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Sarah Atwater Denman Elem

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

4100 Harrison Street, Quincy, IL 62305 · (217) 222-2530 · Part of Quincy School District 172

Quincy Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
501
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sarah Atwater Denman Elem

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 48% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Quincy Township kids: Quincy Jr High School

On the path

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

K–5Sarah Atwater Denman ElemYou are here
6–8Quincy Jr High Schoolin Quincy

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

4100 Harrison Street, Quincy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten90
Grade 180
Grade 283
Grade 372
Grade 483
Grade 593
Enrollment over time
525’20
553’21
500’22
521’23
501’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Two or more races 14%Black 5%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sarah Atwater Denman Elem from Quincy Township families.

Other schools in Quincy School District 172

The district →
Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Quincy
434 students27:1
Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B
588 students15:1
Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B−
564 students14:1
Colonel George Iles Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B
535 students13:1
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B
500 students12:1
Quincy Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quincy
B
1,295 students17:1

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