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Shipman Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–4

211 Dora Reno White St, Shipman, IL 62685 · (618) 372-3813 · Part of Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

Shipman Township’s School Grade B better than 57% of Illinois school districts

Students
155
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–4
The gist

What stands out about Shipman Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 19.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Shipman Township kids: Southwestern Middle School

On the path

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

PK–2Brighton North Primary Schoolin Brighton
3–4Shipman Elem SchoolYou are here
7–8Southwestern Middle Schoolin Piasa

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

211 Dora Reno White St, Shipman

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 372
Grade 480
Grade 53
Enrollment over time
192’20
182’21
169’22
159’23
155’24

Down 19.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 96%Hispanic 1%Black 1%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Southwestern Community Unit School District 9

The district →

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