Andalusia Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 28% |
School pathway
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 28.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
Schools most like Andalusia Elementary School
Andalusia Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia Elementary School this school | 272 | 21.0% | 49.1% |
| White Heath Elementary School White Heath | 270 | 23.0% | 55.8% |
| Germantown Elementary School Germantown | 258 | 18.2% | 69.3% |
| Tri-Valley Elementary School Downs | 295 | 18.6% | 82.3% |
| Unity East Philo | 241 | 20.3% | 64.5% |
| New Athens Elementary School New Athens | 229 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
Where Andalusia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Rock Island County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #622 of 1,925 | #3 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #736 of 2,077 ▲ 132 | #4 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #671 of 2,077 ▲ 274 | #2 of 28 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #1,699 of 2,419 | #23 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,559 of 2,035 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,769 of 2,042 | #28 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #1,946 of 2,132 | #31 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.2% | #163 of 615 | #5 of 10 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 21% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 240 | 15.3 | 15.7:1 | 25% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 13.3 | 17.7:1 | 15% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 210 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 14.3 | 16.3:1 | 22% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 14 | 17.9:1 | 23% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 218 | 12 | 18.2:1 | 18% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 225 | 12 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (234 to 272); teachers up 26% (14.3 to 18).
About Andalusia Elementary School
Andalusia Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Andalusia, Illinois. Enrolled students number 272 students, in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 29% lower than the average for elementary schools in Illinois, which is about 381.
District-wide, Rockridge CUSD 300 has 5 schools and 1,082 students.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Andalusia Elementary School. The remaining students are 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Rock Island County is about 72% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.2 students per teacher above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 21%. The 65% average for public schools in Rock Island County is 44 points higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Andalusia Elementary School would score about 59.4%. It scores 49.1%, 10.3 points below that figure.
Within Rock Island County, the median household income is $67,159, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Rock Island County has 57 public schools and roughly 21,921 students.
The closest public school to Andalusia Elementary School is Buffalo Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. Andalusia Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.6% proficiency; Andalusia Elementary School posts 49.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment is up 30% from 2020-21, when Andalusia Elementary School had 210 students, to 2024-25, when it had 272.
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