Astoria Elem School

Located at 402 N Jefferson St, in Astoria, Illinois, Astoria Elem School is a rural-scale elementary-level community that serves 145 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Astoria CUSD 1. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Astoria Elem School sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Astoria CUSD 1, which oversees 3 schools and 277 students, Astoria Elem School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Astoria Elem School reports that nearly all students (96%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Fulton County (around 51%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Astoria Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.5%; actual is 50.6%, +14.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Fulton County) reports that median household earnings sit near $60,599, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Fulton County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,160 students), of which Astoria Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Astoria High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Astoria Elem School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Astoria Elem School has shrank 10%, going from 162 students in 2018 to 145 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

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