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New Hope Elem School

Fairfield, IL · New Hope CCSD 6

Regular public school · Grades K - 8 · Rural, distant

147th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 93%· Stable

1804 County Road 445 N, Fairfield, IL 62837

(618)842-3296NCES ID 172811002964Directory 202324

193
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
43%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
7.8%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks New Hope Elem School 147th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 93% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 95th in 2019 to 93th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%93%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
New Hope Elem School
80%
IL average
52%
Math
New Hope Elem School
73%
IL average
38%
Science
New Hope Elem School
66%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time New Hope Elem School IL average
25%50%75%80%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time New Hope Elem School IL average
25%50%75%73%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time New Hope Elem School IL average
25%50%75%66%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%80%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%73%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science by race, over time
25%50%75%67%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 193 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White97%
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categories changedWhite 97%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White99.4%97.4% 2.0 pts
Hispanic0.6%0.5% 0.1 pts
Black0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts
Two or more races0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts
Pacific Islander0.0%0.5% 0.5 pts
American Indian0.0%0.5% 0.5 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 $118K in zip 62837 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$31K$62K$93K$124K$111K2009201520202025

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What school district is New Hope Elem School in?

New Hope Elem School is part of the New Hope CCSD 6 district in Fairfield, Illinois.

Is New Hope Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks New Hope Elem School 147th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 93% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of New Hope Elem School?

White 97% (193 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near New Hope Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62837 is $118K 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.