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New Central Elem School

Havana, IL · Havana CUSD 126

Regular public school · Grades K - 4 · Rural, distant

1,134th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 46%· Stable

215 N Pearl St, Havana, IL 62644

(309)543-2241NCES ID 171851002144Directory 202324

279
Students
2023–24 enrollment
13.3:1
Student / teacher ratio
56%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
14.1%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks New Central Elem School 1,134th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 46% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 43th in 2019 to 46th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%46%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 4

English Language Arts
New Central Elem School
45%
IL average
52%
Math
New Central Elem School
37%
IL average
38%
English Language Arts over time New Central Elem School IL average
25%50%75%45%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time New Central Elem School IL average
25%50%75%37%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%46%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%37%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 279 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White92%5%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 92%100%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White97.2%91.8% 5.4 pts
Two or more races2.4%5.4% 3.0 pts
Hispanic0.0%2.5% 2.5 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 $90K in zip 62644 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2012

$24K$49K$73K$97K$82K2012201520202025

Data Provided by Zillow Group

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What school district is New Central Elem School in?

New Central Elem School is part of the Havana CUSD 126 district in Havana, Illinois.

Is New Central Elem School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks New Central Elem School 1,134th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 46% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of New Central Elem School?

White 92%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 3% (279 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near New Central Elem School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 62644 is $90K 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.