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Fulton Elem School

Fulton, IL · River Bend CUSD 2

Regular public school · Grades K - 5 · Town, distant

1,039th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 51% Declining

1301 7th Ave, Fulton, IL 61252

(815)589-2900NCES ID 173395003490Directory 202324

405
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
42%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
12.9%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Fulton Elem School 1,039th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 51% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 60th in 2019 to 51th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%51%201920202025no testing 2020–21

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

English Language Arts
Fulton Elem School
47%
IL average
52%
Math
Fulton Elem School
40%
IL average
38%
Science
Fulton Elem School
47%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Fulton Elem School IL average
25%50%75%47%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Fulton Elem School IL average
25%50%75%40%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Fulton Elem School IL average
25%50%75%47%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%63%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%40%25%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops 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.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%47%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 405 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

5%White86%7%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 86%Two or more races 7%99%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White94.5%86.2% 8.3 pts
Two or more races2.1%7.4% 5.3 pts
Hispanic2.1%5.2% 3.1 pts
Black0.7%0.5% 0.2 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 $166K in zip 61252 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009

$42K$83K$125K$166K$158K2009201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is Fulton Elem School in?

Fulton Elem School is part of the River Bend CUSD 2 district in Fulton, Illinois.

Is Fulton Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Fulton Elem School 1,039th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 51% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Fulton Elem School?

White 86%, Two or more races 7%, Hispanic 5% (405 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Fulton Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 61252 is $166K 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.