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Scales Mound Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

210 Main St, Scales Mound, IL 61075 · (815) 845-2215 · Part of Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

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Directions
Students
138
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Scales Mound Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Scales Mound Township kids: Scales Mound Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–5Scales Mound Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Scales Mound Jr High Schoolin Scales Mound

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

210 Main St, Scales Mound

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten12
Grade 125
Grade 215
Grade 323
Grade 418
Grade 515
Enrollment over time
127’20
128’21
127’22
128’23
138’24

Up 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Scales Mound Elem School from Scales Mound Township families.

Other schools in Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211

The district →
Scales Mound Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Scales Mound
A
52 students10:1
Scales Mound High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Scales Mound
B+
67 students7:1

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