Howard B Thomas Grade School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Burlington, Illinois

Howard B Thomas Grade School in Burlington, Illinois enrolled 678 students in 2024-25 with 44.4 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 20%

603 students in 2022-23, 644 students in 2023-24, 678 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.0 to 44.4.

Students enrolled at Howard B Thomas Grade School by school year2022-23: 603, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 67802004006008002022-236032023-246442024-25678
Students enrolled at Howard B Thomas Grade School by school year2022-23: 603, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 67802004006008002022-236032023-246442024-25678
Students enrolled at Howard B Thomas Grade School by school year2022-23: 603, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 67802004006008002022-236032023-246442024-25678
Students enrolled at Howard B Thomas Grade School by school year2022-23: 603, 2023-24: 644, 2024-25: 67802004006008002022-236032023-246442024-25678
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2360337.016.3
2023-2464439.016.5
2024-2567844.415.3

15.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 15.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 15.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 15.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 15.3; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

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 Howard B Thomas Grade School enrolled 686 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent15.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

47.9% of students were White, 25.1% Asian, 20.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White47.9%
  2. Asian25.1%
  3. Hispanic20.1%
  4. Two or more races4.1%
  5. Black2.1%
  6. American Indian0.7%

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 Howard B Thomas Grade School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2237%51%29.9%
Math, 2022-2332%not published26.6%

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.

What to look at next about Howard B Thomas Grade School

  1. Lily Lake Grade SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 275 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  2. Prairie View Grade SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.3 miles away: 615 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.3 mi
  3. Compare Howard B Thomas Grade School with Lily Lake Grade SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Central CUSD 301 spends per student$14,741 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,741
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisHoward B Thomas Grade School is the number 151 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#151 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.15.3:1
  7. 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 Howard B Thomas Grade School

  1. How many students attend Howard B Thomas Grade School?
    678 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 603 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Burlington, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Howard B Thomas Grade School?
    15.3 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.
  3. Is Howard B Thomas Grade School a Title I school?
    Howard B Thomas Grade School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Howard B Thomas Grade School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Howard B Thomas Grade School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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.
  5. What district is Howard B Thomas Grade School in?
    Central CUSD 301, NCES district ID 1707830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170783000398 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.

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