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Carthage Primary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

210 S Adams St, Carthage, IL 62321 · (217) 357-9202 · Part of Carthage Elementary School District 317

Carthage Township’s School Grade B− better than 47% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
238
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Carthage Primary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Carthage Township kids: Carthage Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Carthage Primary SchoolYou are here
5–8Carthage Middle Schoolin Carthage

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

210 S Adams St, Carthage

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten31
Grade 143
Grade 237
Grade 346
Grade 441
Enrollment over time
241’20
272’21
245’22
250’23
238’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 3%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carthage Primary School from Carthage Township families.

Other schools in Carthage Elementary School District 317

The district →
Carthage Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carthage
B+
167 students14:1

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