📍 2473 N Farmingdale Rd, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, 62677
Farmingdale Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County. The school has 468 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erica Shannon. It is part of the Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Farmingdale Elem School enrolls 468 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 1.9% Black or African American and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 436 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
44 of the school's 468 students (9.4%) 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.
Farmingdale Elem School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 99.
Farmingdale Elem School is one of 3 schools in Pleasant Plains CUSD 8, based in Pleasant Plains, Illinois. The district serves 1,294 students district-wide and employs 88 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 468 students, Farmingdale Elem School is close to the district average of about 431 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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