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Coal City Elem School

Coal City, IL · Coal City CUSD 1

Regular public school · Grades 2 - 3 · Town, fringe

540th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 74%· Stable

300 N Broadway St, Coal City, IL 60416

(815)634-2334NCES ID 171053001270Directory 202324

299
Students
2023–24 enrollment
16.6:1
Student / teacher ratio
35%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
9.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Coal City Elem School 540th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 74% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 70th in 2019 to 74th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%74%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Coal City Elem School
60%
IL average
52%
Math
Coal City Elem School
58%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time Coal City Elem School IL average
25%50%75%60%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Coal City Elem School IL average
25%50%75%58%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%61%60%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%64%43%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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 299 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic18%White78%
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categories changedHispanic 18%White 78%98%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White90.3%77.9% 12.4 pts
Hispanic4.7%18.1% 13.4 pts
Two or more races3.4%2.7% 0.7 pts
Asian0.9%0.7% 0.2 pts
American Indian0.0%0.7% 0.7 pts
Black0.6%0.0% 0.6 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 $291K in zip 60416 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2006

$73K$146K$219K$292K$278K20062010201520202025

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What school district is Coal City Elem School in?

Coal City Elem School is part of the Coal City CUSD 1 district in Coal City, Illinois.

Is Coal City Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Coal City Elem School 540th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 74% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Coal City Elem School?

White 78%, Hispanic 18%, Two or more races 3% (299 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Coal City Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60416 is $291K 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.