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Central Grade School

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

3901 S Banker St., Effingham, IL 62401 · (217) 540-1400 · Part of Effingham Community Unit School District 40

Watson Township’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
547
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Central Grade School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Watson Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

KEarly Learning Centerin Effingham
2–5Central Grade SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency18%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

3901 S Banker St., Effingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 263
Grade 3146
Grade 4164
Grade 5172
Grade 62
Enrollment over time
593’20
503’21
498’22
503’23
547’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 88%Hispanic 7%Black 2%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central Grade School from Watson Township families.

Other schools in Effingham Community Unit School District 40

The district →
Effingham Unit 40 Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Effingham
121 students24:1
Early Learning Center
Elementary · Grades K · Effingham
175 students11:1
South Side Grade School
Elementary · Grades 1–2 · Effingham
248 students10:1
Effingham Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Effingham
B−
458 students13:1
Effingham High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Effingham
B
712 students14:1

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