Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALWOOD CUSD 225·NCES 170366000057
AlWood Elementary School
101 E A St, Alpha, IL 61413 · (309) 629-5011 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
74 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 29 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
AlWood Elementary School→AlWood Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within AlWood CUSD 225. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +28.6pp since 2023
Math
43.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 29 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 43.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 28.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 AlWood Elementary School
AlWood Elementary School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlWood Elementary School this school | 172 | 43.0% | 47.6% |
| V I T Elementary School Table Grove | 168 | 43.5% | 22.6% |
| Waverly Elementary School Waverly | 182 | 44.5% | 19.8% |
| Grafton Elementary School Grafton | 171 | 45.6% | 47.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Canton | 186 | 44.1% | 51.6% |
| Jasper Elementary School Fairfield | 170 | 40.0% | 66.0% |
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 AlWood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #656 of 1,925 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #874 of 2,077 ▲ 12 | #9 of 11 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #744 of 2,077 ▲ 460 | #6 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #2,137 of 2,419 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #1,488 of 2,132 | #7 of 13 |
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
172
-30 (-15%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 286
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 | 172 | 19.3 | 8.9:1 | 43% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 20.3 | 9.1:1 | 48% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 19.5 | 9.6:1 | 38% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 48% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | 46% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 17 | 11.7:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 20 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AlWood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (194 to 172); teachers up 13% (17 to 19.3).
About AlWood Elementary School
The public elementary school AlWood Elementary School is located in Alpha, Illinois. The school enrolls 172 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
AlWood CUSD 225 oversees AlWood Elementary School and 1 other school, with 356 students in total.
AlWood Elementary School is 95% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. The diversity index for AlWood Elementary School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 43% of students at AlWood Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Henry County is close, at 43%.
The model predicts 46.7% for a school in Illinois with AlWood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. AlWood Elementary School posts 47.6%.
In the surrounding county, Henry County, median household income comes to about $71,911, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 28 public schools and about 7,723 students.
Measured in a straight line, AlWood Middle/High School is about 3.6 miles from AlWood Elementary School. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, AlWood Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies AlWood Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 15% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for AlWood Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- AlWood Middle/High School3.6 mi · 184
- Winola Elementary School10.4 mi · 261
- C R Hanna Elementary School10.6 mi · 434
- Orion Middle School10.8 mi · 244
- Sherrard Elementary School10.9 mi · 224
- Orion High School10.9 mi · 285
Frequently asked questions
About AlWood Elementary SchoolHow large is AlWood Elementary School?
AlWood Elementary School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AlWood Elementary School serve?
AlWood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AlWood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AlWood Elementary School is approximately 8.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AlWood Elementary School?
AlWood Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees AlWood Elementary School?
AlWood Elementary School is overseen by AlWood CUSD 225 in Henry County.
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