The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Math. The lowest is 69% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Tri-c Elementary School
Tri-C Elementary School serves kindergarten through third grade in Carterville, a residential bedroom community in southern Illinois between Carbondale and Marion. The school sits in a town of steady residential growth anchored by its school district and a compact historic downtown, with new housing developments like Woodland Crossing actively building near the newer high school.
The school enrolls about a mid-sized population for its grade band, with the student body predominantly white, and a smaller share of Asian, multiracial, Hispanic, and Black students. Demographic data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and special populations such as English learners and students with IEPs were not available. Illinois state testing data for third grade shows the school's math proficiency at about seven in ten students meeting or exceeding state standards, and ELA proficiency at about seven in ten as well. State test results for grades four through eight do not appear because the school does not serve those grades. The participation rate on state assessments was very high, near complete.
On a proficiency index measuring performance across tested subjects and grades, the school ranks in the top quartile among districts in Williamson County. This places Tri-C's overall academic performance above the median in its county peer set, a strength worth noting. Fourth grade and above state testing was not administered at this school given its grade configuration, so there is no multi-year trend data to assess.
The town of Carterville itself is actively developing. New residential subdivisions have emerged near school facilities, and the community is growing modestly from its position as a sought-after neighborhood between larger regional centers. The Anne West Lindsey District Library recently opened a substantially expanded facility serving the school district's broader population. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge sits immediately adjacent, offering outdoor recreation. Employment is concentrated in health care, education, and retail; coal mining, once dominant, has been replaced by health care, production, factories, retail, and educational services. Housing values in the area have appreciated modestly, and median household income is in the solid middle range nationally. Schools in the Carterville district sit in neighborhood settings rather than in the downtown core.
The school is a regular public elementary school with no charter or magnet designation. No major curriculum changes or referenda in the district were found in available recent sources. Parents may want to reach out directly to the school about instructional practices, class sizes, and support programs for students below grade level, since those details were not available in state data sources.
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