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Farmingdale Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

2473 N Farmingdale Rd, Pleasant Plains, IL 62677 · (217) 626-1221 · Part of Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8

Gardner Township’s School Grade B better than 56% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
485
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
4%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Farmingdale Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Gardner Township kids: Pleasant Plains Middle School

On the path

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

PK–4Farmingdale Elem SchoolYou are here
5–8Pleasant Plains Middle Schoolin Pleasant Plains

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2473 N Farmingdale Rd, Pleasant Plains

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten100
Grade 174
Grade 294
Grade 385
Grade 498
Enrollment over time
463’20
459’21
468’22
478’23
485’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Farmingdale Elem School from Gardner Township families.

Other schools in Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8

The district →
Pleasant Plains Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Pleasant Plains
B−
393 students15:1
Pleasant Plains High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pleasant Plains
A−
416 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; Gardner Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.