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Potomac Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

7915 US Route 136, Potomac, IL 61865 · (217) 987-6155 · Part of Potomac Community Unit School District 10

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

Directions
Students
137
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Potomac Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 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 →

PK–8Potomac Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Armstrong High Schoolin Armstrong

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
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 ↗

7915 US Route 136, Potomac

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten12
Grade 114
Grade 215
Grade 318
Grade 415
Grade 515
Grade 611
Grade 711
Grade 89
Enrollment over time
135’20
142’21
143’22
129’23
137’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Potomac 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.