📍 210 S Adams St, Carthage, Hancock County, 62321
Carthage Primary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Carthage, Hancock County. The school has 245 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryanne Jacoby. It is part of the Carthage ESD 317 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carthage Primary School enrolls 245 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
93 of the school's 245 students (38%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Carthage Primary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 94.
Carthage Primary School is one of 2 schools in Carthage ESD 317, based in Carthage, Illinois. The district serves 405 students district-wide and employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 245 students, Carthage Primary School is larger than the district average of about 203 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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