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Oblong Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

600 W Main St, Oblong, IL 62449 · (618) 592-4225 · Part of Oblong Community Unit School District 4

Oblong Township’s School Grade C+ better than 35% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
361
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Oblong Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Oblong Township kids: Oblong High School

On the path

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

PK–8Oblong Elem SchoolYou are here
9–12Oblong High Schoolin Oblong

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts25%
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 ↗

600 W Main St, Oblong

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten34
Grade 134
Grade 241
Grade 340
Grade 432
Grade 532
Grade 641
Grade 738
Grade 836
Enrollment over time
367’20
381’21
370’22
373’23
361’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 98%Black <1%Two or more races <1%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Oblong Elem School from Oblong Township families.

Other schools in Oblong Community Unit School District 4

The district →
Oblong High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oblong
C
165 students9:1

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