Enrollment
139
Middle
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNTY OF WINNEBAGO SD 320·NCES 173660004638
Blackhawk Elementary School
840 Blackhawk Blvd, South Beloit, IL 61080 · (815) 389-4001 · Winnebago County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
70 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 69 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 50% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within County of Winnebago SD 320. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
12.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 5.4% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Blackhawk Elementary School
Blackhawk Elementary School's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Elementary School this school | 139 | 50.4% | 16.1% |
| South Beloit Jr High School South Beloit | 118 | 50.0% | 29.8% |
| Iroquois West Middle School Onarga | 215 | 53.5% | 42.0% |
| Washington Elementary School Oglesby | 116 | 46.6% | 41.5% |
| North Boone Upper Elementary School Poplar Grove | 192 | 42.2% | 39.6% |
| North Prairie Jr High Winthrop Harbor | 240 | 54.6% | 51.2% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Blackhawk Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Winnebago County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #548 of 578 | #12 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #565 of 640 ▲ 39 | #9 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #613 of 640 ▼ 5 | #13 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #620 of 691 | #14 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #289 of 581 | #8 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
139
-7 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 163
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 | 139 | 8.7 | 15.9:1 | 50% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 9 | 14.9:1 | 47% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 9.6 | 12.6:1 | 58% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 131 | 11.1 | 11.8:1 | 68% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 143 | 10 | 14.3:1 | 73% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 64% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blackhawk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (131 to 139); teachers down 21% (11.1 to 8.7).
About Blackhawk Elementary School
Blackhawk Elementary School is a very small middle-grades school in South Beloit, Illinois, under County of Winnebago SD 320. Federal data show 139 students enrolled in grades 5 through 6 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 70% below that mark.
County of Winnebago SD 320 is made up of 5 schools with 895 students in all.
More than half of the students at Blackhawk Elementary School are White (62%). Next come 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. The diversity index for Blackhawk Elementary School is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blackhawk Elementary School is 15.9:1, based on 8.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 61% for public schools in Winnebago County.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Blackhawk Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Illinois. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.1%, against a prediction of 42.4%.
In the wider Winnebago County area, median household income comes to about $65,837, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Winnebago County's 94 public schools enroll about 44,103 students and include Blackhawk Elementary School.
South Beloit Jr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Blackhawk Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Blackhawk Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 146 to 139, a 5% drop.
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Winnebago County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
283,292
Census ACS
Median income
$65,837
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
44,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in County of Winnebago SD 320
- South Beloit Sr High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
- South Beloit Jr High SchoolMiddle · 118 students
Other schools in South Beloit
- Prairie Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 447 students
- Willowbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- South Beloit Sr High SchoolHigh · 254 students
- Riverview Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 185 students
- South Beloit Jr High SchoolMiddle · 118 students
Other Blackhawk Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Blackhawk Elementary. Blackhawk Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Blackhawk Elementary SchoolFreeport, IL · 361 students
Nearby schools
- South Beloit Jr High School0.0 mi · 118
- Clark Elementary School0.3 mi · 185
- Riverview Elementary School0.7 mi · 199
- South Beloit Sr High School0.9 mi · 254
- Hackett Elementary1.2 mi · 434
- Gaston Elementary1.4 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About Blackhawk Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Blackhawk Elementary School?
Blackhawk Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades 05-06.
Is Blackhawk Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blackhawk Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Blackhawk Elementary School have?
Blackhawk Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Blackhawk Elementary School?
Blackhawk Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Blackhawk Elementary School?
Blackhawk Elementary School is overseen by County of Winnebago SD 320 in Winnebago County.
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