Best Public Schools in Zip Code 61912

Summary:

The 61912 zip code in Illinois has only one public elementary school, Ashmore Elementary School, which serves grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 82 students. The school is part of the Charleston CUSD 1 district, which is ranked 616 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ashmore Elementary School's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3 and 4. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 21.4% of 3rd-grade students and 0% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 30.6% and 37.8%, respectively. In Mathematics, only 7.1% of 3rd-grade students and 0% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 33.8% and 28.4%, respectively. The school's performance has been consistently low, with only slight improvements in some grade levels and subject areas over the past two school years.

Additionally, Ashmore Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school also has a high percentage of students (54.88%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population. Despite the higher per-student spending of $16,215 and a relatively small class size with a student-teacher ratio of 10.9, the school is still struggling academically, suggesting a need to re-evaluate the allocation and utilization of resources to better support student learning and achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				IAR English Language Arts (2024)		IAR Mathematics (2024)		% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ashmore Elementary School	Public	K-4	313 S Ohio St	Ashmore	61912	Coles County	Charleston CUSD 1	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(217) 349-3000	72	7	10.2	55.6%	62 (86.1%)	2 (2.8%)	5 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	16	1811^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.4%		39.9	1174^th of 2077 public elementary schools	43.5%	637	21.4	0.0	7.1	0.0	95.8	95.8	95.8	95.8	97.2	95.8	95.8	$19,491	$1,490	$18,001

Cities Near Zip Code 61912

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashmore	0.35 mi	1	771^st
Kansas	4.45 mi	3	475^th
Charleston	8.29 mi	7	496^th
Oakland	9.08 mi	2	468^th
Martinsville	14.88 mi	2	579^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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