New Boston Elem School

301 Jefferson St, New Boston IL, 61272 | Mercer County School District 404 | 309-587-8141
  • grades PK-4
  • students 200
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 30% 9% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 1 in New Boston
  • Ranked #0 of 5537 in Illinois
Proficiency Averages
30%New Boston
33%Illinois

New Boston Elem School is a school servicing grades PK to 4 and is located in the district of "Mercer County School District 404" in New Boston, IL. There are a total of 200 students and 17 teachers at New Boston Elem School, for a student to teacher ratio of 12 to 1.

New Boston Elem School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 30.0%, which is 9% lower than the Illinois average.

New Boston Elem School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students200
Teachers17
Student/Teacher ratio12:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At New Boston Elem School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All25%
320-29%
4<= 20%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
330-39%
421-39%
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

New Boston Elem School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIllinoisNational
White 91.5% 94.0% 49.5% 51.1%
Black 0.9% 0.9% 17.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.0% 0.5% 4.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7% 1.9% 24.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.9% 0.2% 0.4% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.9% 2.5% 3.0% 3.1%

New Boston demographics profile

StatisticNew BostonIllinoisNational
Population51512,671,821328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)54722891
Median age47.637.437.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)60%55%55%
Speak English99%77%79%
Speak Spanish0%13%13%

Education level achieved in New Boston

IndexNew BostonIllinoisNational
Completed 8th grade73.0%86.2%84.3%
Completed high school70.7%84.7%83.0%
Completed some college27.9%61.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree8.3%40.7%38.5%
Completed bachelors3.3%32.9%30.3%
Completed masters0.5%12.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.0%3.4%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.0%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The New Boston Elem School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.