Atwood-Hammond Grade School

Located at 316 N Illinois St, in Atwood, Illinois, Atwood-Hammond Grade School is a modestly sized primary school that hosts 209 students (grades pre-K through 8), run under Arthur CUSD 305. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Arthur CUSD 305 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 925 students; Atwood-Hammond Grade School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Atwood-Hammond Grade School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Piatt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Atwood-Hammond Grade School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Piatt County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Atwood-Hammond Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.6%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Piatt County put median household earnings sit near $94,811, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Atwood-Hammond Grade School is one of 14 public schools in Piatt County (combined enrollment of about 3,086 students).

Nearest neighbor: Arthur Grade School, around 6.2 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, Atwood-Hammond Grade School comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 280 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 97% to 92% over that span.

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