Thompsonville Grade School, Thompsonville IL

Original Research by School Decision on Thompsonville Grade School

Thompsonville Grade School serves prekindergarten through eighth grade in a small rural village in southeastern Franklin County, Illinois. The school enrolls a small population and is the sole elementary and middle school in a unified district that also operates a high school.

The school's academic performance presents a mixed picture, with marked variation across grades and subjects. In English language arts, third and fourth graders show modest proficiency, while sixth, seventh, and eighth graders perform substantially better. Mathematics proficiency is more concerning: third graders reach low proficiency levels, fourth graders hit the midpoint, but students in grades five through eight show very low proficiency rates, with sixth and eighth grade in particular showing single-digit proficiency. Science results, available for grades five and eight, are weak at the fifth grade level and somewhat better but still below halfway proficiency at eighth grade. A parent may want to look into further detail with the school about what supports are in place for students in the upper elementary and middle grades, particularly in mathematics where the drop-off from fourth to fifth grade is steep.

The school's enrollment is entirely white, which reflects the demographic composition of the village itself. Enrollment data for free or reduced price lunch eligibility and for special populations such as English learners or students with individualized education plans were not reported, so the scope of economic need or specialized support services cannot be determined from available information. The student body is small across all grade levels.

When measured against other districts in Franklin County, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint, suggesting that peer districts in the county are achieving better results on state assessments. The school's academic trajectory and the pattern of declining performance as students advance through the grade levels warrant close attention. There is no information available about specific academic interventions, staffing levels, or district-level strategic priorities that might address these patterns.

Thompsonville itself is a tiny, declining rural village in coal-and-agriculture country with minimal commercial infrastructure and no public transit. The grade school and high school sit together along Shawneetown Road within the village. Local major employers center on coal mining in surrounding Franklin County and the schools themselves. The housing market shows modest values well below state and national medians, with ongoing population decline. The area offers a quiet, small-town setting but limited economic dynamism or growth prospects. A family considering this school should weigh the rural, tight-knit community context against the academic performance data, particularly if they have children planning to move into middle grades where proficiency falls notably.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 23 pts below state median

Grade 64%

School 4% · District 4%

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 16 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

even with state median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 30 pts below state median

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 10 pts below state median

This schoolThompsonville CUSD 174, 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.