Is Hartford Elementary School a good school?

Hartford Elementary School ranks 1219 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hartford Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Hartford Elementary School?

Students at Hartford Elementary School are 79% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Hartford Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hartford Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lewis-Clark Junior High School High : East Alton-Wood River High School

Hartford Elementary School

Summary:

Hartford Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Hartford, Illinois, with 166 students enrolled. The school is part of the Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15, which is ranked 629 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hartford Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.5% to 37.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 12-13% and the district average of around 30%. The school's test scores are also generally lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with only 32.6% of students proficient or better in ELA in 2023-2024, compared to 41.2% statewide and 26.9% in the district. Additionally, Hartford Elementary School has a high percentage of low-socioeconomic status students, with 66.24% to 71.69% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Hartford Elementary School to nearby schools, such as Lewis-Clark Elementary, Parkside Primary, Bethalto East Primary, and others, the nearby schools generally have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of low-socioeconomic status students. The student-teacher ratios at the nearby schools are also lower, ranging from 9.5 to 16.8, compared to 11.9 to 12.6 at Hartford Elementary School. While the spending per student at Hartford Elementary School is similar to or slightly lower than the nearby schools, the school's performance has been relatively stagnant over the past several years, with its statewide ranking remaining in the bottom 40% of Illinois elementary schools and its 2-star rating from SchoolDigger unchanged since 2017-2018.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

110 W 2nd St
Hartford, IL 62048-1204

(618) 254-9814

District: Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15

SchoolDigger Rank:
1219^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,457

Students who attend Hartford Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis-Clark Junior High School
High:	East Alton-Wood River High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.0

Number of students: 159

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Two or more races:

9.4%

African American:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hartford Elementary School ranks worse than 59% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.11. (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 (79.2%), two or more races (9.4%), African American (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hartford Elementary School is 13. (See more...)

Compare Hartford Elementary School employs 12.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hartford Elementary School is $13,457.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hartford Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hartford Elementary School 1219^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Hartford Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

White students:

Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15:

SchoolDigger ranks Wood River-Hartford Education Service District 15 629^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hartford Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hartford Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.22	1553^rd	2020	23.1%
2004	43.79	1340^th	2030	34.0%
2005	38.87	1432^nd	2022	29.2%
2006	53.12	1244^th	2086	40.4%
2007	47.75	1364^th	2095	34.9%
2008	52.54	1225^th	2092	41.4%
2009	58.56	1080^th	2120	49.1%
2010	42.44	1436^th	2139	32.9%
2011	53.40	1208^th	2147	43.7%
2012	47.30	1361^st	2166	37.2%
2013	46.25	1241^st	2167	42.7%
2014	28.13	1582^nd	2093	24.4%
2015	15.52	1825^th	2052	11.1%
2016	26.68	1515^th	2046	26.0%
2017	29.14	1438^th	2044	29.6%
2018	35.63	1277^th	2037	37.3%
2019	35.09	1311^th	2086	37.2%
2021	26.62	1364^th	1948	30.0%
2022	33.02	1318^th	2082	36.7%
2023	33.82	1307^th	2077	37.1%
2024	37.11	1219^th	2067	41.0%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	48.23	847^th	1765	52.0%
2019	44.07	983^rd	1816	45.9%
2021	35.49	979^th	1514	35.3%
2022	53.43	695^th	1763	60.6%
2023	51.55	772^nd	1808	57.3%
2024	49.80	810^th	1793	54.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Hartford Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.82	1244^th	1964	36.7%
2019	35.41	1262^nd	2019	37.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Hartford Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.21	1004^th	1972	49.1%
2022	34.13	1218^th	1977	38.4%

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Rank History for White students at Hartford Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.04	1158^th	1463	20.8%
2019	23.51	1190^th	1462	18.6%
2021	12.97	1232^nd	1308	5.8%
2022	17.34	1271^st	1425	10.8%
2023	20.72	1195^th	1419	15.8%
2024	24.75	1110^th	1392	20.3%

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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 Hartford Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	165	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	167
1990	193	n/a	1	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	195
1991	201	0	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
1992	181	2	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	184
1993	201	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	202
1994	180	1	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	181
1995	193	2	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	199
1996	193	2	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	199
1997	166	6	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	176
1998	190	1	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	194
1999	186	3	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	194
2000	210	2	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	216
2001	198	4	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	209
2002	188	2	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	195
2003	188	2	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	195
2004	192	5	2	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	201
2005	199	2	2	9	0	n/a	n/a	2	214
2006	140	4	2	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	154
2007	161	1	2	0	1	n/a	n/a	3	168
2008	159	3	2	0	4	n/a	n/a	3	171
2009	219	1	2	3	2	n/a	n/a	3	230
2010	230	3	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	5	240
2011	213	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	220
2012	214	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	217
2013	213	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	220
2014	198	6	0	3	0	0	8	0	215
2015	204	2	0	3	0	0	5	0	214
2016	185	2	0	2	0	0	7	0	196
2017	178	1	0	6	0	0	10	0	195
2018	175	8	0	4	0	0	16	0	203
2019	175	10	0	3	0	0	15	0	203
2020	183	10	0	9	0	0	11	0	213
2021	123	15	0	10	0	0	8	0	156
2022	134	7	0	6	0	0	10	0	157
2023	133	17	1	4	0	1	10	0	166
2024	126	12	0	6	0	0	15	0	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 Hartford Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	167	9.0	18.5	n/a
1990	195	10.0	19.5	n/a
1991	202	10.5	19.2	n/a
1992	184	11.0	16.7	n/a
1993	202	11.0	18.4	n/a
1994	181	9.0	20.1	n/a
1995	199	10.0	19.9	n/a
1996	199	10.0	19.9	n/a
1997	176	9.0	19.6	n/a
1998	194	9.0	21.6	n/a
1999	194	8.0	24.3	n/a
2000	216	10.6	20.4	n/a
2001	209	8.5	24.6	n/a
2002	195	8.0	24.4	32.3
2003	195	8.0	24.4	32.3
2004	201	8.5	23.6	47.8
2005	214	10.0	21.4	50
2006	154	10.5	14.7	66.9
2007	168	10.0	16.8	55.2
2008	171	10.0	17.1	66.7
2009	230	15.2	15.1	49.3
2010	240	14.8	16.1	58.7
2011	220	11.8	18.5	59.1
2012	217	11.8	18.2	69.6
2013	220	14.7	14.9	76.4
2014	215	10.0	21.5	77.7
2015	214	10.0	21.4	81.3
2016	196	10.0	19.6	73.5
2017	195	10.1	19.2	73.8
2018	203	10.1	19.9	74.4
2019	203	10.5	19.3	71.4
2020	213	11.5	18.5	73.7
2021	156	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	157	13.1	11.9	66.2
2023	166	13.1	12.6	71.7
2024	159	12.1	13.0	71.1

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 Hartford Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	167	9.0	18.5	n/a
1990	195	10.0	19.5	n/a
1991	202	10.5	19.2	n/a
1992	184	11.0	16.7	n/a
1993	202	11.0	18.4	n/a
1994	181	9.0	20.1	n/a
1995	199	10.0	19.9	n/a
1996	199	10.0	19.9	n/a
1997	176	9.0	19.6	n/a
1998	194	9.0	21.6	n/a
1999	194	8.0	24.3	n/a
2000	216	10.6	20.4	n/a
2001	209	8.5	24.6	n/a
2002	195	8.0	24.4	32.3
2003	195	8.0	24.4	32.3
2004	201	8.5	23.6	47.8
2005	214	10.0	21.4	50
2006	154	10.5	14.7	66.9
2007	168	10.0	16.8	55.2
2008	171	10.0	17.1	66.7
2009	230	15.2	15.1	49.3
2010	240	14.8	16.1	58.7
2011	220	11.8	18.5	59.1
2012	217	11.8	18.2	69.6
2013	220	14.7	14.9	76.4
2014	215	10.0	21.5	77.7
2015	214	10.0	21.4	81.3
2016	196	10.0	19.6	73.5
2017	195	10.1	19.2	73.8
2018	203	10.1	19.9	74.4
2019	203	10.5	19.3	71.4
2020	213	11.5	18.5	73.7
2021	156	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	157	13.1	11.9	66.2
2023	166	13.1	12.6	71.7
2024	159	12.1	13.0	71.1

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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