Field Elementary School, Texico IL

Original Research by School Decision on Field Elementary School

Field Elementary School is the sole school in Field Central Consolidated School District 3, a small rural K-8 serving a sparsely populated farm community in southern Illinois. The school enrolls students from pre-K through eighth grade, with modest enrollment concentrated in the lower grades and tapering toward the top end of the building.

The school's academic profile reflects consistent challenges across both tested subjects. In English language arts, performance is mixed by grade. Third and fourth graders show lower outcomes, while fifth and eighth graders reach above-average levels. Sixth and seventh grades fall in the middle range. The picture in mathematics is more consistently difficult. Proficiency across third grade is moderate, fourth grade similar, but by fifth grade the rates drop substantially and continue declining in the upper grades, with eighth grade showing particularly low outcomes. Science testing occurs only in fifth and eighth grades; both show below-average results. All students participate fully in state assessments.

When compared against the other districts in Jefferson County, Field Elementary's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint of county schools. No graduation rate data applies because the school does not serve a graduating grade, and chronic absenteeism reporting was not available.

The school sits in Texico, an unincorporated rural community with no town center, no municipal government, and minimal built infrastructure beyond the school itself, a post office, and a handful of churches. The everyday environment is farmland and open space. The nearest commercial and employment hub is Mount Vernon, home to Continental Tire's major manufacturing facility and the county seat. Parents considering this school should understand they are choosing a standalone rural building with no alternative schools nearby; the district has placed at least one bond referendum on the ballot to address building conditions, and parents may find it helpful to ask the school directly about facilities projects and their status.

The school's enrollment is primarily white, with very few students of color. Free- and reduced-price lunch counts, special education enrollment rates, and English learner enrollment figures were not available in the data, so a parent seeking to understand the economic or support-service profile should contact the school directly on those fronts. The upper grades show a pattern of declining math proficiency that parents may want to discuss with the school to understand how the school is approaching mathematics instruction and support, particularly in the transition to middle-grade work.

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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 · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

even with state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 631%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 10%

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

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55%

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

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 29%

▼ 7 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

This schoolField CCSD 3, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income9%Higher-income14%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income9%Higher-income9%0 pp gap