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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
-9 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 12.6:1
% White
98%
was 96%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Allendale Elementary School
Located at 101 N 3rd St, in Allendale, Illinois, Allendale Elementary School is a very small elementary school that hosts 131 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by Allendale CCSD 17. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 66% below typical.
Allendale Elementary School is a school of Allendale CCSD 17, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Allendale Elementary School logs that 98% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Allendale Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.2%, the actual is 38.9%, a residual of -5.3 points.
In the area at large, census data for Wabash County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,086 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Wabash County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,513 students), Allendale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Mt Carmel Elementary School, around 8.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Allendale Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Looking at the recent track record. Allendale Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 140 (now 131). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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 Community Middle12.9 mi · 437
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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