Iuka Comm Cons School, Iuka IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Iuka Comm Cons School

Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7 serves one school serving pre-K through grade 8 in a very small rural village in eastern Marion County, south-central Illinois. The school sits on Main Street within the village itself rather than on a separate campus. Enrollment is small, distributed across the full grade span from pre-K through 8th grade.

Academic performance shows a clear pattern. In early elementary grades, students perform well: third-grade math proficiency is very high. Fourth grade holds strong proficiency rates in both math and English language arts. From fifth grade forward, proficiency begins to decline notably, particularly in math. By sixth and seventh grade, math proficiency falls to around half the tested students, and eighth-grade math drops further to just above one in three students meeting proficiency. English language arts remains stronger throughout the middle grades, staying above 70 percent proficiency through eighth grade. Science proficiency, tested only in fifth and eighth grades, sits around 60 percent in both years. The school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the other districts in Marion County, reflecting relatively stronger performance despite the middle-grade softness in math.

The student body is predominantly white, with very small numbers of students from other backgrounds. Specific enrollment counts by special populations such as students with disabilities or English learners were not reported in available data. The school does not appear to be designated as Title I, and data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility was not available.

A parent considering this school should note the math proficiency trend. Third and fourth graders reach strong mastery, but proficiency rates drop significantly as students enter the upper elementary and middle grades. This pattern may reflect increased mathematical complexity, changing curriculum or instruction, or other factors; a parent may want to look into this further directly with the school to understand what is driving the decline and what support is available for students who struggle with that transition.

The school sits within a village with minimal recent growth and only a small local employment base. Housing in the zip code is priced well below state and national benchmarks, making homeownership relatively affordable by regional standards. The school serves a commuting population: most families likely work in Salem, eight miles west, or Flora, seventeen miles east.

No recent district-level changes, curriculum shifts, or major facility projects were identified in publicly available sources. The school operates as a regular public school with no charter, magnet, or alternative designation.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 395%

School 95% · District 95%

▲ 49 pts above state median · ▲ 60 pts above county median

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 47 pts above state median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 42 pts above county median

Grade 752%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 38%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 483%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 35 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 23 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 783%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 81%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Science

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

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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.