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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORION CUSD 223·NCES 173020003119
C R Hanna Elementary School
900 14th Ave, Orion, IL 61273 · (309) 526-3386 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Illinois public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
13.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
101 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Based on grade levels within Orion CUSD 223. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +18.8pp since 2023
Math
61.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 61.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 43.3% |
% 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
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 C R Hanna Elementary School
C R Hanna Elementary School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C R Hanna Elementary School this school | 434 | 23.3% | 60.6% |
| Rogers Elementary School Waterloo | 417 | 20.9% | 74.9% |
| W J Zahnow Elementary School Waterloo | 487 | 24.6% | N/A |
| St Joseph Elementary School Saint Joseph | 423 | 19.6% | 67.6% |
| LeRoy Elementary School Le Roy | 405 | 26.7% | 47.2% |
| Cumberland Elementary School Toledo | 387 | 26.4% | 43.7% |
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 C R Hanna Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #312 of 1,925 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #389 of 2,077 ▲ 76 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #509 of 2,077 ▲ 98 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #823 of 2,419 | #1 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,150 of 2,035 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.5% | #1,921 of 2,042 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #1,902 of 2,132 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #1,129 of 1,461 | #5 of 10 |
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
434
0 (0%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 604
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 | 434 | 31.6 | 13.8:1 | 23% (101) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 24% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 31.1 | 15.1:1 | 16% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 30.9 | 15.0:1 | 17% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 473 | 30 | 15.8:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 16% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 31 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C R Hanna Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (463 to 434); teachers up 2% (30.9 to 31.6).
About C R Hanna Elementary School
C R Hanna Elementary School is an elementary school located in Orion, Illinois, in Henry County. A federal count lists 434 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Orion CUSD 223 has 963 students spread across 3 schools.
Most students at C R Hanna Elementary School are White: 96% of enrollment. The chance that two students picked at random at C R Hanna Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
With 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at C R Hanna Elementary School was 13.8:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have a similar average ratio of 13.9:1. C R Hanna Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 23%. Among public schools in Henry County, the average eligibility rate is 43%.
Measured against Illinois public elementary schools, C R Hanna Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for C R Hanna Elementary School is 58.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.6%.
Henry County census figures show that median household income is about $71,911, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 28 public schools operate in Henry County, serving about 7,723 students.
Orion Middle School is located about 0.1 miles from C R Hanna Elementary School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, C R Hanna Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns C R Hanna Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 434 in 2020-21 and 434 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,643
Census ACS
Median income
$71,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
7,723 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orion CUSD 223
- Orion High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Orion Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
Other schools in Orion
- Orion High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Orion Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Orion Middle School0.1 mi · 244
- Orion High School0.5 mi · 285
- Sherrard Elementary School7.0 mi · 224
- Bicentennial Elementary School7.9 mi · 328
- Sherrard Jr High School8.0 mi · 189
- Sherrard High School8.0 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About C R Hanna Elementary SchoolHow many students attend C R Hanna Elementary School?
C R Hanna Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does C R Hanna Elementary School serve?
C R Hanna Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C R Hanna Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C R Hanna Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at C R Hanna Elementary School?
At C R Hanna Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is C R Hanna Elementary School public or private?
C R Hanna Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orion CUSD 223.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.