State/Public Elementary Open

Poplar Grove Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 208 N State St, Poplar Grove, Boone County, 61065

238
Pupils
10.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Poplar Grove Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Poplar Grove, Boone County. The school has 238 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Walsh. It is part of the North Boone CUSD 200 school district. It serves grades Kโ€“4 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Heather Walsh
School district
North Boone CUSD 200

Enrollment & staffing

Poplar Grove Elem School enrolls 238 students across grades Kโ€“4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.

Male students
127 (53%)
Female students
111 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.8
Student-teacher ratio
10.4:1
Grade span
Kโ€“4

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White17272%
Hispanic or Latino5021%
Two or more races166.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

106 of the school's 238 students (45%) 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, FringeGrades Kโ€“4Title I

Poplar Grove Elem 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 35, state house district 69.

School district: North Boone CUSD 200

Poplar Grove Elem School is one of 6 schools in North Boone CUSD 200, based in Poplar Grove, Illinois. The district serves 1,470 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 238 students, Poplar Grove Elem School is close to the district average of about 245 students per school.

1,470
District students
6
Schools
117
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

27%
Reading proficient
17%
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 - Fringe

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