State/Public Elementary Open

Central Elem School

๐Ÿ“ 117 W Livingston St, Pontiac, Livingston County, 61764

346
Pupils
13.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Central Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontiac, Livingston County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Hensley. It is part of the Pontiac CCSD 429 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“1 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Brian Hensley
School district
Pontiac CCSD 429

Enrollment & staffing

Central Elem School enrolls 346 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“1. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.

Male students
185 (53%)
Female students
161 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
26.1
Student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“1

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White24972%
Hispanic or Latino5315%
Two or more races216.1%
Black or African American185.2%
Asian51.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

208 of the school's 346 students (60%) 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.

School setting & status

Town, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“1Title I

Central Elem School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 53, state house district 106.

School district: Pontiac CCSD 429

Central Elem School is one of 4 schools in Pontiac CCSD 429, based in Pontiac, Illinois. The district serves 1,135 students district-wide and employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Central Elem School is larger than the district average of about 284 students per school.

1,135
District students
4
Schools
97
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

19%
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: Town - Distant

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