Enrollment
331
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELWOOD CCSD 203·NCES 171416001763
Elwood C C School
409 N Chicago St, Elwood, IL 60421 · (815) 423-5588 · Will County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- C+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
10.1:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
99 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 | 43 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 48% larger than its 8th grade class (29).
Student demographics
57%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
57.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.2pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 39.1% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Elwood C C School
Elwood C C School's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood C C School this school | 331 | 29.9% | 54.1% |
| Central Elementary School Riverside | 371 | 25.9% | 74.2% |
| Old Post Elementary School Oswego | 387 | 30.7% | 53.1% |
| Lace Elementary School Darien | 377 | 30.8% | 55.0% |
| Ardmore Elementary School Villa Park | 425 | 25.4% | 62.0% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Chicago | 446 | 30.3% | 58.7% |
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 Elwood C C School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Will County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #467 of 1,925 | #39 of 94 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #613 of 2,077 ▼ 56 | #48 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #748 of 2,077 ▼ 219 | #55 of 100 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,356 of 2,419 | #89 of 116 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #133 of 2,035 | #9 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #699 of 2,042 | #58 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #1,790 of 2,132 | #68 of 103 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #1,353 of 1,461 | #65 of 71 |
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
331
+59 (+22%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 291
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 | 331 | 32.8 | 10.1:1 | 30% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 31.6 | 9.1:1 | 24% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 30.6 | 9.1:1 | 35% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 28 | 12.1:1 | 36% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 29% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 17 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elwood C C School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (338 to 331); teachers up 17% (28 to 32.8).
About Elwood C C School
Elwood C C School is a mid-sized elementary school in Elwood, Illinois. Enrollment stands at 331 students, covering pre-K through 8.
Elwood CCSD 203 is the district for Elwood C C School.
More than half of enrollment at Elwood C C School is White: 59%. Enrollment also includes 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Will County overall, the White share is about 62%. The diversity index for Elwood C C School is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Elwood C C School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 30%. For comparison, public schools in Will County average 44%.
On the allk12 Grade, Elwood C C School lands at B, ahead of 59% of Illinois public elementary schools.
Elwood C C School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (54.1% versus 54.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
The school is in Will County, where median household income comes to about $109,984, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Will County's 209 public schools enroll about 113,008 students and include Elwood C C School.
N B Galloway Elementary School is about 5.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Elwood C C School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 331 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 272.
This page is set up for the Elwood C C School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Will County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
701,462
Census ACS
Median income
$109,984
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
209
113,008 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- N B Galloway Elementary School5.7 mi · 364
- Wilson Creek Elementary School5.8 mi · 545
- Channahon Junior High School5.9 mi · 269
- Pioneer Path6.1 mi · 244
- Laraway School6.3 mi · 433
- Manhattan Intermediate School6.5 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Elwood C C SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elwood C C School?
Elwood C C School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-08.
Is Elwood C C School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elwood C C School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Elwood C C School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Elwood C C School.
How diverse is Elwood C C School?
Elwood C C School reports a student body of 59% White, 28% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Elwood C C School in?
Elwood C C School is part of Elwood CCSD 203.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.