In the 2022-23 school year, 60.7% of Coal City Elementary School students failed the mathematics portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

In the 2022-23 school year, 66.7% of Coal City Elementary School students failed the ELA portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

Enrollment at Coal City Elementary School rose compared to the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.