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Armstrong-Ellis Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

3571 Gifford Ave, Armstrong, IL 61812 · (217) 569-2115 · Part of Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61

Middlefork Township’s School Grade C better than 33% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
81
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Armstrong-Ellis Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Middlefork Township kids: Armstrong High School

On the path

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

K–8Armstrong-Ellis Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Armstrong High Schoolin Armstrong

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

3571 Gifford Ave, Armstrong

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten7
Grade 18
Grade 26
Grade 315
Grade 48
Grade 57
Grade 68
Grade 79
Grade 813
Enrollment over time
77’20
86’21
89’22
89’23
81’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Two or more races 6%Black 2%Hispanic 1%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Armstrong-Ellis Elem School from Middlefork Township families.

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