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Nicholson Elem School

Regular School · Montgomery, IL

Nicholson Elem School is a regular school school in Montgomery, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 337 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
337
Teachers (FTE)
21.1
Student–Teacher Ratio
16:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 250 74%
White 41 12%
Black or African American 33 10%
Two or more races 11 3%
Asian 2 1%
Total enrollment 337 178M / 159F

English Language Learners: 132 (39% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 27.7% 93
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 32.7% 94

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.40 grade levels
Math
-0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
29
8.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 337 100%

Contact & Location

649 N Main St

Montgomery, IL 60538

Phone: (630)301-5013

http://www.sd129.org

District

Aurora West USD 129

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,119

District enrollment: 11,211

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

170471000157

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD