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Thomas Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–3

1025 N Wall St, Carbondale, IL 62901 · (618) 457-6226 · Part of Carbondale Elementary School District 95

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Directions
Students
400
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–3
The gist

What stands out about Thomas Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Carbondale Township kids: Carbondale Middle School

On the path

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

PK–1Parrish Elem Schoolin Carbondale
2–3Thomas Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Carbondale Middle Schoolin Carbondale

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
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 ↗

1025 N Wall St, Carbondale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 2188
Grade 3212
Enrollment over time
345’20
303’21
305’22
366’23
400’24

Up 15.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 51%White 25%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas Elementary School from Carbondale Township families.

Other schools in Carbondale Elementary School District 95

The district →
Parrish Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Carbondale
466 students15:1
Lewis School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Carbondale
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325 students13:1
Carbondale Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Carbondale
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457 students13:1

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