Enrollment
131
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLENDALE CCSD 17·NCES 170345004514
Allendale Elementary School
101 N 3rd St, Allendale, IL 62410 · (618) 299-3161 · Wabash County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
62 students
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 | 14 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 12 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 17% smaller than its 8th grade class (12).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.8pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 13.8% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Allendale Elementary School
Allendale Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale Elementary School this school | 131 | 47.3% | 38.9% |
| Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet Wyanet | 126 | 49.2% | N/A |
| Ste Marie Elementary School Sainte Marie | 133 | 50.4% | N/A |
| Spoon River Valley Elementary School London Mills | 134 | 45.5% | 64.2% |
| A-C Central Elementary School Chandlerville | 129 | 43.4% | 44.3% |
| Shipman Elementary School Shipman | 155 | 47.1% | 58.3% |
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 Allendale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #954 of 1,925 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #1,378 of 2,077 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #967 of 2,077 ▼ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #2,265 of 2,419 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,374 of 2,132 |
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
131
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 170
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 | 131 | 11.3 | 11.6:1 | 47% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 137 | 11.2 | 12.3:1 | 56% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 143 | 11.2 | 12.8:1 | 59% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 11.1 | 12.6:1 | 57% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | 56% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 113 | 9 | 12.6:1 | 43% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 140 | 13 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Allendale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (140 to 131); teachers up 2% (11.1 to 11.3).
About Allendale Elementary School
Allendale, Illinois, is home to Allendale Elementary School, a very small elementary school. The school counted 131 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 66% below the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Allendale Elementary School is administered by Allendale CCSD 17.
At Allendale Elementary School, 98% of students are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 4%.
Allendale Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, with 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The school has 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Allendale Elementary School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Allendale Elementary School is 5.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Illinois schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Wabash County show that median household income comes to about $57,086, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,513 students.
About 8.1 miles separate Allendale Elementary School from the closest public school, Mt Carmel Elementary School. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Allendale Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Allendale Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 131, starting from 133.
This page collects posts and questions about Allendale Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wabash County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,119
Census ACS
Median income
$57,086
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Allendale Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Allendale Elementary. Allendale Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Allendale Elementary SchoolMELVINDALE, MI · 914 students
- Allendale Elementary SchoolSpring Hill, TN · 563 students
- ALLENDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST SENECA, NY · 509 students
- Allendale ElementaryOakland, CA · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Carmel Elementary School8.1 mi · 361
- Mt Carmel Grade School8.1 mi · 370
- Mt Carmel Junior High School8.5 mi · 199
- Mount Carmel High School8.5 mi · 452
- Princeton Comm Primary School12.8 mi · 417
- Princeton Comm Intermediate School12.9 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Allendale Elementary SchoolHow large is Allendale Elementary School?
Allendale Elementary School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Allendale Elementary School serve?
Allendale Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Allendale Elementary School have?
Allendale Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Allendale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Allendale Elementary School are roughly 98% White, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Allendale Elementary School in?
Allendale Elementary School is part of Allendale CCSD 17.
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