Virden Elementary School
231 West Fortune St
Virden IL, 62690, Macoupin County
Phone: 217-965-5424
Ranking: 
(1,629 out of 3,028, bottom 46%)*
(1,629 out of 3,028, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | |||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 23 | 34 | 25 | 24 | ||||
| Total Students: | 447 | 506 | 497 | 483 | ||||
| Prekindergarten: | 66 | 14.8% | 78 | 15.4% | 84 | 16.9% | 66 | 13.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 50 | 11.2% | 74 | 14.6% | 68 | 13.7% | 64 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 15.0% | 62 | 12.3% | 58 | 11.7% | 70 | 14.5% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 13.9% | 63 | 12.5% | 73 | 14.7% | 69 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 13.6% | 70 | 13.8% | 72 | 14.5% | 80 | 16.6% |
| Grade 4: | 67 | 15.0% | 77 | 15.2% | 83 | 16.7% | 63 | 13.0% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 16.6% | 82 | 16.2% | 59 | 11.9% | 71 | 14.7% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||
| Male: | 227 | 50.8% | 252 | 49.8% | 252 | 50.7% | 250 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 220 | 49.2% | 254 | 50.2% | 245 | 49.3% | 233 | 48.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 440 | 98.4% | 492 | 97.2% | 483 | 97.2% | 472 | 97.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 219 | 43.3% | 140 | 28.2% | 178 | 36.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 48 | 9.5% | 111 | 22.3% | 48 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.43 | 14.71 | 19.88 | 20.13 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ISAT | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 92.6% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 52.3% | 54.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 80.7% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 63.6% | 58.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 89.0% | 88.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.0% | 74.8% | 60.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 78.0% | 76.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 57.7% | 59.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 84.3% | 79.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.2% | 80.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 87.1% | 83.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 67.2% | 59.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78.9% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 65.6% | 58.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Virden Elementary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.