Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALWOOD CUSD 225·NCES 170366000057
AlWood Elem 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
AlWood Elem 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
-22 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.4:1
% White
95%
was 92%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AlWood Elem School
As a modestly sized elementary campus in Alpha, Illinois, AlWood Elem School instructs 172 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of AlWood CUSD 225. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.
Across the 2 schools in AlWood CUSD 225 (356 students total), AlWood Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, AlWood Elem School logs that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 4% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, AlWood Elem School lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting AlWood Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at AlWood Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, AlWood Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.7%; this one delivers 47.6%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Henry County put median household income runs about $71,911, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Henry County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,723 students), AlWood Elem School is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is AlWood Middle/High School, roughly 3.6 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AlWood Elem School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.8%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 11%: 194 students in 2018 compared to 172 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 today.
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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 Elem 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 Elem SchoolHow large is AlWood Elem School?
AlWood Elem School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AlWood Elem School serve?
AlWood Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AlWood Elem School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AlWood Elem School is approximately 8.9:1 (19 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AlWood Elem School?
AlWood Elem School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees AlWood Elem School?
AlWood Elem School is overseen by AlWood CUSD 225 in Henry County.
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