📍 1301 7th Ave, Fulton, Whiteside County, 61252
Fulton Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fulton, Whiteside County. The school has 406 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jeffrey Hoese. It is part of the River Bend CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fulton Elem School enrolls 406 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 7.4% Two or more races and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 346 | 85% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 7.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
163 of the school's 406 students (40%) 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.
Fulton 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 71.
Fulton Elem School is one of 4 schools in River Bend CUSD 2, based in Fulton, Illinois. The district serves 998 students district-wide and employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 406 students, Fulton Elem School is larger than the district average of about 250 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant