Enrollment
184
High
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALWOOD CUSD 225·NCES 170366000058
AlWood Middle/High School
301 E 5th Ave, Woodhull, IL 61490 · (309) 334-2102 · Henry County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Illinois public high schools
- BTest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
62 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 14% |
Student demographics
15%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
Feeds from
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
54.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.7% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.7% | 10.7% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Middle/High School
AlWood Middle/High School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlWood Middle/High School this school | 184 | 33.7% | 40.7% |
| Triopia Jr-Sr High School Concord | 186 | 32.8% | 44.0% |
| Calhoun High School Hardin | 171 | 33.9% | 40.1% |
| Dwight High School Dwight | 211 | 32.7% | 35.5% |
| Woodlawn High School Woodlawn | 174 | 36.2% | 34.0% |
| New Athens High School New Athens | 164 | 31.7% | 49.0% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #183 of 573 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #45 of 75 ▲ 10 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #37 of 75 ▼ 2 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #552 of 708 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.7% | #477 of 578 | #5 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
184
+19 (+12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 257
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 | 184 | 19.7 | 9.3:1 | 34% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 18.4 | 10.7:1 | 42% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 18.3 | 9.6:1 | 33% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 17.9 | 11.2:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 33% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 30% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 24 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AlWood Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (199 to 184); teachers up 10% (17.9 to 19.7).
About AlWood Middle/High School
AlWood Middle/High School is one of the public schools in Woodhull, Illinois. It is a small high school. The school enrolls 184 students, from grades 6 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Illinois) has about 834 students.
AlWood Middle/High School is among 2 schools run by AlWood CUSD 225, which serves 356 students.
At AlWood Middle/High School, White students make up 92% of the student body. It is also 7% multiracial. That is close to the 88% White share among all Henry County residents. By the diversity index, AlWood Middle/High School comes in at 15%.
Its 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.3:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 34%. On average, public schools in Henry County report 43%.
AlWood Middle/High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Illinois public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
AlWood Middle/High School scores 40.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 52.1%.
Federal survey data for Henry County show that median household income is about $71,911, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 28 public schools operate in Henry County, serving about 7,723 students.
The shortest distance from AlWood Middle/High School to another public school is about 3.6 miles, to AlWood Elementary School. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, AlWood Middle/High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students grew from 165 to 184 over 4 years.
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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 Elementary School3.6 mi · 172
- R O W V A Jr and Sr High School8.7 mi · 248
- R O W V A Elementary School8.8 mi · 369
- Cambridge Comm Grade School9.9 mi · 222
- Cambridge Jr/Sr High School10.0 mi · 237
- C R Hanna Elementary School12.1 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About AlWood Middle/High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at AlWood Middle/High School?
AlWood Middle/High School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades 06-12.
Is AlWood Middle/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
AlWood Middle/High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at AlWood Middle/High School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at AlWood Middle/High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AlWood Middle/High School?
At AlWood Middle/High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is AlWood Middle/High School public or private?
AlWood Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AlWood CUSD 225.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.