Enrollment
172
Elementary
DISTRICT 99 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DONOVAN CUSD 3·NCES 171251001503
Donovan Elementary School
2561 E US Highway 52, Donovan, IL 60931 · (815) 486-7321 · Iroquois County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% 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.
- A+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
12.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
103 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 16 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Donovan CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
61.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 23 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 42.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Donovan Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Elementary School this school | 172 | 59.9% | 60.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School East Peoria | 162 | 62.3% | N/A |
| Lincoln Attendance Center Carmi | 176 | 61.9% | N/A |
| Sangamon Valley Primary School Harristown | 170 | 62.9% | N/A |
| Don D Shute Elementary School East Peoria | 206 | 60.2% | N/A |
| Scott Altman Primary School Pekin | 189 | 57.7% | 55.6% |
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 Donovan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Iroquois County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #310 of 1,925 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #306 of 2,077 ▲ 187 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #633 of 2,077 ▼ 199 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 172 | #2,139 of 2,419 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #1,018 of 2,132 | #6 of 8 |
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
172
+60 (+54%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 271
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 | 172 | 14 | 12.3:1 | 60% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 10.7 | 14.5:1 | 56% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 153 | 8.9 | 17.3:1 | 61% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 114 | 9.6 | 11.9:1 | 61% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 45% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 40% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 16 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 271 | 17 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Donovan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 51% (114 to 172); teachers up 46% (9.6 to 14).
About Donovan Elementary School
Donovan Elementary School is one of the public schools in Donovan, Illinois. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It has an enrollment of 172 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 55% below average.
Donovan CUSD 3 oversees Donovan Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 298 students in total.
The share of students at Donovan Elementary School who are White is 82%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
With 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Illinois have an average ratio of 13.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Donovan Elementary School, 60% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Donovan Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 88% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Donovan Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Illinois. Predicted: 36.9%. Actual: 60.6%.
In the surrounding county, Iroquois County, the median household earns about $66,255 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Donovan Elementary School, Iroquois County has 24 public schools.
Donovan Elementary School is about 1.6 miles from Donovan Jr High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Donovan Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment records show 112 in 2020-21 and 172 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
The Donovan Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Iroquois County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,449
Census ACS
Median income
$66,255
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
3,909 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Donovan CUSD 3
- Donovan Sr High SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Donovan Jr High SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Other schools in Donovan
- Donovan Sr High SchoolHigh · 72 students
- Donovan Jr High SchoolMiddle · 54 students
Other Donovan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Donovan Elementary. Donovan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Donovan Elementary SchoolLebanon, OH · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Donovan Jr High School1.6 mi · 54
- Donovan Sr High School1.6 mi · 72
- Milford Grade School East Campus9.2 mi · 1
- Wanda Kendall Elementary School9.4 mi · 122
- Glenn Raymond School9.5 mi · 321
- Watseka Junior High School9.6 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Donovan Elementary SchoolHow large is Donovan Elementary School?
Donovan Elementary School enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Donovan Elementary School serve?
Donovan Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Donovan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Donovan Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Donovan Elementary School?
Donovan Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Donovan Elementary School?
Donovan Elementary School is overseen by Donovan CUSD 3 in Iroquois County.
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