Lick Creek Elem School
Buncombe, IL · Lick Creek CCSD 16
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · Rural, distant
847th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 60%▲ Improving
7355 Lick Creek Rd, Buncombe, IL 62912
(618)833-2545NCES ID 172286002532Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Lick Creek Elem School 847th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 60% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 49th in 2019 to 60th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 129 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.9% | 93.0% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.1% | 4.7% | ▼ 3.4 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 1.6% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 0.8% | ▲ 0.8 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $194K in zip 62912 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2016
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Lick Creek Elem School in?
Lick Creek Elem School is part of the Lick Creek CCSD 16 district in Buncombe, Illinois.
Is Lick Creek Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Lick Creek Elem School 847th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 60% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Lick Creek Elem School?
White 93%, Two or more races 5%, Black 2% (129 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Lick Creek Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62912 is $194K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.