Enrollment
100
Middle
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELMWOOD CUSD 322·NCES 171405001757
Elmwood Junior High School
301 W Butternut St, Elmwood, IL 61529 · (309) 742-2851 · Peoria County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Illinois public middle schools
- BTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
24 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 51 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 49% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Elmwood Junior High School→Elmwood High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elmwood CUSD 322. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
54.5%
IL avg 51.0% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 38.1% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Elmwood Junior High School
Elmwood Junior High School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elmwood Junior High School this school | 100 | 24.0% | 51.9% |
| LeRoy Junior High School Le Roy | 102 | 22.5% | 44.0% |
| Roanoke-Benson Jr High School Benson | 142 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
| Valmeyer Jr High Valmeyer | 77 | 26.0% | 30.6% |
| Prairieview-Ogden Jr High School Thomasboro | 68 | 20.6% | 67.2% |
| Cissna Park Jr High School Cissna Park | 66 | 27.3% | 50.8% |
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 Elmwood Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Peoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #173 of 578 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #186 of 640 ▼ 20 | #6 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #355 of 640 ▼ 205 | #8 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #639 of 691 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.0% | #497 of 581 | #13 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
100
-13 (-12%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 112
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 | 100 | 7.3 | 13.8:1 | 24% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 98 | 6.9 | 14.2:1 | 27% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 101 | 6.7 | 15.0:1 | 28% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 88 | 6 | 14.7:1 | 9% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 5 | 24.4:1 | 17% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 98 | 5 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 90 | 6 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 112 | 4 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elmwood Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (88 to 100); teachers up 21% (6 to 7.3).
About Elmwood Junior High School
Elmwood Junior High School operates as a very small middle school in Elmwood, Illinois. The school teaches grades 7 through 8 and enrolls 100 students. That is 78% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Besides Elmwood Junior High School, Elmwood CUSD 322 runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 622 students.
Of every 100 students at Elmwood Junior High School, about 92 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Black and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Peoria County is about 67% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 15, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The school has 7.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois is 0.8 students per teacher. In all, 24% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Peoria County, the average eligibility rate is 57%.
Elmwood Junior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 53% of Illinois public middle schools.
Elmwood Junior High School scores 51.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 57.7%.
The school is in Peoria County, where median household income comes to about $65,108, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peoria County counts 81 public schools with about 27,827 students.
Elmwood High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Elmwood Junior High School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Elmwood Junior High School is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 113 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 100 by 2024-25.
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Peoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
179,645
Census ACS
Median income
$65,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
27,827 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elmwood CUSD 322
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Elmwood High SchoolHigh · 208 students
Other schools in Elmwood
- Elmwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
- Elmwood High SchoolHigh · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Elmwood High School0.0 mi · 208
- Elmwood Elementary School0.1 mi · 314
- Farmington Central Elementary School6.1 mi · 633
- Farmington Central High School6.1 mi · 383
- Farmington Central Jr High School6.1 mi · 253
- Brimfield Grade School6.2 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About Elmwood Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elmwood Junior High School?
Elmwood Junior High School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Elmwood Junior High School serve?
Elmwood Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Elmwood Junior High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Elmwood Junior High School.
How diverse is Elmwood Junior High School?
Elmwood Junior High School reports a student body of 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Elmwood Junior High School?
Elmwood Junior High School is overseen by Elmwood CUSD 322 in Peoria County.
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