Enrollment
145
Elementary
DISTRICT 92 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ASTORIA CUSD 1·NCES 170444004529
Astoria Elementary 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.4% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Astoria Elementary School
Astoria Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astoria Elementary School this school | 145 | 60.7% | 50.6% |
| Shawnee Elementary School Wolf Lake | 136 | 60.3% | 15.3% |
| West Prairie North Elementary School Good Hope | 141 | 57.4% | 27.1% |
| Clay City Elementary School Clay City | 125 | 59.2% | 27.3% |
| New Boston Elementary School New Boston | 165 | 63.0% | 44.4% |
| Dahlgren Elementary School Dahlgren | 139 | 56.1% | 44.7% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Astoria Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Fulton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #578 of 1,925 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,262 of 2,077 ▼ 81 | #6 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,057 of 2,077 ▲ 205 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 145 | #2,234 of 2,419 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #991 of 2,132 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
145
0 (0%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 203
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 | 145 | 12.1 | 12.0:1 | 61% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 12.1 | 11.2:1 | 61% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 14.7 | 8.8:1 | 55% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 12.2 | 13.3:1 | 54% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | 46% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 61% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 17 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Astoria Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (162 to 145); teachers down 1% (12.2 to 12.1).
About Astoria Elementary School
Located in Astoria, Illinois, Astoria Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school reports 145 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students.
The 3 schools of Astoria CUSD 1, including Astoria Elementary School, enroll 277 students.
Astoria Elementary School's enrollment is 96% White. Next come 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 12.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Illinois have 13.9:1, compared with 12.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 61% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Fulton County, the average is 51%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Astoria Elementary School would score about 36.5%. It scores 50.6%, a top-10% result among Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Fulton County, the median household income is $60,599, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Fulton County has 24 public schools and roughly 4,160 students.
Astoria High School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Astoria Elementary School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Astoria Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (145) and 2024-25 (145).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Sr High School9.5 mi · 90
- V I T Jr High School9.5 mi · 69
- V I T Elementary School9.6 mi · 168
- Washington Elementary School13.1 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Astoria Elementary SchoolHow large is Astoria Elementary School?
Astoria Elementary School enrolls approximately 145 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Astoria Elementary School serve?
Astoria Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Astoria Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Astoria Elementary School.
How diverse is Astoria Elementary School?
Astoria Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Astoria Elementary School public or private?
Astoria Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Astoria CUSD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.