Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLVILLE CUSD 9·NCES 171293004615
Earlville Elementary School
415 W Union St, Earlville, IL 60518 · (815) 246-8361 · LaSalle County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
10.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
114 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 16% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
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
Earlville Elementary School→Earlville Jr/Sr High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Earlville CUSD 9. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
42.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.7% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 25.6% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Earlville Elementary School
Earlville Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earlville Elementary School this school | 253 | 45.1% | 41.5% |
| Ralston Elementary School Machesney Park | 232 | 45.3% | 40.9% |
| Carthage Primary School Carthage | 238 | 43.3% | 30.1% |
| Prairie Central Primary West Chenoa | 244 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Northside School Morrison | 264 | 45.1% | N/A |
| Heritage JH and Elementary School Homer | 270 | 44.1% | 52.5% |
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 Earlville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In LaSalle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #862 of 1,925 | #10 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #933 of 2,077 ▲ 35 | #10 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,260 of 2,077 ▼ 268 | #13 of 19 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #1,809 of 2,419 | #13 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #138 of 2,035 | #3 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #1,371 of 2,042 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #1,429 of 2,132 | #11 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #974 of 1,461 | #4 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
253
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 354
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 | 253 | 25 | 10.1:1 | 45% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 24.6 | 10.3:1 | 55% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 19.6 | 12.3:1 | 51% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 22.5 | 12.4:1 | 44% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 38% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 48% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Earlville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (278 to 253); teachers up 11% (22.5 to 25).
About Earlville Elementary School
Earlville Elementary School is an elementary school in Earlville, Illinois, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 253 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 8. That is 34% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Earlville Elementary School is a school in Earlville CUSD 9. The district has 3 schools and 405 students.
White students account for 82% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among LaSalle County residents, the White share is about 86%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 31%.
Earlville Elementary School reports a ratio of 10.1 students per teacher, from 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 3.8 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Earlville Elementary School, 45% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Earlville Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.5% at Earlville Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.5%.
LaSalle County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $73,045, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. LaSalle County's 54 public schools enroll about 14,523 students and include Earlville Elementary School.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Earlville Elementary School from the closest public school, Earlville Jr/Sr High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Earlville Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Earlville Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 24 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Earlville Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Earlville CUSD 9
- Earlville Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 97 students
- The Earlville Early Learning CenterElementary · 55 students
Other schools in Earlville
- Harding Grade SchoolElementary · 130 students
- Earlville Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 97 students
- The Earlville Early Learning CenterElementary · 55 students
Other Earlville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Earlville Elementary. Earlville Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Earlville Elementary SchoolEarlville, IA · 91 students
Nearby schools
- Earlville Jr/Sr High School0.0 mi · 97
- The Earlville Early Learning Center0.0 mi · 55
- Harding Grade School6.4 mi · 130
- Leland High School6.9 mi · 88
- Leland Elementary School6.9 mi · 175
- Paw Paw Junior High School7.8 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Earlville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Earlville Elementary School?
Earlville Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades KG-08.
Is Earlville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Earlville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Earlville Elementary School have?
Earlville Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
How diverse is Earlville Elementary School?
Earlville Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Earlville Elementary School?
Earlville Elementary School is overseen by Earlville CUSD 9 in LaSalle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.