C R Hanna Elem School

Set in Orion, Illinois, C R Hanna Elem School is a reasonably sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Orion CUSD 223. It serves 434 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Orion CUSD 223 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 963 students. C R Hanna Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, C R Hanna Elem School logs that nearly all students (96%) are White.

On the income-and-resources front, C R Hanna Elem School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Henry County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), C R Hanna Elem School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Henry County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,911, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Henry County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,723 students), of which C R Hanna Elem School is one.

Orion Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around C R Hanna Elem School. On composite proficiency, C R Hanna Elem School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 41.1%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at C R Hanna Elem School has shrank 6%, going from 463 students in 2018 to 434 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.