The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in English language arts. The lowest is 42% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Clinton Elem School
Clinton Elem School serves grades two through five in Clinton, a small county-seat town in central Illinois. The school enrolls a modest total enrollment for its grade band, with roughly even cohorts across the four grades served.
The student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Hispanic population and very limited racial diversity otherwise. Specific data on students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, students with IEPs, and English learners were not available, so a parent may want to contact the school directly for those breakdowns.
On state testing, the school shows uneven performance across grades. Third grade performs strongest, with proficiency rates in the mid-range across both math and English language arts. Fourth grade proficiency drops noticeably in both subjects, particularly in math, where fewer than a third of students reached proficiency. Fifth grade shows a similar dip in math, though ELA proficiency recovers somewhat. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits near the midpoint. The school only serves through fifth grade, so testing data for middle school grades is not applicable.
This profile reflects a school where early elementary (grade three) reads more solidly, but upper elementary (grades four and five) presents weaker attainment, especially in math. A parent might want to explore with the school what factors drive this pattern and what support structures exist for students in the upper grades.
Clinton Elementary sits at the edge of Clinton's residential areas. The town itself is stable and anchored by a small but active downtown around the courthouse square, though most daily life is car-dependent. Housing in the zip code is moderately affordable by national standards. The Clinton Clean Energy Center, a major nuclear plant east of town, is the county's largest employer and underpins local economic stability; recently it secured a long-term power purchase agreement with Meta that extends operational certainty through the coming decades. The city is actively pursuing new residential development to accommodate growth tied to that industrial anchor.
Within De Witt County's school districts, Clinton Elem's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile compared to peer districts in the county. This is the school's strongest relative position.
In 2024, the broader Clinton CUSD 15 district undertook the first public K-12 design-build construction project in Illinois, delivering facility upgrades and new community-focused spaces in two phases. That project completed during the current school year, meaning students are using improved infrastructure and buildings.
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