Colonel George Iles Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Quincy, Illinois
Colonel George Iles Elementary School in Quincy, Illinois enrolled 535 students in 2024-25 with 40.0 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 22% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 23% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
519 students in 2022-23, 508 students in 2023-24, 535 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.7 to 40.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 519 | 38.7 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 39.8 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 535 | 40.0 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 54 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Colonel George Iles Elementary School enrolled 541 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent23.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.2% of students were White, 18.5% of two or more races, 9.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White66.2%
- Two or more races18.5%
- Black9.3%
- Hispanic5.2%
- Asian0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Colonel George Iles Elementary School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 22% | 24% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 23% | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Quincy
6 public elementary schools in Quincy report 2024-25 enrollment; Colonel George Iles Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School | 588 | 15.1 | not reported |
| Thomas S Baldwin Elementary School | 564 | 14.1 | not reported |
| Colonel George Iles Elementary School | 535 | 13.4 | not reported |
| Sarah Atwater Denman Elementary | 501 | 12.8 | not reported |
| Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elementary School | 500 | 12.2 | not reported |
| Early Childhood | 434 | 27.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Colonel George Iles Elementary School
- Early ChildhoodThe nearest public elementary school, 2.9 miles away: 434 students, 27.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Thomas S Baldwin Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.2 miles away: 564 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Colonel George Iles Elementary School with Early ChildhoodStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Quincy SD 172 spends per student$12,997 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,997
- The largest public schools in IllinoisColonel George Iles Elementary School is the number 416 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#416 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Colonel George Iles Elementary School
How many students attend Colonel George Iles Elementary School?
535 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 519 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Quincy, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Colonel George Iles Elementary School?
13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Colonel George Iles Elementary School a Title I school?
Colonel George Iles Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Colonel George Iles Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Colonel George Iles Elementary School scored proficient or above: 22% in reading in 2021-22 and 23% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Colonel George Iles Elementary School in?
Quincy SD 172, NCES district ID 1733000. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173300005056 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.