Thomasboro Grade School, Thomasboro IL

Original Research by School Decision on Thomasboro Grade School

Thomasboro Grade School serves a small enrollment spanning pre-kindergarten through eighth grade in a quiet agricultural village in northern Champaign County. The school sits embedded in the residential grid of Thomasboro, a compact place tied historically to grain handling and the Illinois Central Railroad, now functioning as a small residential community.

The school's academic profile shows considerable strain across tested grade levels. In mathematics, students in grades three and four show proficiency rates well below half, with grade three at particularly low levels. By grade six, proficiency drops again. Grade seven is an outlier with stronger performance, but grade eight slides back down. English language arts follows a similar arc—grades three through six show low proficiency, then grades seven and eight improve notably, with eighth grade reaching above half. Science results are sparse; grade eight proficiency sits above half while grade five data was not reported. A note on assessment changes: Illinois modified cut scores for these tests in the year of this reporting, making year-to-year comparisons difficult to interpret, so parents may want to ask the district directly about trend patterns before 2025.

Relative to other districts in Champaign County, Thomasboro Grade School's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint. The school reports no data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, or English learner counts, so a parent considering the school should ask directly about what student support systems exist, particularly for students working below grade level in the lower elementary grades.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students identifying as multiracial, Hispanic, and Black. Enrollment is small—under one hundred forty students total—with grades distributed unevenly across the school, ranging from under ten students in some grades to approaching twenty in others. Grades three through eight are tested; pre-kindergarten and kindergarten are not, as they fall outside the tested band in Illinois.

The district itself faces financial headwinds. Voters rejected a referendum in November 2024 and again in the 2026 election, indicating reluctance to raise the property tax rate. The district has publicly stated that underlying needs remain unmet and is exploring alternative options, but the repeated failures suggest families should expect that the school may face budget constraints or service adjustments. The school's website was not available in the data provided, so parents looking to understand current programs, staffing, or specific interventions should contact the district directly.

Housing in Thomasboro is affordable relative to county and national mediums, and the village offers a quiet, small-town setting with short distances within its footprint. However, street life is limited, and there are no nearby public libraries or fixed-route transit options within the village itself.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 431%

School 31% · District 31%

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

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

Grade 822%

School 22% · District 22%

even with state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 315%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 19%

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

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 38 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 5 pts below state median · even with county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 61%

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

This schoolThomasboro CCSD 130, 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.