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Tampico Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

304 W Kimball Rd, Tampico, IL 61283 · (815) 438-2255 · Part of Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

Tampico Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
156
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Tampico Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tampico Township kids: PLT Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Tampico Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8PLT Middle Schoolin Prophetstown

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

304 W Kimball Rd, Tampico

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten17
Grade 18
Grade 218
Grade 313
Grade 452
Grade 548
Enrollment over time
173’20
166’21
166’22
146’23
156’24

Down 9.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%Black 1%

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

Parents talk

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

Other schools in Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3

The district →
Prophetstown Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Prophetstown
B+
229 students15:1
PLT Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prophetstown
C+
148 students11:1
Prophetstown High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Prophetstown
B−
205 students13:1

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