Patoka Elem School, Patoka IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Patoka Elem School

Patoka Elementary serves about a hundred students across pre-K through fifth grade in a small rural village in south-central Illinois. The enrollment is quite small, with roughly fifteen to nineteen students per grade level. The student body is predominantly white, with the school having very limited reported data on free or reduced lunch eligibility and no available figures for special education or English learner populations.

The school's most recent testing results show mixed performance. In English language arts, students in fourth grade scored well, with a clear majority meeting proficiency standards. Fifth grade students also showed solid performance in ELA. Third grade ELA results were more modest. Math results across the school are weaker overall. Third and fifth grade students showed low proficiency rates in mathematics, though fourth graders performed somewhat better. The school administered science assessments only in fifth grade, where results were below the midpoint. Testing participation was full across all assessed grades. State assessment methods and cut scores changed in the most recent year, so direct comparison to prior years is not possible.

When compared to the other school districts in Marion County, Patoka Elementary's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint, placing it in the upper half of its county peers. The school has no high school, so graduation rate data do not apply. Chronic absenteeism figures were not provided.

The housing market in the zip code is modestly valued and relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks. Estimated monthly mortgage costs are quite low, and the price-to-income ratio is below the national average. The broader community context shows a small village with population decline over the past two decades, though there has been a slight recent uptick. The local economy is anchored by small employers in agriculture, equipment, and food service, with no major new development identified.

A significant item for families considering the school: in 2025, the Patoka, Odin, and Sandoval school districts began studying possible consolidation or expanded shared services, particularly to address high school curriculum limitations. The state declined to fund the feasibility study in August 2025, leaving the three boards to decide whether to continue without public support. This means the district's structure, building use, and program offerings could shift in coming years. Parents may want to check with the district directly about the status and timeline of any consolidation discussions.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 10 pts below state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

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

Grade 474%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 26 pts above state median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 67%

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

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

This schoolPatoka CUSD 100, 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.