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Ransom Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

400 S Lane St, Ransom, IL 60470 · (815) 586-4611 · Part of Allen Township Community Consolidated School District 65

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Students
96
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Ransom Grade School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 20% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Allen Township kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Allen Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Ransom Grade SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

400 S Lane St, Ransom

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten9
Grade 17
Grade 214
Grade 313
Grade 417
Grade 58
Grade 66
Grade 710
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
80’20
96’21
96’22
94’23
96’24

Up 20% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 5%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ransom Grade School from Allen Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Allen Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.