Elmwood Junior High School

Elmwood Junior High School is a middle school of very small scale in Elmwood, Illinois, run under Elmwood CUSD 322, educateing 100 students in grades 7 through 8. That puts it 78% smaller than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 462 students.

Within Elmwood CUSD 322, which oversees 3 schools and 622 students, Elmwood Junior High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Elmwood Junior High School shows that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Elmwood Junior High School shows 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 24% of students at Elmwood Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Peoria County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Elmwood Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 51.9%.

Around the school, census data for Peoria County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,108 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Elmwood Junior High School is one of 81 public schools in Peoria County (combined enrollment of about 27,827 students).

Nearest neighbor: Elmwood High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Elmwood Junior High School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

Elmwood Junior High School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Elmwood Junior High School's enrollment has increased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 88 (now 100).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.