Enrollment
209
Elementary
DISTRICT 205 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARTHUR CUSD 305·NCES 170426000140
Atwood-Hammond Grade School
316 N Illinois St, Atwood, IL 61913 · (217) 578-2229 · Piatt County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
122 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 25 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (15).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Atwood-Hammond Grade School→Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
Based on grade levels within Arthur CUSD 305. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
56.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.3pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 31.9% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Atwood-Hammond Grade School
Atwood-Hammond Grade School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atwood-Hammond Grade School this school | 209 | 58.4% | 45.6% |
| St Elmo Elementary School Saint Elmo | 222 | 56.8% | 49.1% |
| Iuka Comm Cons School Iuka | 231 | 57.1% | 67.5% |
| Scott Altman Primary School Pekin | 189 | 57.7% | 55.6% |
| Martinsville Elementary School Martinsville | 238 | 58.8% | 45.4% |
| Fieldcrest Primary School Minonk | 223 | 55.6% | N/A |
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 Atwood-Hammond Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Piatt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #723 of 1,925 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #867 of 2,077 ▼ 120 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #797 of 2,077 ▼ 419 | #3 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #2,016 of 2,419 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #516 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #1,771 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #1,057 of 2,132 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #269 of 1,461 | N/A |
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
209
-54 (-21%) vs 2020
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 | 209 | 17.6 | 11.9:1 | 58% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 232 | 19.8 | 11.7:1 | 59% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 19.3 | 12.2:1 | 53% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 25.2 | 11.1:1 | 46% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 50% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atwood-Hammond Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (280 to 209); teachers down 30% (25.2 to 17.6).
About Atwood-Hammond Grade School
Atwood-Hammond Grade School operates as a small elementary school in Atwood, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 209 students. Elementary schools in Illinois have about 381 students on average; enrollment here is 45% lower.
Atwood-Hammond Grade School is run by Arthur CUSD 305, whose 4 schools enroll 925 students.
White students account for 92% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Among Piatt County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
Its staff includes 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.9 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 58% of students at Atwood-Hammond Grade School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in Piatt County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Atwood-Hammond Grade School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Atwood-Hammond Grade School is +7.8 points: 45.6% actual, 37.8% predicted.
The school is in Piatt County, where median household income comes to about $94,811, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Piatt County counts 14 public schools with about 3,086 students.
Arthur Grade School is about 6.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Atwood-Hammond Grade School, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.1%; Atwood-Hammond Grade School's is 45.6%, ranking 7th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Atwood-Hammond Grade School had a net loss of 54 students, or 21%.
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Piatt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,695
Census ACS
Median income
$94,811
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arthur CUSD 305
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-HammondHigh · 310 students
- Arthur Grade SchoolElementary · 258 students
- Lovington Grade SchoolElementary · 148 students
Nearby schools
- Arthur Grade School6.2 mi · 258
- Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond6.5 mi · 310
- Bement High School9.9 mi · 85
- Bement Middle School9.9 mi · 63
- Bement Elementary School9.9 mi · 143
- Tuscola High School10.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About Atwood-Hammond Grade SchoolHow many students attend Atwood-Hammond Grade School?
Atwood-Hammond Grade School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Atwood-Hammond Grade School serve?
Atwood-Hammond Grade School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Atwood-Hammond Grade School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Atwood-Hammond Grade School.
How diverse is Atwood-Hammond Grade School?
Atwood-Hammond Grade School reports a student body of 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Atwood-Hammond Grade School?
Atwood-Hammond Grade School is overseen by Arthur CUSD 305 in Piatt County.
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