South Elementary School
616 West Hickory St
Chillicothe IL, 61523, Peoria County
Phone: 309-274-4841
Ranking: 
(1,279 out of 3,028, top 42%)*
(1,279 out of 3,028, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3
School District: Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 321
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 396 | 409 | 403 | 396 | 313 | 93 | 298 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 8.3% | 57 | 13.9% | 60 | 14.9% | 49 | 12.4% | 56 | 17.9% | 35 | 37.6% | 51 | 17.1% |
| Kindergarten: | 102 | 25.8% | 86 | 21.0% | 80 | 19.9% | 91 | 23.0% | 81 | 25.9% | 52 | 55.9% | 83 | 27.9% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 21.2% | 92 | 22.5% | 86 | 21.3% | 79 | 19.9% | 91 | 29.1% | 4 | 4.3% | 77 | 25.8% |
| Grade 2: | 93 | 23.5% | 82 | 20.0% | 88 | 21.8% | 91 | 23.0% | 85 | 27.2% | 2 | 2.2% | 87 | 29.2% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 21.2% | 92 | 22.5% | 88 | 21.8% | 86 | 21.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 234 | 59.1% | 233 | 57.0% | 228 | 56.6% | 217 | 54.8% | 162 | 51.8% | 40 | 43.0% | 162 | 54.4% |
| Female: | 162 | 40.9% | 176 | 43.0% | 175 | 43.4% | 179 | 45.2% | 137 | 43.8% | 39 | 41.9% | 128 | 43.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.8% | 13 | 3.2% | 10 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 10 | 3.2% | 1 | 1.1% | 10 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| White: | 365 | 92.2% | 381 | 93.2% | 382 | 94.8% | 381 | 96.2% | 292 | 93.3% | 85 | 91.4% | 282 | 94.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 15 | 3.8% | 12 | 2.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 38.9% | 152 | 37.2% | 62 | 15.4% | 113 | 28.5% | 64 | 20.4% | 59 | 63.4% | 53 | 17.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 1.7% | 65 | 16.1% | 23 | 5.8% | 10 | 3.2% | 10 | 10.8% | 7 | 2.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.50 | 16.79 | 16.79 | 17.22 | 17.39 | 5.20 | 19.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 91.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 93.1% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 62.9% | 54.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 83.7% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85.3% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 73.4% | 58.8% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* South Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.