Shiloh Elementary School, Hume IL

Original Research by School Decision on Shiloh Elementary School

Shiloh Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in Hume, a very small rural village in Edgar County. The school enrolls about a quarter-thousand students, with the youngest children in pre-K and kindergarten making up a substantial portion. The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic enrollment and a few students identifying as multiracial; specific counts for students with disabilities or English learners are not publicly reported. Free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility data are also not available, though the rural setting and small local economy suggest economic need may be present among some families.

The school's academic results show weaker proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, third and fourth graders perform modestly, with about half reaching proficiency by fourth grade. Performance drops significantly in upper elementary: fifth graders show low proficiency, and sixth graders dip lower still. Reading and writing gains some ground again by seventh and eighth grade, but remain below early elementary levels. Mathematics follows a similar pattern. Third graders show modest proficiency, fourth graders hold steady, then a steep decline appears in fifth grade that persists through middle school, with eighth graders showing very low results. Science testing is limited to fifth and eighth grade; both show low proficiency rates. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among the six public school districts in Edgar County, suggesting academic performance lags the broader county context.

All students appear to have participated in state testing, and there is no indication of attendance or other systemic barriers to assessment. The drop in proficiency as students move into upper elementary and middle grades is a pattern a parent may want to explore with the school directly—whether it reflects shifts in curriculum difficulty, instructional approach, or student composition across grades.

Shiloh CUSD 1 is located on a rural campus address outside Hume's small village center. No data on program breadth, staffing, special services, or district-wide changes were available. The school does serve all grades under one roof from pre-K through eighth, which can simplify logistics for families with multiple children but also means there is no separate middle school setting. The surrounding area offers very limited commercial activity and is experiencing gradual population decline. For families living in or near Hume, this is a neighborhood school with a long-standing presence; for those considering a move to the area, the economics of the village and the weak academic trajectory are real factors to weigh.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 46%

even with state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 720%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 813%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 10 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 346%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 33 pts below state median

Grade 632%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 2 pts below state median

This schoolShiloh CUSD 1, 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.