South Central Elementary-kinmundy, Kinmundy IL

Original Research by School Decision on South Central Elementary-kinmundy

South Central Elementary-Kinmundy serves the early elementary grades in a small, stable rural community in Marion County. The school enrolls a small student body in preK through fifth grade, with a predominantly white student composition and no state testing data for the youngest grades because they are not assessed.

The school's measurable academic performance on Illinois state tests shows low absolute proficiency levels. In the tested grades, third through fifth, math proficiency ranges from about one-third to approximately one-third of students, while English language arts is somewhat stronger in fourth and fifth grades, reaching about one-half and approaching that mark respectively in those grades. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits around one-third. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index positions it above the midpoint among the districts in Marion County, which suggests the school performs closer to the county average or better in a county-level comparison, even though the absolute proficiency numbers themselves are low. All students participate fully in the testing.

Kinmundy itself is a small, rural village with a stable owner-occupied housing stock built largely in the early 1970s and a population that has not grown materially in recent years. The community is oriented to driving and lacks sustained downtown street life. Civic anchors include a small public library, a state recreation area with a lake and beach five miles away, and nearby schools and churches. The local economy is dominated by agriculture and small services, with the Ameren power plant a notable employer; most residents who work in manufacturing or professional services commute to Salem, the county seat, about twelve miles away. A parent may want to look into the school's specific reading and math support programs with staff, given the proficiency patterns, and understand what trajectory the district has planned for students as they move to the middle and high schools in Farina several miles away.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 334%

School 34% · District 34%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 32%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 6 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolSouth Central CUD 401, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.