Enrollment
371
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLONA SD 190·NCES 171069001293
Colona Grade School
700 1st St, Colona, IL 61241 · (309) 792-1232 · Henry County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL371 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
195 students
STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 47 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 30 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 23% larger than its 8th grade class (30).
Student demographics
45%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
38.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.9% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.2% | 16.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Colona Grade School
Colona Grade School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colona Grade School this school | 371 | 52.6% | 32.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Oglesby | 328 | 50.0% | 34.6% |
| Clearmont Elementary School Elk Grove Village | 408 | 50.0% | 52.0% |
| Grant Park Elementary School Grant Park | 325 | 48.6% | 57.9% |
| L J Stevens Intermediate School Wilmington | 353 | 49.3% | 50.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Marion | 376 | 52.1% | 52.8% |
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 Colona Grade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,200 of 1,925 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #1,427 of 2,077 ▼ 69 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #1,385 of 2,077 ▼ 173 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 371 | #1,142 of 2,419 | #2 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,062 of 2,035 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #1,030 of 2,042 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #1,225 of 2,132 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #445 of 1,461 | #1 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
371
-26 (-7%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 671
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 | 371 | 27.5 | 13.5:1 | 53% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 26.5 | 14.5:1 | 55% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 30.5 | 12.3:1 | 59% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 397 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 30 | 15.5:1 | 57% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 61% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 46% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 36 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colona Grade School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (464 to 371); teachers down 8% (30 to 27.5).
About Colona Grade School
Colona Grade School sits in Colona, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. The school's enrollment of 371 students covers pre-K through 8.
Colona Grade School is part of Colona SD 190.
By race and ethnicity, Colona Grade School is 72% White. It is also 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Henry County is roughly 88% White. By the diversity index, Colona Grade School comes in at 45%.
The school reported 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 13.9:1, a similar figure. Eligible students account for 53% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 10 points above the 43% average for public schools in Henry County.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Colona Grade School's results are 9.2 points below predicted: 32.0% against 41.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, 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 share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Colona Grade School is one of 28 public schools in Henry County, which together enroll about 7,723 students.
Eagle Ridge School is located about 2.6 miles from Colona Grade School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 26.0%, lower than Colona Grade School's 32.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Colona Grade School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Colona Grade School went from 397 students to 371.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Eagle Ridge School2.6 mi · 238
- Bowlesburg Elementary School3.0 mi · 324
- George O Barr School3.4 mi · 405
- Northeast Jr High School3.9 mi · 186
- United Twp High School4.1 mi · 1,862
- East Moline Early Learning Center4.4 mi · 158
Frequently asked questions
About Colona Grade SchoolHow many students attend Colona Grade School?
Colona Grade School enrolls approximately 371 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Colona Grade School serve?
Colona Grade School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colona Grade School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colona Grade School is approximately 13.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Colona Grade School?
Student demographics at Colona Grade School are roughly 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Colona Grade School in?
Colona Grade School is part of Colona SD 190.
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