Alhambra Primary School

Alhambra Primary School is a tight-knit K-5 school in Alhambra, Illinois, operated by Highland CUSD 5. The school caters to 156 students in grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 59% below the state mean of about 381.

Highland CUSD 5 runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,730 students. Alhambra Primary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Alhambra Primary School records that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Madison County (around 46%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Alhambra Primary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.4%.

Around the school, census data for Madison County shows median household earnings sit near $75,793, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Alhambra Primary School is one of 84 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 35,253 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grantfork Upper Elementary Sch, around 5.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Alhambra Primary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 56.4%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Alhambra Primary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 159 (now 156). Class-load math has widened: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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