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Enrollment
462
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVISTON SD 21·NCES 170474000175
Aviston Elementary School
350 S Hull St, Aviston, IL 62216 · (618) 228-7245 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
27 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
27 students
STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
80.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
75.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.4% | 75.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.5% | 71.8% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Aviston Elementary School
Aviston Elementary School's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aviston Elementary School this school | 462 | 5.8% | 75.1% |
| Farmingdale Elementary School Pleasant Plains | 485 | 3.9% | 61.4% |
| Spencer Pointe New Lenox | 437 | 8.2% | 61.9% |
| Teutopolis Grade School Teutopolis | 620 | 10.0% | 74.1% |
| Smithton Elementary School Smithton | 541 | 12.9% | 65.8% |
| Sherman Elementary School Sherman | 552 | 13.2% | 66.2% |
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 Aviston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #64 of 1,925 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #135 of 2,077 ▼ 94 | #3 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #127 of 2,077 ▼ 53 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #698 of 2,419 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,855 of 2,035 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.7% | #2,039 of 2,042 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.8% | #2,122 of 2,132 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #134 of 615 | 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
462
+77 (+20%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 271
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 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 25.1 | 17.7:1 | 7% (30) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 7% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 392 | 23.8 | 16.5:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 12% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 12% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 14 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 10 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aviston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (392 to 462); teachers up 14% (23.8 to 27).
About Aviston Elementary School
Students in Aviston, Illinois, attend Aviston Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 462 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 21% above average.
Aviston Elementary School is run by Aviston SD 21.
Roughly 99% of students at Aviston Elementary School are White. County-wide, 91% of Clinton County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 2%.
The school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Income data for the school show 6% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Clinton County, the average is 36%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 68.1%.
The school is in Clinton County, where the median household earns about $86,588 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Clinton County's 19 public schools enroll about 5,278 students and include Aviston Elementary School.
Central Comm High School is about 2.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Aviston Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Aviston Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 75.1% against a local average of 60.5%.
NCES describes the area around Aviston Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 20% rise took enrollment from 385 in 2020-21 to 462 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Aviston Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,954
Census ACS
Median income
$86,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Central Comm High School2.9 mi · 629
- Trenton Elementary School3.8 mi · 207
- Albers Elementary School4.2 mi · 154
- Wesclin Middle School4.7 mi · 492
- Wesclin Sr High School5.0 mi · 343
- Breese Elementary School5.2 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Aviston Elementary SchoolHow large is Aviston Elementary School?
Aviston Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Aviston Elementary School serve?
Aviston Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Aviston Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Aviston Elementary School.
How diverse is Aviston Elementary School?
Aviston Elementary School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic.
What district is Aviston Elementary School in?
Aviston Elementary School is part of Aviston SD 21.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.