Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HIGHLAND CUSD 5·NCES 171899002176
Alhambra Primary School
302 W Main St, Alhambra, IL 62001 · (618) 488-2200 · Madison County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
42 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 28% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 22% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Alhambra Primary School→Grantfork Upper Elementary School→Highland Middle School→Highland High School
Based on grade levels within Highland CUSD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
66.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +31.3pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +27.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 31 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 54.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alhambra Primary School
Alhambra Primary School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra Primary School this school | 156 | 26.9% | 64.4% |
| Limestone Walters Elementary School Peoria | 169 | 30.2% | 54.2% |
| Griggsville-Perry Primary School Griggsville | 148 | 31.1% | 40.5% |
| Hollis Consolidated Grade School Peoria | 147 | 23.8% | 56.6% |
| Morrisonville Elementary School Morrisonville | 155 | 31.6% | 49.5% |
| Sowers Elementary School Roanoke | 161 | 22.4% | 71.9% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alhambra Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #217 of 1,925 | #2 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #56 of 2,077 ▲ 186 | #1 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #445 of 2,077 ▲ 515 | #4 of 27 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #2,190 of 2,419 | #40 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #1,830 of 2,132 | #33 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
156
-22 (-12%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 144
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 27% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 10.5 | 16.7:1 | 26% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 162 | 10 | 16.2:1 | 21% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 12.3 | 13.0:1 | 30% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 12 | 13.6:1 | 29% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 9 | 14.9:1 | 31% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 9 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 144 | 8 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alhambra Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (159 to 156); teachers down 10% (12.3 to 11).
About Alhambra Primary School
Alhambra Primary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Alhambra, Illinois. Enrolled students number 156 students, in pre-K through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Alhambra Primary School belongs to Highland CUSD 5, a district of 6 schools and 2,730 students.
The student body at Alhambra Primary School is 96% White. Madison County's residents are about 83% White, 13 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 11 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.2:1. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Around 27% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 46% average for public schools in Madison County.
In Illinois, Alhambra Primary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 64.4% actual against a predicted 56.0%.
Madison County has these Census figures: the median household income is $75,793, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. In all, Madison County has 84 public schools and roughly 35,253 students.
Grantfork Upper Elementary School is located about 5.5 miles from Alhambra Primary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 64.4% is above the 56.4% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Alhambra Primary School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when Alhambra Primary School had 178 students, to 2024-25, when it had 156.
The Alhambra Primary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
264,238
Census ACS
Median income
$75,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
35,253 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Highland CUSD 5
- Highland High SchoolHigh · 844 students
- Highland Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Highland Primary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Grantfork Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 66 students
Nearby schools
- Grantfork Upper Elementary School5.5 mi · 66
- Hamel Elementary School6.2 mi · 126
- Worden Elementary School6.4 mi · 258
- Marine Elementary School7.4 mi · 141
- Highland Middle School9.5 mi · 616
- Staunton Elementary School9.6 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Alhambra Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alhambra Primary School?
Alhambra Primary School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Alhambra Primary School serve?
Alhambra Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Alhambra Primary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Alhambra Primary School.
How diverse is Alhambra Primary School?
Alhambra Primary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Alhambra Primary School in?
Alhambra Primary School is part of Highland CUSD 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.