Memorial Elem School
Taylorville, IL · Taylorville CUSD 3
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 4 · Town, distant
1,341st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 36%· Stable
101 E Adams St, Taylorville, IL 62568
(217)287-7929NCES ID 173870003934Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Memorial Elem School 1,341st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 36% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 40th in 2019 to 36th in 2025.
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
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.
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.
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 262 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 89.9% | 90.1% | ▲ 0.2 pts | |
| Two or more races | 3.5% | 5.3% | ▲ 1.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 2.7% | 3.4% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Black | 1.6% | 0.8% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| Asian | 1.9% | 0.4% | ▼ 1.5 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 $146K in zip 62568 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Memorial Elem School
- –North Elem SchoolTaylorville CUSD 3 · 0.8 mi awayCompare
- #1599South Fork Elementary SchoolSouth Fork SD 14 · 7.1 mi away1,599th of 2,105
ELA 34% ▼6 · Math 21% ▼10Compare - –Edinburg Elem SchoolEdinburg CUSD 4 · 9.3 mi awayCompare
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ELA 46% ▲6 · Math 54% ▲23Compare - –Bond PrimaryCentral A & M CUD 21 · 13.4 mi awayCompare
- #1096Meridian Elem SchoolMeridian CUSD 15 · 13.7 mi away1,096th of 2,105
ELA 47% ▲7 · Math 37% ▲6Compare - #802Pawnee Grade SchoolPawnee CUSD 11 · 15.4 mi away802nd of 2,105
ELA 60% ▲20 · Math 40% ▲9Compare - #881Gregory IntermediateCentral A & M CUD 21 · 15.8 mi away881st of 2,105
ELA 53% ▲13 · Math 44% ▲13Compare
What school district is Memorial Elem School in?
Memorial Elem School is part of the Taylorville CUSD 3 district in Taylorville, Illinois.
Is Memorial Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Memorial Elem School 1,341st of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 36% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Memorial Elem School?
White 90%, Two or more races 5%, Hispanic 3% (262 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Memorial Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62568 is $146K 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.