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Ashmore Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

313 S Ohio St, Ashmore, IL 61912 · (217) 349-3000 · Part of Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Ashmore Township’s School Grade D better than 7% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
74
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
53%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Ashmore Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 34% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Ashmore Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

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

K–4Ashmore Elem SchoolYou are here
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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

Directions ↗

313 S Ohio St, Ashmore

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten14
Grade 114
Grade 216
Grade 318
Grade 412
Enrollment over time
89’20
86’21
82’22
72’23
74’24

Down 16.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 4%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ashmore Elem School from Ashmore Township families.

Other schools in Charleston Community Unit School District 1

The district →
Mark Twain Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Charleston
221 students13:1
Carl Sandburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Charleston
B−
555 students14:1
Jefferson Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Charleston
C+
698 students16:1
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Charleston
C
401 students13:1
Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
B−
795 students17:1

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; Ashmore Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.