📍 3901 S Banker St., Effingham, Effingham County, 62401
Central Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Effingham, Effingham County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aron Spicer. It is part of the Effingham CUSD 40 school district. It serves grades 2–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Grade School enrolls 498 students across grades 2–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 445 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 5% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
259 of the school's 498 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 55, state house district 109.
Central Grade School is one of 6 schools in Effingham CUSD 40, based in Effingham, Illinois. The district serves 2,261 students district-wide and employs 168 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Central Grade School is larger than the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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