1	16.7	56.9
2011	426	24.3	17.4	54
2012	396	24.3	16.2	59.1
2013	418	28.8	14.4	59.6
2014	402	22.3	17.9	54.7
2015	381	26.0	14.6	60.1
2016	374	26.0	14.3	53.5
2017	374	27.0	13.8	58
2018	393	27.2	14.4	59.8
2019	349	25.0	13.9	61.9
2020	338	25.1	13.4	61.5
2021	323	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	328	24.6	13.3	68.3
2023	319	25.0	12.7	63.6
2024	305	25.9	11.7	50.5

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 Pope County Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	492	30.0	16.4	n/a
1989	512	30.0	17.0	n/a
1990	506	28.0	18.0	n/a
1991	488	29.0	16.8	n/a
1992	485	30.0	16.1	n/a
1993	484	29.0	16.7	n/a
1994	492	28.0	17.6	n/a
1995	480	29.0	16.6	n/a
1996	480	29.0	16.6	n/a
1997	483	29.0	16.7	n/a
1998	473	29.0	16.3	n/a
1999	471	29.0	16.2	n/a
2000	468	30.0	15.6	n/a
2001	440	30.5	14.4	n/a
2002	443	25.5	17.4	44.5
2003	443	25.5	17.4	44.5
2004	394	28.0	14.1	54.3
2005	425	27.0	15.7	51.1
2006	411	26.0	15.8	53.7
2007	394	27.0	14.6	49
2008	404	24.0	16.8	54
2009	381	26.0	14.7	53.4
2010	405	24.1	16.7	56.9
2011	426	24.3	17.4	54
2012	396	24.3	16.2	59.1
2013	418	28.8	14.4	59.6
2014	402	22.3	17.9	54.7
2015	381	26.0	14.6	60.1
2016	374	26.0	14.3	53.5
2017	374	27.0	13.8	58
2018	393	27.2	14.4	59.8
2019	349	25.0	13.9	61.9
2020	338	25.1	13.4	61.5
2021	323	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	328	24.6	13.3	68.3
2023	319	25.0	12.7	63.6
2024	305	25.9	11.7	50.5

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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