Thomas Elementary School
Carbondale, IL · Carbondale ESD 95
Regular public school · Grades 2 - 3 · Rural, fringe
1,805th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 14%▼ Declining
1025 N Wall St, Carbondale, IL 62901
(618)457-6226NCES ID 170834000448Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Thomas Elementary School 1,805th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 14% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 25th in 2019 to 14th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 3
Hispanic (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Hispanic (last reported 2023), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
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 366 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 47.0% | 52.2% | ▲ 5.2 pts | |
| White | 33.0% | 23.0% | ▼ 10.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 7.7% | 11.2% | ▲ 3.5 pts | |
| Two or more races | 8.8% | 10.4% | ▲ 1.6 pts | |
| Asian | 2.1% | 2.7% | ▲ 0.6 pts | |
| American Indian | 1.4% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.4 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 $129K in zip 62901 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2008
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Thomas Elementary School in?
Thomas Elementary School is part of the Carbondale ESD 95 district in Carbondale, Illinois.
Is Thomas Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Thomas Elementary School 1,805th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 14% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Thomas Elementary School?
Black 52%, White 23%, Hispanic 11%, Two or more races 10% (366 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Thomas Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62901 is $129K 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.