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B+

Cerro Gordo Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

209 S Monroe St, Cerro Gordo, IL 61818 · (217) 763-2551 · Part of Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100

Cerro Gordo Township’s School Grade B better than 63% of Illinois school districts

Students
246
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cerro Gordo Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Cerro Gordo Township kids: Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High Sch

On the path

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

PK–5Cerro Gordo Elem SchoolYou are here
6–12Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High Schin Cerro Gordo

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts52%
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).

209 S Monroe St, Cerro Gordo

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten43
Grade 130
Grade 234
Grade 339
Grade 429
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
253’20
261’21
239’22
240’23
246’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cerro Gordo Elem School from Cerro Gordo Township families.

Other schools in Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100

The district →

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