Enrollment
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASTORIA CUSD 1·NCES 170444004529
Astoria Elem School
402 N Jefferson St, Astoria, IL 61501 · (309) 329-2158 · Fulton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
88 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within Astoria CUSD 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
48.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.4pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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
145
-17 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
% White
96%
was 99%
% Black
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Fulton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,020
Census ACS
Median income
$60,599
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
4,160 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Astoria CUSD 1
- Astoria High SchoolHigh · 86 students
- Astoria Junior High SchoolMiddle · 46 students
Other schools in Astoria
- Astoria High SchoolHigh · 86 students
- Astoria Junior High SchoolMiddle · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Astoria High School0.0 mi · 86
- Astoria Junior High School0.0 mi · 46
- V I T Jr High School9.5 mi · 69
- V I T Sr High School9.5 mi · 90
- V I T Elementary School9.6 mi · 168
- Washington Elem School13.1 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Astoria Elem SchoolHow large is Astoria Elem School?
Astoria Elem School enrolls approximately 145 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Astoria Elem School serve?
Astoria Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Astoria Elem School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Astoria Elem School.
How diverse is Astoria Elem School?
Astoria Elem School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Astoria Elem School public or private?
Astoria Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Astoria CUSD 1.
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