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.