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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEWANEE CUSD 229·NCES 172100002380

Central Elementary School

215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee, IL 61443 · (309) 853-4290 · Henry County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 462
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
257 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 412235%
Grade 510429%
Grade 612736%
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
20358%
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
9026%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
309%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
288%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19555%
Female
15845%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Central Elementary School→Central Junior High→Kewanee High School
Feeds from
Irving Elementary School02–03
Based on grade levels within Kewanee CUSD 229. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
39.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.7%24.7%
2023-2437.2%15.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Central Elementary School this school35372.8%31.5%
Momence Jr High School
Momence
32771.3%31.9%
Lincoln Jr High School
La Salle
26975.1%20.8%
Central Junior High
Kewanee
23574.0%40.5%
Rock Falls Middle School
Rock Falls
24675.2%46.5%
Bradley Central Middle School
Bradley
36465.9%31.9%
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 Central Elementary School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Illinois
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
31.5%#423 of 578
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.7%#429 of 640
▲ 38
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.7%#499 of 640
▼ 70
Enrollment
ranked largest first
353#407 of 691
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.5:1#416 of 558
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
59.1%#168 of 560
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
72.8%#89 of 581
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.5%#265 of 440
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 2024-25
Enrollment
353
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 678
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535324.414.5:173% (257)
2023-2435730.911.6:181% (288)
2022-2334427.812.4:178% (267)
2020-21354N/AN/AN/A
2017-1839025.515.3:179% (308)
2015-163472315.1:177% (266)
2010-114022020.1:199% (399)
2000-015783218.1:1N/A
1990-916782923.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (390 to 353); teachers down 4% (25.5 to 24.4).

About Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School operates as a small middle school in Kewanee, Illinois. Students in grades 4 through 6 attend, and enrollment is 353 students. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 462 average for middle schools in Illinois.

Kewanee CUSD 229 has 7 schools and 1,963 students, and Central Elementary School is one of those schools.

By race and ethnicity, Central Elementary School is 58% White. After that, the student body is 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Henry County is about 88% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Central Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.

Central Elementary School employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 73% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Henry County averages 43%, lower than here.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Central Elementary School would be expected to post about 29.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.5%.

County data help place the school in context: in Henry County, median household income is about $71,911, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Henry County number 28 and enroll about 7,723.

Central Junior High is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Central Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies Central Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.

In 2020-21, Central Elementary School enrolled 354; in 2024-25, 353.

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Henry County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Central Elementary School
District
Kewanee CUSD 229
Address
215 E Central Blvd, Kewanee, IL 61443
Phone
(309) 853-4290
County
Henry County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
353
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
14.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
257 (73%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
172100002380
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 82nd largest of the 152.

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Frequently asked questions

About Central Elementary School
How large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 04-06.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kewanee CUSD 229.
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