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Cornell Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

300 N 7th St, Cornell, IL 61319 · (815) 358-2216 · Part of Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426

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Directions
Students
114
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
26%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Cornell Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 17.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

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300 N 7th St, Cornell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K15
Kindergarten7
Grade 111
Grade 212
Grade 312
Grade 412
Grade 57
Grade 614
Grade 714
Grade 810
Enrollment over time
97’20
101’21
95’22
112’23
114’24

Up 17.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 93%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cornell Elem School from Amity 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; Amity Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.