State/Public Elementary Open

Fisher Grade School

๐Ÿ“ 801 S 5th St, Fisher, Champaign County, 61843

327
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fisher Grade School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fisher, Champaign County. The school has 327 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jake Palmer. It is part of the Fisher CUSD 1 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Jake Palmer
School district
Fisher CUSD 1

Enrollment & staffing

Fisher Grade School enrolls 327 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
174 (53%)
Female students
153 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
24.0
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 2.1% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30292%
Two or more races92.8%
Black or African American72.1%
Hispanic or Latino61.8%
Asian3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

123 of the school's 327 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.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Fisher Grade School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 51, state house district 101.

School district: Fisher CUSD 1

Fisher Grade School is one of 2 schools in Fisher CUSD 1, based in Fisher, Illinois. The district serves 610 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 327 students, Fisher Grade School is close to the district average of about 305 students per school.

610
District students
2
Schools
45
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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