Top Rankings
Ludlow CCSD 142 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 48 students in Ludlow CCSD 142 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Illinois.
Public Elementary School in Ludlow CCSD 142 School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Illinois public elementary school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 10% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Illinois public elementary school average of 56% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
1 School
3,104 Schools
# Students
48 Students
1,223,913 Students
# Teachers
8 Teachers
89,923 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
6:1
6:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ludlow CCSD 142 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 844 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#797 out of 852 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)15%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
30%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.60
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
n/a
6%
% Hispanic
52%
27%
% Black
2%
17%
% White
36%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$37,500
$17,764
Spending / Student
$27,196
$16,655
Best Ludlow CCSD 142 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ludlow Elementary School
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
245 S Orange St
Ludlow, IL 60949
(217) 396-5261
Ludlow, IL 60949
(217) 396-5261
Grades: K-8
| 48 students
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